Newberry, S.C. - The Newberry Wolves volleyball team (9-10 (4-8 SAC)) fell to the Queens Royals (12-9 (7-5 SAC)) by a score of 3-0 on Saturday.  

The Wolves and Royals would start out the first set with the score being tied four times en route to a score of 4-4, but Newberry would use a 4-1 run to pull ahead. Both teams would keep fighting, but a 6-1 Newberry run that included a pair of Natasha Bannister kills would extend the Wolves' lead to 19-11. However, the Royals would not go away so easily as they mounted a 13-2 rally to come back and take the first set 26-24. 

The Wolves would start the second set off strong with an early 6-1 run behind kills from Bannister and Taylor Hall. However, Queens would fight back again, tying the score at 9-9. A pair of kills from Hall would then lead the Wolves on a 5-1 run to push the lead back out to 16-11, but after trading a few points, Queens would go on a 5-1 run of their own to climb back into the set. The Wolves would keep fighting to earn a slim 24-23 lead, but a 3-0 spurt from the Royals would allow them to claim the second set 26-24. 

Queens would use an early 6-1 run to take an early lead in the third set, but the Wolves would fight back with a Margaret McMahon kill tying the score at 9-9. However, Queens would use runs of 4-0 and 4-1 to push their lead back out. The Wolves would keep fighting with kills from Hall and Bannister, but it would not be enough as the Royals took the set 25-18 and the match 3-0. 

Bannister would lead the attack with 17 kills and 9 digs. Hall would add an 11 kill, 11 dig double-double. Avery Webb posted a 29 assist, 10 dig double-double of her own. On the defensive end, Amanda Berecz had 24 digs, and McMahon assisted on 4 blocks.  

The Wolves return home for a non-conference rematch against UNC Pembroke on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.