The Queens College volleyball team fell to Roberts Wesleyan in three sets on Saturday in Rochester, New York.  The scores of the sets were 25-13, 25-13 and 25-18.

The opening set saw the Knights and Redhawks start out even at 6-6.  In that early stretch, Arielle DiCocco (Blue Point, N.Y./Bayport-Blueport) recorded a kill and an ace for the Knights.  Roberts Wesleyan then used a 4-1 run to take a 10-7 lead in the opening frame. 

Queens fought back, however, with a 6-0 run and took a 13-10 advantage behind kills from Bianca Steele (Massapequa, N.Y./Holy Trinity) and Suzanne Byrne (Richmond, B.C./St. Patrick's) and a service ace from Ceren Kilic (Istanbul, Turkey/Yuzyil Isil).  Roberts Wesleyan came back and scored the next 15 straight points to take the opening set, 25-13.

Set two was eerily similar to the opening frame as the two sides found themselves tied at five-five.  From there, the Redhawks took a slim lead at 12-11, and then rattled off 13 of the next 15 contested points to capture the second set, 25-13.

The final frame saw the Knights take the early lead, 8-6, courtesy of an Else Buchmiller (Sacrament, Calif./Christian Brothers) kill.  Roberts Wesleyan scored the next five points to lead 11-8, but QC pulled within one, at 11-10, as Buchmiller picked up another kill.  Neither side could gain much momentum from there as the score was even again at 16-all.  From there, the Redhawks used a 9-2 run to close out the set at 25-18.

In the match, Byrne recorded a team-best 11 digs, which was complemented by Steele's match-high four block assists.

The Knights return to action on Sunday, November 11, when they face Dowling College in a match that was rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy.  Originally slated for Fitzgerald Gym, the contest is now being played at Dowling at noon.