King University Block leads King to win at Queens

Warren Davis/Men's Basketball | King University

By Press release submission

Feb 12, 2023

Kellan Kennedy and Warren Davis paced the King University men's volleyball team to a win at Queens University on Friday night. Along with that tandem, the Tornado block was led by Aaron Milstead as King posted season-high in blocks in the 3-1 victory.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: King 3, Queens 1 (25-20, 25-27, 25-21, 25-18)

LOCATION: Levine Center; Charlotte, N.C.

RECORDS: King 4-8; Queens 1-7

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

Consecutive Kennedy kills following an AJ Drooker kill gave King an early 8-4 lead.
The Royals came back and pulled within one, but King went on another run, scoring five of the next six points.
A solo stuff from Milstead gave King a 14-9 advantage.
The Tornado held the at five points and took the set 25-20 on a Jack Sarnowski kill.

Second Set

The set was even at 10 before the Tornado rolled off four straight points and five of the next six to take a 15-11 lead.
Sarnowski posted a kill, an ace and block assist with Kennedy as Milstead started the run with a kill.
King later led 18-14 on following a stuff from Milstead and Drooker.
However, Queens scored four consecutive points to even the score.
The Tornado led 21-19 and 22-20, but Queens scored three straight points to take the lead.
However, King responded with a kill from Sarnowski as the teams traded points.
The Royals eventually scored back-to-back points to take the set 27-25.

Third Set

The teams went back-and-forth in the early going before King tried to gain separation in the middle of the set.
The Tornado broke a tie at 13 with three straight points, including a block from Kennedy and Jackson Carroll.
King later called a timeout as Queens scored three straight points to pull within 19-18.
The Royals tied the set at 19, and 20 before consecutive kills from Davis and Kennedy gave King a 22-20 lead and forced a Queens timeout.
A Davis kill gave King a chance at set point before a block from Kennedy and Drooker gave King the 25-21 win.

Fourth Set

King started the set with a Milstead block and opened up a 9-5 lead that forced Queens to call timeout.
Out of the break, the Royals scored five straight points to take a 10-9 lead.
However, King bounced back with a 5-1 run to take a 14-11 lead.
A block from Kennedy and Carroll followed by a kill from Davis gave King a 19-14 lead and forced another Queens timeout.
The Tornado held the lead there, eventually taking the set 25-18 and the match 3-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Davis led the way for the Tornado with 15 kills and 11 digs for another double-double.
Kennedy posted an attack percentage of .650 with 14 kills to go along with four blocks.
Carroll added nine kills and 12 digs while Justin Sawyer chipped in with nine digs.
Sarnowski handed out 39 assists to go along with four kills and five digs.
Milstead added eight blocks, including three solo stuffs.

FOR THE FOES

Matthew Pilch led Queens with 17 kills and seven digs while Ananias Hayes added 10 kills.
Brian Schwob handed out 37 assists and added six digs.
Guillermo Jordan led the back row with 10 digs.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE