OPENING SERVE
Score: Ball State 3 | Queens 0
Records: Queens (5-4 overall, 0-2 MIVA) | Ball State (10-1 overall, 2-0 MIVA)
Location: Worthen Arena (Muncie, Ind.)

THE SHORT STORY
The Queens University of Charlotte men's volleyball team fell in straight sets to Ball State on Friday evening inside Worthen Arena. The Royals competed point-for-point early in all three sets and totaled 17 tie scores, but the Cardinals' efficiency at the net and pressure from the service line proved decisive in a 25-22, 25-18, 25-20 MIVA loss.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Queens hit .247 as a team with 38 kills on 89 swings.
• The Royals totaled 35 assists, 29 digs, and three total blocks.
• Queens' most efficient set came in the third, hitting .308 with 13 kills and five errors.
• Kaden Saurer led all players with 17 kills on .419 hitting, adding five digs.
• Reed Shuey recorded six kills on .545 efficiency with two total blocks.
• Casey Maas contributed six kills, five digs, and a service ace.
• Charlie Podgorny paced the offense with 29 assists and five digs.

NOTABLE MOMENTS

• Queens stayed within striking distance in the opening set with nine ties before Ball State closed on a late run to take the frame, 25-22.
• The Royals trimmed the deficit to three midway through the second set, but the Cardinals responded with a 7-2 stretch to pull away.
• Set three featured multiple tight stretches, including a 15-all tie, before Ball State used a late surge to secure the sweep.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Queens placed four players with six or more kills, led by Saurer's match-high performance.
• Ball State hit .314 as a team and finished with 12 total blocks.
• Patrick Rogers led the Cardinals with 11 kills and four service aces, while Ball State recorded six aces overall.

UP NEXT
Queens will face Ohio State at home next weekend, starting on Feb. 13.

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