CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In the opening night of 2025 Atlantic Sun men's soccer play, the Queens University of Charlotte men's soccer team (4-3-1 overall, 0-0-1 ASUN) played Central Arkansas (1-5-2 overall, 0-0-1 ASUN) to a 1-1 draw at Dickson Field on Saturday night. Queens went to 0-2-2 in ASUN openers since joining the league in 2022.

SCORING SUMMARY
3' – Queens – Sindri Sigurdarson (Assist Valter Salavuo)
41' – Central Arkansas – Maxim Sheenkov (Assist Aby Gomez)

TURNING POINT
In the league opener, the Queens attack applied pressure right out of the gate. Just three minutes into the action, sophomore Valter Salavuo sent a beautiful cross into the box from just outside the box and found the boot of rookie Sindri Sigurdarson, who touched it past the Central Arkansas goalkeeper for the early lead. The Royals would hold that advantage for 38 minutes before the Bears answered on a Queens miscue just before halftime. Aby Gomez settled a ball in the box before striking a shot that deflected off the right post and finding a wide-open Maxim Sheenkov. The junior quickly settled and ripped a shot which deflected off the arm of Matheus Rhormens and into the back of the net.
 
KEY STATS & NOTES

• Freshman Sindri Sigurdarson netted his first collegiate goal after ripping a pair of shots across 57 minutes of work.
• Making his eighth start of the season, Valter Salavuo dished out his first career assist while adding two shots over 85 minutes of action.
• Three Royals, including Vitor Baptistelli, Michel Feldman, and Hakon Halldorsson, finished the night with three shots. The shot count marked season-highs for Baptistelli and Halldorsson.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Matheus Rhormens made his 20^th straight start in goal and picked up four saves.
• Otto Gustafsson, Anthony Brown, Jaiden Anderson, and Matheus Rhormens played all 90 minutes for the Queens backline.
• The offensive battle saw 31 total shots, including a season-high 15 from the Royals and six on goal.
• Queens generated multiple threats with nine corner kick opportunities, a mark that hasn't been done since October 29, 2022, at Bellarmine.
• The Royals moved to 4-0-1 this season in games in which they scored first.

UP NEXT
Queens returns to action on Tuesday, September 30^th as they head to Spartanburg, South Carolina for a non-conference tilt at Wofford. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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