FLUSHING, N.Y. –  Sophomore goalkeeper Samantha Hines-Hirsch held the Post University Women's Soccer offense in check on Wednesday night for Queens College as the Eagles were shutout on the road after a first-half goal from senior midfielder Adrianna Melgar would be all the scoring for either side in a 1-0 finish in Flushing, New York. 

THE BASICS 

Post University 0, Queens College 1

Post University (0-8-1)

Queens College (2-6-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
Controlling the tempo for most of the first half, Queens College held a gaudy 12-1 edge in total shots and a 5-1 lead in shots on goal after 45 minutes, as junior midfielder Reese Kloetzer was the lone Post player with a shot against Hines-Hirsch in the 16th minute.

Junior goalkeeper Aryn Nisbet made four saves to start the match before the Knights' offense broke through against her in the 39th minute, moments after their ninth and final corner kick of the half. Melgar would be the recipient of the goal from freshman midfielder Avery Shreffler, as her shot caromed off an Eagle defender on its way to the net, redirecting it past Nisbet for the lone goal of the half, giving Queens the lead, 1-0, heading into halftime.

Junior midfielder Audrey Cadman gave Post a quality scoring chance to start the second half in the Hines-Hirsch in the 55th minute, firing a shot low in a one-on-one situation with a defender in front, but her opportunity would be stopped by the sophomore. Sophomore defender Hannah Vancise would have a similar look of her own in the 73rd minute as well, ending with the same result in a save from Hines-Hirsch.

In the waning moments of the match, the Eagles would get one more crack at Hines-Hirsch as freshman forward Mya Pereira fired a shot just right of the goal mouth with 10 seconds left, as Post fell to 0-8-1 on the season with the 1-0 loss to the Knights. Post closed the second half, having only been outshot 6-4 by Queens as well as 3-2 in shots on goal. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Samantha Hines-Hirsch made three saves in the win for Queens College, earning her 12th career win and eighth career shutout this afternoon
• Aryn Nisbet stopped six shots on seven  attempts from Queens College – Nisbet now has 54 saves on the season
• The seventh shutout of the season for Post University offensively is the most for a single season since 2018, when they were also shut out seven times – The most shutouts for a single season in program history came in 2005, when the Eagles were shut out 11 times
• With the win for Queens College, this is the first time in the all-time series that one of the two programs has won back-to-back matches against the other – Both teams had split their first four all-time meetings, 2-2-0, winning back-and-forth

WHO'S NEXT 
Post University starts a three-game stretch at home, including two matches in conference play, starting on Saturday afternoon at LaMoy Field against Wilmington University at 1:00 PM. The Eagles have lost their last two matchups to the Wildcats, 4-2 and 2-0, over the last two seasons.