Belmont Abbey freshman forward Emmanual Yamson scored the only goal of the match, the first of his career, in the 22nd minute as the Crusaders men's soccer team earned a 1-0 win at Queens this evening at Marion Diehl Park. The Abbey improves to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in Conference Carolinas, while the Royals slip to 6-3-1 overall and 2-2-1 in Conference Carolinas. Five of the Abbey's seven wins have come via shutout.

The Crusaders dominated the statistics, outshooting the Royals 13-7 and holding a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks as Yamson, in his first career start, gave them the only goal it would need at the 21:25 mark, as he found the back of the net off of a corner kick from Kyle Fenner for his first career goal. Abbey goalkeeper Bryan Alenky made the lead stand up, making three saves in the shutout win.