Box Score HONOLULU, Hawaii – Outside hitter Joel Schneidmiller put away a season-high in kills as No. 4 UC Irvine beat Queens 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-10, 25-16) at the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Invitational at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Schneidmiller hit .618 with 23 kills on 34 attempts and just two errors. The junior had a team-high seven digs plus two aces and three block assists.

COACH DAVID KNIFFIN SAYS
"So far this season, Joel has done everything we've needed him to do to put us in a position to win."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Outside hitter JB Kam had 10 kills, two aces and five digs
>Middle blockers Scott Stadick and Aiden Wolf-Nielsen each had nine kills, a career-best for Wolf-Nielsen. Stadick recorded five blocks and Wolf-Nielsen had three
>Nic Cavallaro led the Royals with 11 kills
>Queens out-blocked UCI, 9.5-8.0

TURNING POINTS
FIRST SET
>UCI scored five straight to jump out to a 11-7 lead
>The Royals would score four of their own to knot the score at 13-13
>A pair of Joel Schneidmiller kills gave UCI some separation, 19-17
>A block and kill by Scott Stadick was followed by an ace from Akhil Tangutur put the Anteaters up 23-18
>A block by Stadick and Jonny Bowles ended the set 25-19

SECOND SET
>Three kills and an Anteater attack error gave Queens the 8-4 lead
>Four consecutive UCI miscues extended the Royals lead to 12-6
>A 4-1 run by Queens almost put the set out of reach, 19-11
>The Royals would take the set 25-21
>UCI hit .065

THIRD SET
>UCI took control from the start with a 7-0 lead. Schneidmiller had three kills and JB Kam had two aces in the run
>UCI would roll to a 25-10 win, hitting .632 (13-1-19)

FOURTH SET
>A block by Stadick and Schneidmiller capped a 4-0 spurt to give UCI a 13-9 lead
>The Anteaters would close out the set on an 8-2 run for a 25-16 set win and 3-1 match victory

NOTES
>UCI wins its fourth straight match, improving to 7-3 overall
>JB Kam had double-digit kills for the third time this season
>Scott Stadick broke is streak of six or more blocks with five against Queens
>Alexandre Nsakanda fired three aces and owns a team-high 14 overall

UP NEXT
>UCI will battle No. 1 Hawaii in a non-conference match tomorrow (Feb. 8) at 9:00 p.m. PT