Box Score PHILIPPI, W.VA.– The inaugural season for the Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball came to an end on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-17) loss to the tournament's No. 3 seed Alderson Broaddus University inside Rex Pyles Arena.
 
Queens finishes the season 8-21 overall after hitting .100 in the contest and tallied a season-low 14 digs on defense. Alderson Broaddus (4-20) had its best offensive performance of the season, committing just 10 errors en route to a .448 hitting mark.
 
The Royals opened the match on an 8-4 run in the first set of play and led 18-15 following back-to-back kills from freshman Aleksandar Perisic and graduate student Jake Dube. Queens held a 20-17 advantage, but the Battles ended the frame on an 8-2 to complete the comeback.
 
Apart from two early ties in the second set, Alderson Broaddus was in control throughout to take a 2-0 match lead. The Battlers carried momentum into the third frame, building a lead as large as 10 points down the stretch to secure the match victory and a third place finish.
 
Freshman setter Jack Mitchner led the team with 18 assists and six kills, while hitting .750 in the contest. On defense, Dube had eight digs and freshman Donovan Bethel had three total blocks.