HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial men's volleyball team took a tightly contested match with Queens in four sets (21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 27-25) Friday at Mary Mars Gym. The win improved the Railsplitters' record to 8-4 while dropping Queens to 1-8.

Set 1: Queens 25-21
The visiting Royals went on a 12-5 scoring run to turn a 13-11 deficit into a 23-18 edge, and they would clinch the set on a Jack Brinkman kill. Shay Spadaro paced Lincoln Memorial with four kills and two digs in the first frame.

Set 2: Lincoln Memorial 25-23
Queens led 6-0 early, but the Railsplitters later responded with a 5-0 rally to get back to within one point at 12-11 before taking 9 of the final 13 points to complete the comeback. Spadaro went for seven kills in the second set.

Set 3: Lincoln Memorial 25-23
Two kills by Spadaro and one from Matthew Gentry highlighted a 5-0 Lincoln Memorial rally that gave the hosts a 20-16 lead before clinching the set on yet another Spadaro termination. Cole Campisano led the Railsplitter offense with five kills in the third period.

Set 4: Lincoln Memorial 27-25
The Railsplitters got separation with a 5-0 rally to go ahead 19-14, but the Royals responded with a 7-0 streak of their own to regain a 23-21 advantage. Lincoln Memorial regrouped and won 6 of the next 8 points, clinching the set and match on a kill by Johan Negron. Negron's four kills were a fourth set-best for the Railsplitters.

Stat of the Match
The back-and-forth third set featured 12 ties and four lead changes.

Inside the Box Score
- Spadaro had 17 kills, three digs and a block.
- Campisano posted 15 kills on a .440 hitting percentage, eight digs and an ace.
- Kohl Kutsch stuffed the stat sheet with 45 assists, five digs, two kills and two blocks.
- Gentry went for nine kills (.353 hitting percentage), two blocks and a dig and an ace.

Up Next
The Railsplitters host Limestone on Saturday at 2 p.m.