CHICAGO, Ill. — Facing their fifth nationally-ranked opponent this season, the Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball team fell to No. 13 Loyola Chicago by a 3-0 decision (13-25, 17-25, 21-25) on Thursday night inside Gentile Arena.

MATCH NOTABLES

• The Ramblers outhit the Royals .458 to .216, and totaled 42 kills against the Royals 28 kills in the match.
• Loyola Chicago set the tone early with 19 kills and .531 hitting percentage in the first set.
• Loyola Chicago dug out 29 digs in the match while Queens dug up only 15 on the day.
• The Ramblers executed from the service line totaling six aces compared to just one for the visiting Royals.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Chance Shampine again led the Queens kills effort will 11 on the evening, marking his seventh match in a row with at least 10 kills. Stirling Sims snagged a team-leading .500 hitting percentage off five kills. Albert Warzocha added a team-leading five digs. Setter Daniel Leitao finished the night with 23 assists.
Daniel Fabikovic and Parker Van Buren led the Ramblers with 13 kills. Dan Murgen led the way with 34 assists.

REMARKS FROM HEAD COACH JEREMY PRICE
"A tough night against a really good quality team," Price said. "They're defending conference champs in the regular season and they are battling for first place right now. They're very good on the home floor, and it was a tough test for us. Chance Shampine was outstanding, playing on the right side, 11 kills ... Just played a really strong game. Stirling Sims that are really good job for us in the middle both attacking and blocking and he brought a lot of energy. We just need a few more guys to step up and that's gonna require a complete team effort, but we look forward to the challenge Saturday."

UP NEXT
Up next, the Royals will finish the series against Loyola University Chicago on Saturday, March 30 at 2 PM ET.

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