HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's lacrosse team (1-4) traveled to take on High Point University (5-2) falling 22-6 to the Panthers.    
 
How it Happened
The Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter before the Royals found their first goal of the night. However, a pair of goals from High Point followed to give the home team a 5-1 lead heading into the second period.
 
High point opened the second with three unanswered goals to extend their lead to seven, 8-1, before Jacob Bowen found the back of the net for the Royals. The Panthers went on to outscore Queens 4-2 in the remaining minutes of the half to take a 12-4 lead into the halftime break.
 
In the second half, the Panthers put 10 balls in the cage compared to Queens' two to secure the 16-goal win.
 
Key Stats & Notes

• Jack Royer led the Royals with two goals while Micah Stechmiller added one goal and two assists. Hunter Meyer and Jacob Bowen also totaled two points each as both tallied a goal and an assist.
• In goal for Queens, William Powley totaled eight saves while Gage Turner had six saves.
• Paxtin Powell took the loss in goal for Hampton after totaling 11 saves.
• Jack Vanoverbeke led the Panthers with eight points on two goals and six assists while Michael Ippolito and Brayden Mayea each recorded hat tricks.
• Pete St. Geme led the Panthers defense with four caused turnovers while Collin Hoben won 15-of-19 face-offs and totaled 10 ground balls.
• Queens was outshot, 58-17, by High Point who put 36 shots on goal compared to Queens' nine.
• The Panthers controlled the circle winning 16-of-32 face-offs. They also won the battle for ground balls, 51-24.
• Tonight wrapped the Royals' nonconference schedule for the season as they will begin ASUN Conference play next weekend.

 
Coach's Quote
"Hats off to High Point on a great performance," head coach Chris Panos stated. "We had some opportunities, but ultimately didn't make enough plays to earn a victory. We are looking forward to getting healthy in preparation for our ASUN Conference home opener next weekend."
 
Up Next
Queens will return to play on Saturday, Mar. 18 at home playing host to Air Force for their annual Set the Expectation game. The game is scheduled to begin at noon. Click here to see the full 2023 Queens men's lacrosse schedule.

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