CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Sabrina Schleuger recorded her third double-double of the season to lead the Tusculum College to a 3-1 victory over Queens University of Charlotte on Friday night in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action from Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Pioneers took the first set 25-18 before Queens tied the match at 1-1 after winning the second set 25-19. TC won the third set 25-13 and closed out the match with a 25-17 fourth-set victory. Tusculum sees its overall record improve to 11-13 and its conference mark to 10-6. Queens falls to 6-18 overall and 3-13 in the SAC.

Schleuger tallied a match-high 14 kills and 14 digs. Freshman setter Shannon Murphy also recorded a double-double with a match-high 31 assists and 12 digs. Senior outside hitter Megan Hasse added 11 kills, while sophomore middle blocker Jaida Allen finished with nine kills and a match-high seven blocks. Sophomore libero Moriah Jones dug-up a match-high 27 balls.

Holding an 8-5 lead early in the first set, Tusculum used an 8-2 run to take a commanding 16-7 lead. Helped by a pair of 3-0 runs and a 4-0 spurt, the Royals were able to cut the Pioneer lead to 22-17 later in the set. However, TC was able to close out the first game with a 3-1 run that included a pair of kills by junior outside hitter Danae Stauffer.

After the Royals' six point second-set victory, TC raced out to a 20-9 lead in the third set with the help of three 4-0 runs. The Pioneers hit a sizzling .351 during the third game and rolled to the 12-point victory. Just like the first set, a kill by Stauffer was the final point for TC in the game.

The Pioneers' biggest run of the night came in the fourth set when they reeled off eight straight points to open up an early 11-3 advantage. The closest Queens would come to the lead would be five points, and back-to-back kills by Allen and Schleuger earned the Pioneers match-point late in the set. The Royals fought off the final point once, but a bad set by Liza Schimmelfing gave TC the victory.

Rebecca Cochran led the Royal offense with 10 kills, while Megan Mancini led the defense with 28 digs. Sydney Kunz dished out 32 assists and Schimmelfing and Katie Shoenrock each finished with double-figure digs.

The Pioneers will return to the court tomorrow when they travel to Salisbury, North Carolina to face Catawba College. First serve is set for 5 p.m.