Flushing, N.Y. – The Molloy men's soccer team concluded the regular season this afternoon, falling to the Knights of Queens College, 3-1, at Knights Field. The Lions enter the postseason 6-7-4 overall and 3-2-3 in East Coast Conference play and will be the fifth seed in the ECC Championship, while the Knights end the regular season 11-4-2 overall and 7-0-1 in league play, earning the top-seed in the postseason.
 
How it Happened

• The Knights applied pressure in the opening 20 minutes totaling four shots with two coming on goal. Freshman Callum Hunt made two saves to keep the contest without a score.
• The first chance of the contest for the Lions came in the 30^th off a shot from freshman Charlie Morgan that went wide of target.
• 1:12 later, the Knights threatened to crack the scoreboard, but Hunt denied the opportunity.
• In the 42^nd minute, Queens took a 1-0 lead following a goal from Harry Cooke.
• The cardinal and white wasted no time with a response. 16 seconds later, sophomore Wilmer Flores sent a cross into the box and found a diving junior Matt Star who headed it into the back of the net to knot the contest at one, heading into halftime.
• 2:39 into the second half, sophomore Steph Maurice looked to break the tie with a scoring chance but rang his shot off the cross bar.
• In the 56^th minute, the Knights had a chance to retake the lead, but a team save by the Lions kept the contest deadlocked at one.
• The contest would turn into a possession battle as neither team would record a shot on target over the next 14 minutes of action.
• Queens took the lead in the 72^nd minute, 2-1, with Cooke netting his second goal of the afternoon.
• Cooke would go on to net a hat trick in the 88^th minute and the Knights would not allow the Lions to record another shot for the remainder of the contest, securing the victory, 3-1.

Top Performances

• Star picked up his second goal of the season.
• Flores dished out his first assist of his career.
• In goal, Hunt made four saves.

Up Next
The Lions fifth-seeded Lions will travel to Buffalo, N.Y. to take on the fourth-seeded Saints of D'Youville University in the first round of the ECC Championship Thursday (Nov. 7). The time of the contest is to be announced, continue to check molloylions.com for updates.