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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Over the weekend, 11 teams will take the court across 20 matches in the seventh annual Queens Fall Classic inside Curry Arena. The Queens University of Charlotte women's volleyball team, the tournament host, will play in four of those contests in front of its home crowd.
Queens' first match of the weekend takes place on Friday, September 6 at 3:00 p.m. against Converse College from Conference Carolinas. The Royals own a 7-2 advantage in the overall series dating back to the 2008 season, including wins in the six matchups. Last season, Queens secured its fourth straight 3-0 win over the Valkyries in early-August.
Friday's nightcap will see Queens take the floor against Peach Belt Conference power Lander University at 7:30 p.m. The Bearcats, who appeared in last season's NCAA Division II Tournament, hold a 4-2 edge in the all-time series. The two sides last meet during the 2018 season when Lander secured a 3-0 win over Queens on a neutral court in the USC Aiken Invitational.
The first matchup for the Navy and Vegas Gold on Saturday comes against another Conference Carolinas opponent in Barton College at 12:15 p.m. The Bulldogs have a 22-15 lead in the all-time series, but the Royals took last year's matchup by a 3-1 score inside the Levine Center.
Queens' concludes the weekend against another regional foe, the defending Peach Belt Conference Champion Augusta University at 7:00 p.m. The Jaguars are 5-3 against Queens, dating back to the 2012 season. In last year's meeting, Augusta collected a 3-1 triumph in late-October.
The Royals return all primary starters from a year ago, including South Atlantic Conference Preseason All-Conference honorees
Casey Tarvin,
Logan Witt, and
JayCee Jones.
Tarvin, a 2018 First Team All-SAC selection and 2018 D2CCA First Team All-Region Selection, was voted to the preseason all-conference team after finishing last year second in the conference with 3.70 kills per set, collecting a league-best 392 kills while adding 4.34 digs per set on the year.
The Leander, Texas native notched 17 double-doubles on the season, going over 30 digs on two occasions while topping the 20-kill mark four times. She was named the SAC Player of Week once and her 25 kills against Lenoir-Rhyne University on Oct. 20 matched the highest single-match kill total in program history.
Witt, voted to the second team, was an Honorable Mention All-Conference honoree last season after finishing the 2018 season among the League's top offensive players with 294 total kills.
Her kills per set average of 2.70 ranked second on the team, while she led the Royals and placed among the League's Top 5 in hitting percentage with a .270 mark. The Moseley, Va. native also paced the team with 71 total blocks and had 16 matches with double-digit kills.
Jones, also voted to the second team, led Queens' defensive back line to a NCAA Division II-leading 22.07 digs per set.
The Littleton, Colorado native was fourth in the conference with 631 total digs, the second highest single season total in program history. Jones recorded 20 or more digs in 18 matches last season, including a career-high 40 digs in the regular season finale against Anderson.
Tickets for the Queens Fall Classic will be $10 for a day pass, while Queens University of Charlotte faculty, staff, and students receive free admission into games with their Queens ID. Fans unable to attend the games can follow along on the Queens Sports Network.
