Box Score CHARLOTTE, N.C. – With 1:48 on the clock, senior attacker Shannon Casey (Bel Air, Md., John Carroll) fired a ball into the back of the net leading Queens University of Charlotte past Pfeiffer University on Senior Day. The Royals won 10-9 improving their conference record to 4-2 (7-9). The Falcons record falls to 4-2 in the league and 8-7 on the year.

Brittany Philip (Corning, N.Y., Corning East) led the Royals recording a hat trick, while Brittany Barnwell (Lorton, Va., Bishop Ireton), Paige Fisher (Schwenksville, Pa., Perkiomen Valley) and Casey each netted two. Casey also notched an assist giving her three points on the day. Kristi Kemp (Lake Mary, Fla., Winter Springs) led the Royals with five ground balls, while Akasha Kasper (Greensboro, N.C., Western Guilford) and Barnwell each scooped up four. Leading in draw controls with three apiece was Casey and Philip. Casey also collected three caused turnovers with Allie Rhodes (Davidsonville, Md., South River).

Shannon Bonnel led the Falcons' scoring efforts with four goals. Liz Melesh chipped in with three goals and two assists for five points. Katherine Athens led all on the field with eight ground balls and four caused turnovers.

Kemp put Queens on the board first with a score at 26:41 before Pfeiffer's Bonnel evened things up two minutes later. The Royals then answered with three consecutive goals to go up 4-1 with 12:07 to play in the first. Pfeiffer made a push in the final nine minutes netting three in a row to tie the game back up at 5-5. Two additional goals scored by Philip and Barnwell of Queens would give the Royals a 7-5 lead at the break.

Pfeiffer stayed on Queens' heels in the second equalizing the game at 9-9 with 21:02 to play. Neither team would score another goal until Casey's game-winner at 1:48.

The Royals outshot Pfeiffer 28-23 and scooped up 27 ground balls as a team. Pfeiffer edged Queens in draw controls 11-10. Taking the win in goal was senior Chelsea Lancashire (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Nease) who collected nine saves. Jamie Alcala took the loss in goal for the Falcons with five saves.

Queens will return to the turf next Saturday in the semifinal round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament.