OPENING SERVE
Score: Queens 3 | Charleston (W.Va.) 1
Records: Queens (5-1 overall, 0-0 MIVA) | Charleston (2-4 overall, 0-0 EIVA)
Location: Wehrle Innovation Center (Charleston, W.Va.)

THE SHORT STORY
The Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball team earned its fifth win of the season Thursday night, defeating Charleston in four sets on the road. The Royals controlled the first two frames with efficient offense before closing out a tight fourth set to secure the 3-1 victory, 25-15, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23.

"Our aggressive serving spoke loud, but our perseverance spoke louder," said head coach Roger Peluso. "Huge pride in this team, especially Chance Shampine and Charlie Podgorny, whose resilience never wavered."

BY THE NUMBERS

• Queens hit .303 as a team with 47 kills and just 11 errors on 119 swings.
• The Royals totaled 40 assists, 11 service aces, 31 digs, and 14 total blocks.
• Queens opened the match hitting .381 in the first set and .483 in the second.
• Chance Shampine led the Royals with 10 kills while adding eight service aces and eight digs for a team-high 18 points.
• Casey Maas recorded 12 kills on .313 hitting with three assists and two aces.
• Reed Shuey swung .636 with eight kills on 11 attempts.
• Kaden Saurer chipped in nine kills and three assists.
• Charlie Podgorny dished out 32 assists to direct the offense.

NOTABLE MOMENTS

• Queens limited Charleston to .111 hitting in the opening set while cruising to a 25-15 win.
• The Royals followed with 15 kills and just one error in set two (.483) to take a 2-0 match lead.
• Charleston extended the match with a third-set victory.
• Queens responded late in the fourth, holding off the Golden Eagles for a 25-23 clincher.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Shampine filled the stat sheet with eight digs and eight aces in addition to his 10 kills. His eight aces is the most made in a 2026 NCAA match to date, and also serves as a program record for the Royals.
• Podgorny accounted for 32 of Queens' 40 assists.
• The Royals combined for 14 total blocks at the net to disrupt Charleston's attack.
• Charleston was led offensively by Conrad Spidsø with a match-high 22 kills.

UP NEXT
Queens will face Charleston (W.V.) tomorrow for the series finale at 11:00 a.m.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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