Kingston, Ont. (September 27, 2015)- First-year forward Sarah Nixon scored two goals, and the Queen's Gaels women's soccer team bounced back from a loss on Saturday against the UOIT Ridgebacks by topping the Trent Excalibur 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Miklas-McCarney Field. 

GAME FLOW
One day after getting shutout by UOIT, the Gaels (4-2-3) quickly re-discovered their scoring touch, using two quick markers within the first 15 minutes of the contest to build a sizeable advantage over the winless Excalibur (0-7-0). Tara Bartram (Vancouver) notched her team-leading fourth goal of the season, redirecting a pass from Nixon (Oakville, Ont.) on a broken play in Trent's penalty area to put the home side up 1-0 in the 10th minute of play. Queen's doubled its lead just five minutes later, as Nixon drove home what was her second tally this fall, driving the ball to the low right-hand corner.  

The Excalibur seemed to find their feet as the play levelled out through the middle portion of the half, though the Gaels maintained control of the majority of the play. Minutes after sliding the ball just wide of the right post, Haley Giles made up for earlier miss in front of the Gaels goal, slicing the lead down to one just before the half-time whistle. 

The Gaels pushed their advantage back up to two early in the second half, as Nixon tapped in her second of the match off a rebound in the 47th minute. Trent goalkeeper Brandi Riggs was quickly tested with two more shots soon after, but was equal to the task in keeping the Excalibur within striking distance. The reprieve was short-lived, however, and the Gaels would not be denied an insurance marker as Rachel Radu (Ottawa) muscled the ball through Riggs to solidify Queen's fourth win of the season. 

THE LAST WORD
"It was a good result, I thought we were much better in the second half. It was also nice that we were able to go through most of our roster on the weekend, we were able to go pretty deep and they all played well. We have a big weekend coming up against Ottawa and Carleton, I think for us we need to be more insightful in front of the net in terms of taking chances but also being a little more ambitious in terms of things that are going to break teams down." – Dave McDowell (Head Coach)

BY THE NUMBERS
2- Goals by Sarah Nixon against the Excalibur on Sunday
2- Michaila Frawley's save total in helping Queen's to the victory
4- The total number of yellow cards handed out in the match (Queen's- 3, Trent- 1)

UP NEXT
The Gaels continue their five-game homestand next weekend when they host the Ottawa Gee-Gees and Carleton Ravens on Friday, October 2 and Sunday, October 4 respectively.