POST MATCH INTERVIEW WITH HEAD COACH JEREMY PRICE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball team was a 3-2 (23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 15-12) winner over IVA opponent Tusculum University on Saturday afternoon inside Curry Arena.
 
Queens (6-8, 3-0 IVA) won for the fourth time in the last five matches and ran its conference winning streak to three after hitting .261 with seven service aces. Seniors Nic Cavallaro and Tristan Santoyo combined for 30 kills in the match, while Santoyo led all players with four service aces.
 
The Royals rebounded from a loss in the opening set to win sets two and three, hitting .321 across the two frames to take a 2-1 match lead.
 
After the Pioneers (0-6, 0-3 IVA) evened the match at 2-all with a fourth set win, Queens jumped out to a 7-3 lead early on in the fifth set to force a Tusculum timeout. Out of the break, TU closed the gap to a three-point deficit and got as close as two points before a service error ended the match in the Royals favor.
 
Cavallaro hit .393 on the outside and had nine digs on defense, while fellow senior JP Payne had six kills and hit .714 in the middle. Setter Daniel Leitao turned in a double-double with 42 assists and a career-high 16 digs.
 
Queens returns to action next week with a rematch against Belmont Abbey College on Wednesday, March 3 in Belmont, N.C. at  7 p.m.