CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte women's soccer (1-4-2) picked up its first victory of the 2025 campaign on Sunday afternoon, defeating Richmond (3-2-2) 2-1 at the Queens Sports Complex.

Scoring Summary
23' – QUEENS – Juliana Hunter (Assist Sejla Podzic)
50' – QUEENS – McKayla Budion (Assist Juliana Hunter)
81' – RICHMOND – Emma Newman (Assist Kingsley Hughes)

Turning Point
Queens struck first midway through the opening half when Sejla Podzic played a ball into the box that Juliana Hunter finished for her first goal of the season. Hunter then turned provider in the second half, assisting freshman McKayla Budion, who muscled her way through her defender to score her first career goal in the 50th minute. Richmond cut the deficit to one in the 81st minute, but the Royals back line and goalkeeping tandem held strong to secure the victory.

From Neely Noel
"So proud of this team for their fortitude to keep pushing forward as they chased this first W!" said head coach Shannon Neely Noel. "We got great minutes from many on our roster and the entire team played a part in this victory. We will continue to push this momentum into our next match and then to conference play."

Key Stats & Notes

• Sophomore Juliana Hunter tallied her second career goal, first of the season, and first career assist, finishing with three points.
• McKayla Budion netted her first career goal in her seventh career start.
• Goalkeepers Hannah Dike-Lawlor and Kelsey Jargstorf split time in net, each recording one save.
• Senior Sejla Podzic delivered her fifth career assist on a free kick, setting up Juliana Hunter's opening goal.
• Queens outshot Richmond 13-9, including a 5-3 edge in shots on frame, marking the second time this season the Royals have held the shot advantage.
• The 2-1 victory marked Queens second multi-goal match of the season.
• Grace Acevedo and Shion Hwang each tallied two shots.
• Madison Borth and Avery Miller each put a shot on goal.
• Corner kicks finished level at 5-5.

Up Next
Queens is set to begin a road swing, traveling to Winthrop next Sunday for a 2 p.m. kickoff before opening ASUN play on Thursday, Sept. 18, at Jacksonville.

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