BANNER ELK, N.C. - The Queens Royals men's soccer team was unable to comeback from a 2-0 halftime deficit against the Lees-McRae Bobcats. At the end of the 90-minute contest the Bobcats (11-0/7-0) defeated Queens (5-4-1/2-3-1) by a score of 3-0.

Jamie Bladen scored what would be the game-winner in just the 3rd minute of play. Bladen rushed the net after a Richard Guffens pass and brushed the ball off the cross bar.

The Bobcats struck again with less than ten minutes remaining in the first half when Dale Parker bumped in a header off a Luke Perry corner kick.

The contest was a physical one with a total of 24 fouls, 13 against Queens and 11 for Lees-McRae.

An insurance goal was added by the Bobcats in the 58th minute when Guffen was assisted by Bladen and Berin Boracic.

Michael Lum (Trussville, Ala., Hewitt Trussville ) led the Royals offense as he tallied three shot of their five shots.

Adding 12 of the Bobcats 26 shots were David Palmer and Berin Boracic, who led the home team with six shots a piece. Of the 26 shots, 15 were on goal.

Chris Raines (Aurora, Colo., Cherokee Trail) made seven saves in the contest and his counterparts Matthew Cavallo (Davidson, N.C., East Lincoln) and John Rush (Jacksonville, Fla., Bolles) each tallied two.

The Royals are back in action Saturday October 17th when they welcome Erskine College to the Queens Sports Complex at 4:30 P.M.