CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's lacrosse team (1-4) opened ASUN Conference play this afternoon at Air Force (2-4), falling 14-10 to the Falcons.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 5-0 at the close of the first quarter, Queens used a second-quarter push to close the gap to just one, 5-4, at the halftime break.
 
Queens quickly tied the game in the third before a pair of goals followed for the Falcons to keep them in front. The two squads then traded goals up until the Royals scored back-to-back to knot the game at 9-9 with 1:55 on the clock. However, the Falcons would score in the final minute of the quarter to take control once again. The goal was the first of a 5-0 run that Air Force ended the game with to secure their win.
 
KEY STATS & NOTES

• Brendan Nace and Ethan Scaffidie each scored twice in the game. Ryan McDaniel led in assists with two.
• On the defensive end, Colby Suglia tallied three caused turnovers.
• At the face, Grant Isika was 10-of-27, securing five ground balls.
• Wesley Wheat recorded 10 saves in goal.
• Turner Ashby led Air Force with a hat trick.
• Jake Knapp won 17-of-27 face offs and totaled six ground balls.
• Queens was outshot 42-27, putting 16 shots on goal compared to Air Force's 24 shots on goal.
• The Falcons won the ground ball battle, 34-24.
•  Queens scored on 3-of-3 extra-man opportunities while holding the Falcons scoreless on their three extra-man opportunities.

HEAD COACH NIK COLPITTS' QUOTE 
"Today was another step forward for our program. We put ourselves in a position to win the game at the end but unfortunately, we just made too many mistakes in the fourth quarter which Air Force took advantage of. Although I am proud of our effort, we cannot be satisfied with the execution down the stretch or the result. It is still early in conference play, so we are excited to get back to Charlotte and prepare for a quick turnaround against a strong Lindenwood team on Wednesday."

UP NEXT
Queens returns to Charlotte for a pair of home games next week starting with an ASUN Conference game with Lindenwood on March 20. Check out the full 2024 Queens Men's Lacrosse Schedule here.

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