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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - Queens and Stetson earned Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Women’s Soccer championship first round victories to advance to Sunday’s semifinals.
The Royals struck first when Nathan Iow found the goal off an assist by Iker Carew at the 18:15 mark. Just over 10 minutes later, Queens struck again when Enzo Resende extended the Royals’ lead to 2-0. Queens notched its third goal of the first half at the 37:25 mark when Oliver Kneer scored in his first appearance for the Royals this season. After Queens took a 3-0 lead into the half, West Florida found the goal thirty seconds into the second half. Chase Haskins cut the Royal’s lead down to two after he was assisted by Rafael Esteves early in the second half. The Argos were able to get three shots off in the second half but the Royals ultimately came out on top, 3-1.
Stetson defeated Bellarmine 1-0 and will advance to Monday’s semifinal round where they will take on North Florida for the second year in a row. The Hatters and Knights exchanged shots in the first half, Bellarmine with nine and Stetson with four, none of which found the goal. The two teams went into halftime tied, 0-0. At the 54:13 mark in the second half, the Hatters were awarded a penalty kick, taken by Zsombor Pall who found the net to give Stetson a 1-0 lead. The Knights recorded 9 shots on goal in the second half but were unable to find the net.
Today's Results
Queens 3, West Florida 1
Stetson 1, Bellarmine 0
Upcoming ASUN Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
Monday, November 9
Game 3: No. 1 North Florida vs No. 4 Stetson // Jacksonville, FL // 7 PM ET
Game 4: No. 2 Central Arkansas vs No. 6 Queens // Conway, AR // 7 PM CT