CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's lacrosse team (2-9, 1-5) hosted Cleveland State (5-5, 3-3) this evening at Dickson Field in ASUN Conference play, falling 13-12 in the final seconds of action.
 
How it Happened
Following a first quarter of action that saw just one goal scored by each team, the Vikings went on a 3-0 run in the second to build a 4-1 lead with 5:32 on the clock. Queens' Jack Royer would find the back of the net late in the period to give the game a 4-2 score at the half.
 
The Vikings then struck first in the third building their lead to four, 6-2, before Queens put together a 7-0 run to take a 9-6 lead with 4:17 on the clock. Cleveland State's Gareth Haigh would give the game a 9-7 score with a goal late in the quarter.
 
In the final 15 minutes of action, Queens led by as much as three goals before a three-goal spurt by the Vikings helped them knot the game at 11-11 with 4:50 to play. A goal from Hunter Meyer with 3:38 on the clock would put the Royals back on top, but the Vikings would close the game with the final two goals of the night to secure the win.

Key Stats & Notes

• Jack Royer recorded a new career-high five goals while Joey Szabo recorded a hat trick. Hunter Meyer added two goals.
• Wesley Wheat tallied today's loss in goal after totaling 14 saves.
• Brendan Sigurdson totaled four goals to lead the Vikings while Gannon Matthews added three goals and three assists. Ryan Haigh added a hat trick.
• Cameron Logan collected today's win in goal after totaling 10 saves.
• Queens was edged in shots, 36-33, by Cleveland State who put 27 shots on goal compared to Queens' 22.
• Queens won the battle in the circle, taking 16-of-29 face-offs. However, the Royals were edged in ground balls, 28-25.

Coach's Quote
"Super proud of the effort and competition level tonight from the players," said head coach Chris Panos. "We were pretty even in a lot of key statistics and certainly had opportunities to win the game down the stretch but credit to Cleveland State in stepping up late in crunch time to make one more play than us for the well earned ASUN victory. We have a quick turnaround as we prep for a very strong Robert Morris squad at home on Saturday."


Up Next
Queens will be back home on Saturday morning hosting Robert Morris. The game is scheduled to begin at 11 am. Click here to see the full 2023 Queens men's lacrosse schedule.

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