{"id":345198,"date":"2026-09-12T20:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T20:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/345198\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T20:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T20:37:44","slug":"pc-drops-queens-fall-classic-finale-to-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/345198\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Drops Queens Fall Classic Finale to Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eku_logo.png\" alt=\"Eastern Kentucky\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>at Eastern Kentucky<\/p>\n<p>9\/18\/2026 | 1:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Sep. 18 (Fri) \/ 1:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eku_logo.png\" alt=\"Eastern Kentucky\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Eastern Kentucky&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/opponent-history\/eastern-kentucky\/396\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013 The Presbyterian College volleyball team (6-5) suffered a defeat in its final match of the Queens Fall Classic on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 12), falling to Queens in three sets 16-25, 17-25, 21-25 at Curry Arena.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/anisa-dorlouis\/7541\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7541\" target=\"_blank\">Anisa Dorlouis<\/a> recorded 18 assists and 13 digs, leading the team in both categories to log her eighth double-double of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/meredith-reisman\/8205\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8205\" target=\"_blank\">Meredith Reisman<\/a> led Presbyterian at the net, posting four blocks. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/courtney-williams\/7537\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7537\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Williams<\/a> pitched in three blocks to go along with eight kills.<\/p>\n<p>Offensively, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/emma-mchatten\/7839\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7839\" target=\"_blank\">Emma McHatten<\/a> powered the Blue Hose with nine kills.<\/p>\n<p>HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n<p>SET ONE \u2013 QUEENS 25, PC 16<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Two blocks from <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/meredith-reisman\/8205\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8205\" target=\"_blank\">Meredith Reisman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/ashley-dienes\/8198\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8198\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Dienes<\/a> kicked off the afternoon for the Blue Hose, helping PC start out with a 4-1 lead. PC stayed in front by a narrow margin early, as two kills by <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/emma-mchatten\/7839\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7839\" target=\"_blank\">Emma McHatten<\/a> put Presbyterian up 8-7.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The tides turned in Queens&#8217; favor in the middle of the set, as the Royals grabbed a 17-13 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reisman got PC back within three with a kill down 18-15, but the Royals controlled the rest of the frame. Queens finished the set on a 7-1 run to claim the opening set.<\/p>\n<p>SET TWO \u2013 QUEENS 25, PC 17<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8211; Presbyterian jumped out to a quick lead in the second, winning seven of the first nine points. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/courtney-williams\/7537\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7537\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Williams<\/a> led the way early with two kills and a block.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Back-to-back kills from McHatten extended the Blue Hose lead to six up 12-6 before the momentum shifted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Royals embarked on a 13-1 run to flip the script in the frame, going up 19-13 in the set. An attack error got Presbyterian back within five, but Queens took the second set 25-17 to grab a 2-0 lead in the match.<\/p>\n<p>SET THREE \u2013 QUEENS 25, PC 21<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Presbyterian once again started out in front, claiming a 7-4 lead after kills by <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/kaylie-bourn\/8199\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8199\" target=\"_blank\">Kaylie Bourn<\/a> and Williams. The Blue Hose went up five after the first service ace of <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/reagan-hare\/8202\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8202\" target=\"_blank\">Reagan Hare&#8217;s<\/a> collegiate career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; However, Queens chipped away at the lead, closing the gap to two down 17-15. A kill by McHatten followed by a service ace from <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/sophia-verdicchio\/8200\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8200\" target=\"_blank\">Sophia Verdicchio<\/a> put PC back up four before the Royals made one more push.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Queens closed out the match on a 7-1 run to finish the weekend, picking up a 3-0 victory over the Blue Hose.<\/p>\n<p>NOTABLES<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This was the second meeting between the two teams this season. PC defeated the Royals last Saturday (Sept. 5) in four sets in Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Overall, this was the third matchup between the two teams in PC&#8217;s DI era.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/anisa-dorlouis\/7541\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7541\" target=\"_blank\">Anisa Dorlouis<\/a> registered her eighth double-double of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/meredith-reisman\/8205\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8205\" target=\"_blank\">Meredith Reisman<\/a> logged four blocks to lead Presbyterian. She has produced at least four blocks in six matches this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/ashley-dienes\/8198\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8198\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Dienes<\/a> made her collegiate debut, also making her first career start.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/amaris-alvarez\/7528\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7528\" target=\"_blank\">Amaris Alvarez<\/a> got the start as libero, making her first start of the year. She posted 10 digs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gobluehose.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/reagan-hare\/8202\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8202\" target=\"_blank\">Reagan Hare<\/a> recorded her first career service ace.<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nPresbyterian finishes non-conference play next weekend, competing in the Geri Polvino Invitational in Richmond, Ky.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: at Eastern Kentucky 9\/18\/2026 | 1:00 PM &#13; Sep. 18 (Fri) \/ 1:00&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-345198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}