OPENING SERVE
Score: Fort Valley State 3 | Queens 1
Records: Queens (1-1 overall, 0-0 MIVA) | Fort Valley State (1-0 overall, 0-0 SIAC)
Location: Curry Arena (Charlotte, N.C.)

THE SHORT STORY
The Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to Fort Valley State on Sunday afternoon at Curry Arena, falling 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-17). After taking the opening set, the Royals were unable to slow the Wildcats' offense, which hit .362 for the match and improved in efficiency as the contest progressed.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Queens hit .239 as a team, totaling 41 kills with 15 attack errors on 109 attempts.
• Chance Shampine led the Royals with nine kills and added six digs.
• Casey Maas finished with eight kills and two service aces.
• Caleb Williams recorded six kills on .500 hitting and posted a match-high 27 assists.
• Connor Dell provided a spark off the bench with seven kills, while Nathan Vaupel added five kills on .500 efficiency.
• Fort Valley State hit .362 as a team and recorded 58 kills in the four-set victory.

NOTABLE MOMENTS

• Queens opened the match with a strong performance in the first set, hitting .375 to secure a 25-19 victory.
• Fort Valley State responded in the second set, using consistent pressure from the service line to even the match with a 25-20 win.
• The third set was tightly contested, featuring 12 tie scores, before the Wildcats edged out a 25-23 decision.
• Fort Valley State closed the match with its most efficient offensive frame, hitting .591 in the fourth set to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Queens totaled 35 assists and six service aces in the match.
• The Royals finished with 23 digs.
• Fort Valley State was led by Isaiah Fedd's match-high 18 kills, while Taviian Martin added nine kills and six total blocks.

UP NEXT
Queens will continue its homestand on Tuesday, welcoming Lees-McRae College to Curry Arena for a non-conference matchup at 6:00 PM.

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