CHARLOTTE N.C. – The Wofford men's soccer team survived a late scare after watching a 4-1 lead dwindle to 4-3 in the closing minutes, but held on to defeat Queens 4-3 on the road. The win moves the Terriers' record to 3-5-1 on the season.
 
The Terriers found themselves down early after a goal from Mario Goic put the Royals up 1-0 just three minutes into the match.
 
Wofford responded quickly with Nikolai Rojel sending a shot to the back of the net off a pass from Jackson Wrobel, tying the game 1-1 at the 6:28 mark.
 
Rojel struck again 10 minutes later, this time off passes from Wrobel and Jakob Anderson, giving the Terriers a 2-1 lead.
 
Wrobel continued the offensive production, this time with a goal off a free kick at the 31:22 mark, extending Wofford's lead to 3-1, which carried into the half. 
 
The Terriers picked up right where they left off in the first half, with Bryce Peacock adding to the Wofford lead off a corner kick pass from Anderson and Paul Jones, extending the lead to 4-1 at the 54:19 mark.
 
The Royals made it close, scoring back-to-back goals in the 82nd and 87th minutes to get within one, but Wofford survived the late rally to hang on for the 4-3 win.
 
Quick Hits
Rojel scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season.
This is the second match this season where Rojel has recorded multiple goals.
Wrobel netted his fourth goal of the season.
Queens out-shot Wofford 12-11 in the match, with Wofford taking the shots on goal battle 7-6.
The Terriers are now 2-3-1 all-time against Queens.
 
Up Next
Wofford is on the road again on Saturday, when the team travels to Mercer for the SoCon opener. That match is set to start at 7:00 p.m.