Suarez hat trick leads Royals past Brevard - Queens University of Charlotte Athletics

Sunday, September 22

Brevard, N.C.

4:30 p.m.

Queens University of Charlotte

5-1-0, 2-0-0SAC

Brevard College

2-4-0, 0-1-0SAC

Team	1	2	Final F
Queens (N.C.)	1	4	5
Brevard College	0	2	2

9/22/2013 7:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BREVARD, N.C. – Sophomore forward Erick Suarez recorded the first hat trick of his collegiate career this afternoon, leading the Royals past Brevard College. The Royals' 5-2 victory gives them a 2-0 league record and a 5-1 overall record. The Tornados fall to 2-4 on the season with the loss.

In a first half that saw a combined total of eight shots between the two teams, Suarez was able to go one for two scoring in the 26^th minute to give Queens University of Charlotte a 1-0 lead. Senior midfielder Thiago Andrade was credited with the assist on the play, and the goal was the only one in the period.

In the second half, Andrade would add to Queens' lead in the 52^nd, finding the back of the net after controlling a feed from freshman midfielder Corey Brown.

Brevard, sensing the game slipping out of reach, answered with their first goal of the match to split the Royals' advantage in half with a goal from Daniel Wheldon in the 60^th.

Queens would respond to the Tornado goal with an aggressive attack over the next 18 minutes before catching fire and scoring three goals in a row over about a two and a half minute span with Suarez playing a part in each score. The sophomore would net his second of the game in the 78^th after Brown drew Brevard's keeper out of the net before dishing the ball off to Suarez.

Suarez then assisted freshman forward Hunter Bigler's on the first goal of his collegiate career in the 79th. The forward then fired a ball into the net in the 80^th from 15 yards out for his third goal of the game, giving Queens a 5-1 lead. Andrade was once again credited with the assist on the goal giving him four points on the day. Suarez led all on the day in points with seven.

Brevard would score another goal before the final horn sounded, but that was as much as they could close the margin following Queens' scoring frenzy.

Junior goalkeeper Montrell Morgan finished the day with six saves in goal collecting his fifth win of the season to remain undefeated.

Queens returns to Dickson Field on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., to take on Anderson University. The two teams last met in 2009 with Queens falling, 4-1.