CONWAY, ARK. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's soccer team fell to 0-2 in league play with a tough 6-2 loss at Central Arkansas on Saturday afternoon. The Bears used four second-half goals to improve to 2-0 all-time against the Royals.

Scoring Summary
4' – QUEENS – Mario Goic (Unassisted)
13' – CENTRAL ARKANSAS – Pietro Fontana (Assist Tajio James and Andres Robles)
21' – CENTRAL ARKANSAS – Pietro Fontana (Assist Elijah Bishop)
47' – CENTRAL ARKANSAS – Pietro Fontana (Assist Tajio James)
50' – CENTRAL ARKANSAS – Tajio James (Assist Sohma Ichikawa and Devonte Richards)
61' – CENTRAL ARKANSAS – Pietro Fontana (Unassisted)
76' – CENTRAL ARKANSAS – Ignacio Bellina (Assist Jonathan Abusada)
88' – QUEENS – Gaston Moise (Unassisted)
 
Turning Point
After taking a 2-1 lead into the intermission, Central Arkansas ramped up their attack early in the second half putting the match out of reach with a pair of goals in the first five minutes of play. The difference in the match proved to be the Bears attack as they outshot the Royals 24-10 on the day. The 24 shots were the most by an opponent since September 24, 2022 at Lipscomb.
 
Key Stats & Notes

• Senior striker Mario Goic extended his team lead in scoring with his third goal of the season in the 4^th minute. Goic has found the back of the net in two of the last three matches. The Croatia native led the attack with three shots across 54 minutes.
• Junior Gaston Moise notched his first career goal with an 88th-minute fast break snipe. The forward finished with a pair of shots on goal across a season-high 36 minutes of work.
• Caio Brandao turned in his second multi-shot performance of the season with two shots over 62 minutes.
• Ciro Bourlot Jaeggi, Giuliano Lucca, and Brock Gramann added a shot for the Royals.
• Freshman David Perez made his first career appearance and turned in 57 minutes of work.
• Pietro Fontana from Central Arkansas netted four goals in the match while Tajio James finished with a goal and two assists.

 
Up Next
Queens will return home this week for a pair of matches in the Queen City. The Royals will welcome Radford University on Wednesday, September 27^th at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN Plus before continuing ASUN action on Saturday, September 30^th at 6:00 p.m. against Bellarmine. Fans can purchase their tickets in advance by visiting the Queens Athletics website.

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