HARROGATE, Tenn.– Despite a gritty performance against a top 10 team on the road, the Queens University of Charlotte women's soccer team (5-2; 1-1 SAC) fell short of a marquee win at Lincoln Memorial (5-1; 1-1 SAC), 1-0, in double-overtime fashion.
Jessica Cravero's golden goal in the 104th minute broke the scoreless stalemate securing a win for the Railsplitters.
The Royals' resiliency kept them alive through two overtime periods against one of the nation's premier teams behind a standout effort by freshman goalkeeper
Erica Turner. Queens was outshot 28-12 but Turner's six-save performance was enough to keep LMU off the scoreboard until Cravero's game-clinching goal.
Forwards
Lulu Phan and
Nia Gaither combined for eight shot attempts but were unable to find the net in the Royals' shutout defeat.
Queens' hard-fought loss ends their four-game winning streak. They are back in action Wednesday, September 25 as they return home to host Francis Marion in a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m.