MISENHEIMER, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte used a balanced mix of offense and defense to claim a 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-18) sweep over host Pfeiffer in Conference Carolinas women's volleyball action on Wednesday night. The win pushes the Royals to a division-best 19-8 overall, 13-2 in league play, while the Falcons dip to 9-13, 6-9.

Queens took early control in set one as kills from Lindsey Everhart (Cincinnati, Ohio, McNicholls) and Brittany Harvey (Matthews, N.C., Sun Valley ) coupled with three Falcon errors put the visitors up 5-0. A pair of kills by Pfeiffer's Milana Mervosh brought the home team within three a few plays later until Queens ran away for good with a six-point spurt on another kill coming from Everhart. The Royals closed out the opening set with a 15-7 run capped off by kill from Keri Kemp (Lake Mary, Fla., Lake Mary).

In the second set, Pfeiffer carried a five-point lead late at 22-17 after an error by Queens and a pair of kills by Jordan O'Bryant. Following an Everhart ace, Pfeiffer error and kill by Harvey, the Royals were down just one forcing a Lady Falcon timeout at 22-21. Mervosh provided another kill after the break to make it 23-21 until the Royals caught fire putting down four-straight kills by Harvey, Avery Moore (Arlington, Texas, Lamar), Brittney Barren (Ham Lake, Minn., Blaine) and Kemp. The rally put Queens up 2-0 in the match.

During the final set the Royals built a hefty lead before Pfeiffer forced their way back into the game to again carry a lead midway through on back-to-back kills for a 17-15 lead. From there, Jocelyn Kellinger (Roanoke, Va., Cave Spring) served up the next eight points with two more kills by Anna Gibbs (Hickory, N.C., Hickory) and four miscues by the Falcons. Barren would post three block assists during that spurt including back-to-back blocks with Gibbs before putting down the match's final kill for a 25-18 win.

Barren for Queens and Mervosh for Pfeiffer each shared honors for a match-high 10 kills. Barren posted a .353 hitting percentage while Gibbs hit at a .545 clip. Pfeiffer's Cate Glendenning led al with a match-high 25 assists while Moore put up 22 for Queens. The Royals held a 10-5 advantage in team blocks on defense led by Barren and Gibbs who each notched six block assists.

The Royals continue their play on the road on Friday at St. Andrews University. The game is set to begin at 7 pm.