CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No. 1 Queens University of Charlotte advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA DII Women's Lacrosse Championship today with a 16-13 win over No. 12 Tampa at Dickson Field. This marks the fifth time that the Royals have advanced to the quarterfinals in program history.
 
Super senior attacker Rebecca Kinsley led the Royals with four goals while midfielder Shannon Kingston added three goals. Attacker Kaitlyn Hardin and midfielders Sydney Bracken, Shannon Donovan, and Kyleigh Masteran each chipped in with two goals and one assist. Freshman midfielder Caroline Krauch wrapped the scoring with one on the day.
 
Queens found themselves trailing the Spartans 4-0 early in today's game before responding late in the period with four unanswered to tie the game heading into the second.
 
Two ties followed in the second quarter before a goal from Kinsley gave the Royals their first lead of the day, 7-6. However, the Spartans would close the half with back-to-back scores to take an 8-7 lead into the break.
 
The Royals would create some space between themselves and the Spartans in the third outscoring Tampa, 4-1, thanks to back-to-back goals from Kingston. Queens then hung on to its lead in the fourth edging the Spartans 5-4 in the period to move on with the three-goal win.
 
The Royals outshot Tampa, 39-30, putting 30 shots on goal compared to the Spartans' 19 shots on goal. Queens also led in draw controls, 20-14, with Bracken's seven leading the way. Tampa led in ground balls, 22-16.
 
Queens' 16 goals in today's win increase their total on the season to 435 and it gives them the DII single-season record which was previously 424. Additionally, senior defender Sydney Hussey finished the game with three draw controls, putting her at over 200 in her career.  
 
Madison Birch led the Spartans with four goals and one assist. Goalkeeper Alex Walling completed the day with 14 saves.
 
Queens will move on to play on Sunday, May 15 at noon at the Queens Sports Complex. They will face either second-seeded Florida Southern or third-seeded Wingate.
 
Ticket prices for Sunday can be found on the Championship Information page. Live stats and video will be available for Sunday's quarterfinal game.
 
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