CHARLOTTE, N.C. –The Queens University of Charlotte women's lacrosse team (1-3) hosted Virginia Tech (5-1, 1-0) this afternoon, falling 21-10 to the Hokies at Dickson Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Hokies opened the game with back-t0-back goals, Queens was able to tie the game at 2-2 with goals from Jordan Tandler and Elise Grissett. The two teams traded goals once more before Virginia Tech scored two in a row to end the quarter on top, 5-3.
 
In the second, the Hokies opened with three straight goals to extend their lead to five before Kayleen Favreau stopped the run with a pair of goals, giving the game an 8-5 score. However, Virginia Tech would close the half with a 4-0 run to take a 12-5 lead into the break.
 
Tandler would score the first goal of the second half to cut the margin to six, 12-6, but five consecutive goals from the Hokies would trigger the running clock and give Virginia Tech control of the game for good.
 
KEY STATS & NOTES 

• Kayleen Favreau led the Royals with four goals on the day. She now has 153 career points.
• Lily Greenwell and Jordan Tandler each had two goals.
• Avery McMullin led defensively with four caused turnovers and five ground balls.
• Devan Maready completed the game with eight saves for Queens.
• Lauren Render led the Hokies with eight goals while Mia Pozzi had seven points on three goals and four assists.
• Aaliya Jone took the win in goal after totaling eight saves.
• Virginia Tech outshot the Royals 34-20, putting 29 shots on goal compared to Queens' 18 shots on goal.
• The Hokies won the battle at the draw 24-9 and edged the Royals in ground balls, 14-13.

 
UP NEXT
Queens will travel to take on Stonehill College in their next game on Saturday, March 1.  The full 2025 Queens women's lacrosse schedule can be found here.

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