CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Behind an impressive two-assist night from freshman Vitor Baptistelli, the Queens University of Charlotte men's soccer team (5-4-2 overall, 0-0-2 ASUN) took down the USC Upstate Spartans (4-7-1 overall, 2-1 Big South) in their first-ever meeting on Tuesday night. The victory improved the Royals record against Big South opponents to 9-3-1 all-time, and 4-0 this season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
12' – Queens – Michel Feldman (Assist Vitor Baptistelli)
27' – Queens – Oliver Kneer (Assist Vitor Baptistelli)
71' – USC Upstate – Josh Zawlocki (Assist Oscar Kelly)
 
TURNING POINT
In their first match of the new month on their home turf, the Royals attack used an early surge to stun the Spartans. In the 12^th minute, rookie Vitor Baptistelli sent a beautiful touch between the Spartans backline and found captain Michel Feldman in stride on the right side of the box. The senior attacker made one touch to the inside and buried his second goal of the season to give the Royals an early advantage. Just 15 minutes later, Baptistelli went back to work setting up the attack with a ball to Oliver Kneer at the top of the box. Kneer beat the Spartans defense and ripped a shot to the near corner to extend the Royals early lead. After holding the visitors scoreless through 70 minutes, the Spartans cut into the deficit. Oscar Kelly sent a ball into the box and found the head of Josh Zawlocki, who put away the Spartans only goal.

KEY STATS & NOTES

• Newcomer Vitor Baptistelli dished out a pair of assists and took three shots across 90 minutes of action. The last Royal to dish out at least two assists in a game was Caio Brandao against VMI last season.
• Frankfurt, Germany native Michel Feldman put away his second goal of the season, and 13^th of his career. The senior finished the night with four shots, including two on goal over 62 minutes of work.
• Oliver Kneer scored his second goal of the season with a 27th-minute strike.
• Sophomore Matheus Rhormens earned his 28^th straight start in goal and picked up seven saves. With his second save of the night, Rhormens made his 100^th career save, which ranks seventh all-time in program history.
• USC Upstate outshot the Royals 21-12, including an 8-5 mark on goal. Seven different Royals recorded a shot on the evening.
• Six Royals turned in a complete game, including Matheus Rhormens, Michael Tzimoulis, Otto Gustafsson, Vitor Baptistelli, Nathan Tozzi, and Jaiden Anderson.
• Queens improved to 5-0-1 this season when recording the first goal of the match.

UP NEXT
Queens returns to ASUN play this weekend as the Royals travel to Louisville, Kentucky for a Saturday night battle at Bellarmine. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN Plus.

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