Queens University of Charlotte Athletics

Ryan Hunt

Box Score

Queens QUWLAX24 9-8, 3-3 ASUN

Lindenwood LWU 13-4, 3-3 ASUN

Queens QUWLAX24

9-8, 3-3 ASUN

Final

Apr. 27, 2024

Lindenwood LWU

13-4, 3-3 ASUN

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Queens QUWLAX24	4	2	2	4	12
Lindenwood LWU	2	6	3	2	13

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/27/2024 3:20:00 PM

Queens’ Season Ends in Regular Season Finale with Lindenwood

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte Royals (9-8, 3-3) traveled to face Lindenwood (13-4, 3-3) this afternoon in a regular season finale that would decide the fourth and final spot in the ASUN Championship. The Royals were edged 13-12 by the Lions, bringing their 2024 campaign to a close.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Queens played a strong first quarter offensively to build a 4-2 lead before the Lions got hot in the second period and used a 6-2 run to take an 8-6 advantage into the halftime break.

The Royals fought to close the gap for the entire second half, as the Lions extended their lead to three on five different occasions. The Royals scored back-to-back goals to pull within one, 13-12, late in the fourth, but Maura O'Donoghue's goal at 1:40 would be the final of the day as Queens couldn't find another in the closing seconds of regulation to force overtime.

KEY STATS & NOTES

Maura O'Donoghue, Ainsley Thurston, and Abby Zeigenfuse led the Royals with three goals each. Olivia Abe added three assists.
In goal, Caroline Kraemer tallied 11 saves for Queens to complete her career with over 250 career saves.
Kiley Davis and Logann Eldredge each scored four goals for Lindenwood.
Queens put 21 shots on goal compared to Lindenwood's 24 shots on goal.
Lindenwood dominated the draw control, 23-5, while also edging the Royals in ground balls, 20-19.
Due to ASUN tiebreaker rules, the Royals season comes to a close with today's loss.

HEAD COACH KELLY MCQUILKIN'S QUOTE
"I'm so incredibly proud of this team. Today really stings but it doesn't define this group. I would choose them every single day to go to battle with. Thank you to our seniors and our super seniors for all your contributions to this program, you will be missed."

SOCIAL MEDIA
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