Box Score FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's soccer team (3-4-5, 1-1-4 ASUN) finished with a draw in a tough road battle against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-4-2, 4-1-1 ASUN) on Sunday afternoon. Freshman
Lucie Platt sends the Royals home from their Florida road trip without a loss after knocking in the winning goal against Stetson on Thursday and the equalizer in the draw against FGCU on Sunday.
Scoring Summary
31' – FGCU – Ashley Labbe (Assist Eden Bretzer)
66' – QUEENS -
Lucie Platt (Assist
Maddy Leone and
Hilda Svensson)
Turning Point
In the 66
th minute of the match,
Hilda Svensson came up with what would be a huge takeaway in Eagles territory. Svensson found
Maddy Leone on the far right side and Leone was able to kick an impressive cross to
Lucie Platt. Platt then hit a hard ball right over the head of the goalkeeper to equalize the match.
Key Stats & Notes
- The Royals finished with their fifth draw of the season and fourth in conference play.
- The match was offensively in favor of the Eagles as they outshot the Royals 22-8 on the day.
- Sophia Muetterties led the team with three shots and two on-goal
- The Royals' defense was on full display as they fought off 12 Eagles corners and nine shots on goal.
- Ten different Royals have scored a goal this season. Lucie Platt has now tied Savannah Stuart, leading the team with two goals each on the season so far.
- Erica Turner, Hilda Svensson, Laney Newnam are the only Royals to turn in a complete game.
Up Next
The Royals return home to face the University of North Florida on Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. Fans can watch the match on ESPN Plus and tickets can be purchased on the Queens Athletic
website. The two teams finished with a scoreless draw in last year's match-up at North Florida.
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