CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jacksonville State volleyball (15-1, 3-0) rolled to a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-12. 25-15) in Friday evening's ASUN Conference matchup at Queens (5-11, 0-3). That decisive victory in the first meeting between the two programs keeps JSU tied for first place in the league and serves as their tenth sweep in 16 matches.
 
"I thought we did a great job of serving tonight and had good communication on defense," Jacksonville State head coach Todd Garvey said after the triumph. "Queens runs a lot of different plays and crossing patterns offensively, so communication was key, and we did a good job with that tonight."
 
Clinching the first set was no problem for the visiting Gamecocks. Jacksonville State's defense was put on full display as they held Queens to a sub-.000 hit percentage. Garvey's squad went on a 7-0 in the middle of the interval to take a commanding lead and never looked back en route to a 25-14 set win.
 
The second set saw more of the same. After a strong defensive outing in the opening set, JSU's offense shined with a collective hitting percentage of .667, cruising to a 25-12 victory.
 
The Gamecocks continued their dominance in the third set. Queens burned both of their timeouts unsuccessfully trying to stop a big scoring run down the stretch. JSU wound up taking the frame 25-15 to claim their third straight victory to start conference play.
 
Graduate transfer Sophie Riemersma and fifth-year middle blocker Katie Montgomery led the way with 10 kills, hitting .562 and .500 respectively in the Queen City. Montgomery had a team-high four blocks while senior Kylee Quigley, graduate transfer Claire Ochs, and redshirt sophomore Courtney Glotzbach added six kills each. Ochs had 38 assists in the three-set win and senior Zoe Gonzales finished with five kills and two blocks.
 
Defensively, senior libero Erin Carmichael had match highs in digs (21) and service aces (3). Sophomore Brooklyn Schiffli ended up with 14 digs in Charlotte as well.

Several younger Gamecocks had the opportunity to play in Friday's contest. Freshman Luci WIlkinson started the third set and played alongside classmates Ava Heyne, Morgan McClure, and Kathryn Smith. Junior Maddie Stayer, JSU's no. 2 setter, saw playing time in the final frame too.
 
Jacksonville State will round out this east coast road trip with another ASUN matchup against Liberty tomorrow. Saturday evening's affair at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Va., will have a first serve at 5 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+.