KINGSTON, Ont. (November 21^st, 2019) The Queen's Gaels earned a straight sets victory over the Royal Military College Paladins in Kingston on Thursday night. 
 
GAME FLOW
The Gaels hit the court with an aggressive first set, which set the tone for the duration of the match. The Gaels dominated the Paladins 25-17 in the first set. 

Queen's saw a spectacular performance from outside hitter Teah Cook who put up a career-high six aces in the match. 
 
The second set followed the same intensity the Gaels showed in the first set. The Paladins put up valiant defense effort, but were unable to fend off the Gaels strong attack from Arielle Palermo, who finished the match with a total of eight kills. The Gaels took the set 25-20. 
 
The Gaels energy did not slow down in the third set. Strong defense from first-year outside hitter Rachel Meilikan, who finished the game with seven digs and libero Alexandra Tsiofas completed a total of eight digs, set up the Gaels for a quick third set win 25-16 victory as Queen's defeated RMC in straight sets. 

BY THE NUMBERS 
8 - Kills for Gaels outside hitter Arielle Palermo
6 - Aces hit by Gaels outside hitter Teah Cook
3 - Gaels won all three sets against RMC

UP NEXT
The Gaels will travel to face the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Saturday, November 23 at 7:00 pm in Thunder Bay Ontario. Tune into OUA.TV to cheer on the Queens Gaels live.