LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Queens defeated the Bellarmine University volleyball team 3-1 on Friday night in Atlantic Sun Conference play in Knights Hall.
The Royals (8-15, 4-6 ASUN) topped the Knights (11-10, 5-5) by scores of 25-21, 29-31, 25-19, 25-12. Queens hit .316 compared to .182 by Bellarmine, with Callie DeSchryver leading three Royals with 11 or more kills with 19.
Freshman
Mady Yaden paced Bellarmine with 19 kills, senior
Erika Smith amassed 12 and senior
Natalie Bland registered 10. Freshman
Maddie Carnes supplied 45 assists and junior
Payton Parsons notched a match-high 19 digs.
The epic second set was the highlight for Bellarmine. The Knights staved off set point and then Queens proceeded to overcome set point four times before finally succumbing on back-to-back kills from sophomore
Abby Julius and Yaden.
In the third set, the teams were tied at 11 when Queens went on a 7-0 run. The Knights got no closer than four thereafter. The Royals shot out to a 13-5 advantage in the fourth set and never looked back.
Bellarmine will host West Florida at 4 p.m. (ET) Saturday.
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