Box Score Greeneville, Tenn. – The Queens University of Charlotte volleyball team hit the road again today as it travelled to Tennessee to take on the Pioneers of Tusculum College. Facing stiff conference competition the Royals struggled to find their offensive flow and lost by the score 0-3
 
In the opening set the home team took the court on fire and the Royals quickly found themselves down 8-2. Forced to take an early timeout, head coach Lettie Wilkes was able to change the momentum of the set and soon had her team chipping away at the Pioneers' lead.
 
The Royals were able to tie the score at 14 following timely kills by Keri Kemp and Brittney Barren. From there the Royals and Pioneers exchanged points throughout the set, with Tusculum eventually winning the set by the score 24-26.
 
In the second set the Royals struggled above the net all set while Tusculum's offense was firing on all cylinders and ended up hitting a blistering .519. The Royals eventually dropped the set 12-25 to the red-hot Pioneers.
 
Much like the previous two sets the Pioneers showed their strength from the start, forcing the Royals to play from behind. Queens was never able to match the Pioneers and eventually dropped the set by the score of 12-25.
 
Kemp led the Royals with 12 kills and Meredith Jones added seven, while Taylor Riley finished with 30 assists.
 
The Royals are 2-6 overall and 2-4 in conference play. They travel to Lincoln Memorial on October 4.