LORETTO, PA. - The Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball (6-6, 1-0 IVA) team suffered a tough 3-0 loss against Saint Francis University (7-4, 4-0 EIVA) on Friday night in Loretto, PA. With this loss, the Royals are now 6-6 this season and have not won or lost consecutive matches in the last six games.
 
 
The evening opened with a tight first set as the Royals and Red Flash exchanged points as neither team led by more than two halfway through the set. The Red Flash came out strong in the first set with a kill by Andrew Deardorff and also scored a point off of a service error from Queens. Leading 14-13, Saint Francis would proceed to go on a 7-2 run and grab a 21-15 lead. A Red Flash kill secured the opening set 25-18 as the home team hit .583 with 15 kills in the first set. Queens countered with a .207 mark and 11 kills,
 
 
The second set opened with the Red Flash jumping out to a 12-4 lead courtesy of four kills and three service aces. Trailing 17-8, Queens went on a 6-1 run and closed the deficit to 18-14. The two EIVA squads would exchange points before the Royals went on a 4-0 run and closed the gap to 23-21. The Red Flash would grab the final two points on Royals service errors and take the 2-0 lead with a 25-22 win in set two. The errors mounted for both teams in the second combining for 11 attack errors and 11 service errors.
 
 
Queens opened the third set with a kill by J.P. Payne from Daniel Leitao, and the Red Flash responded with one of their own. Another service error from the Royals gave the Red Flash some power moving forward as they racked up three more kills and a service ace from Ryan Parker. The Royals seemed to keep up, going back and forth and taking advantage of more errors from the Red Flash. Saint Francis University held up their side of the court, however, forcing a Queens timeout after back-to-back kills and a pair of Queens errors. Coming out of the timeout, the Royals just could not find their footing as the Red Flash served several kills and two service aces in route to a straight set sweep.
 
 
Jack Brinkman led the Royals with 10 kills as the junior recorded his sixth match with double digit kills. Daniel Leitao would make an impact across the board hitting .357 with seven kills, 11 assists, and six digs.
 
 
Queens will close out their six game road stand tomorrow, Feb. 19 when they face off with George Mason University at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to follow the Royals men's volleyball program on Instagram to stay up to date on all the latest news and updates surrounding the team. Fans are also encouraged to follow Queens Athletics on social media @QueensAthletics to follow all of the Royals sports in action.