AIKEN, S.C.--After having their eight-match
win streak halted on Saturday, the USC Aiken Lady Pacers (10-3) responded
with a dominating 3-0 win over visiting Converse College (4-4) on Tuesday
night in women’s non-conference volleyball action. Game scores
were 30-14, 30-25, and 30-15. The Lady Pacers improve to 5-0 at “The
Courthouse” thus far this season, having won 15 of 16 games during
the span.
Senior Jenny Lloyd again led the way for USC Aiken with 14 kills, 10 digs, two
aces, two blocks, and a .478 hitting percentage. As a team, the Lady Pacers hit
.305 while holding the All-Stars to a negative .082 percentage.
Freshman Veronica Seidle added 10 kills and hit .350 collecting 11.0 points.
Freshman Mandy Gerolstein and junior setter Rachel Dalitz each chipped in 10.5
points. Gerolstein had three solo blocks while Dalitz served up six of the team’s
13 aces. Sophomore Brandy Johnson tied a career-best with six kills on eight
attacks for a .625 hitting percentage.
Lauren Mueller highlighted Converse’s play with five kills and five blocks
for 9.0 points and a .400 hitting percentage. Monica Wallace added four kills,
three blocks, and three of the team’s five aces.
In game one, with the score 13-8 in favor of the Lady Pacers, USCA reeled off
12 of the next 13 points to take a commanding 25-9 advantage. Dalitz had three
of her four first game aces during the run as the Lady Pacers closed out the
game 30-14. Seidle, Gerolstein, Johnson, and freshman Missy Deardorff each had
three kills in the game.
Game two proved to be the most competitive as the two teams saw the score tied
at three, six, 12, 17, and 21. A 7-0 run, however, broke open a 28-21 USCA lead
as they held on for the 30-25 win. Dalitz added two more aces during the decisive
run while Lloyd tallied seven kills in the game.
Fans witnessed quite an amazing display in game three as USCA rattled off 17-straight
points on the strength of Seidle’s serve. A 7-4 game erupted into a
24-4 lead for the Lady Pacers. During the run Seidle had two aces, Lloyd
had three kills, and Gerolstein recorded three kills and two blocks.
USC Aiken will now hit the road for four-straight matches beginning next Tuesday,
September 21 at Presbyterian. Start time is set for 7:00 PM in Clinton, S.C.
USCA defeated PC 3-0 in Aiken back on August 31.
Short Box Score (Match)
Converse vs. USC Aiken (Sep 14, 2004 at Aiken, S.C.)
USC Aiken def. Converse 30-14,30-25,30-15
Converse (4-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Mueller, Lauren 5-0-5; Shain, Leslie 4-0-1;
Wallace, Monica 4-3-3; Inalloo, Sarah J. 3-1-4; Woodrum, Catherine 3-1-2; Ogez,
Brittney 1-0-1; Totals 20-5-11.0. (Assists) - Ogez, Brittney 17. (Dig leaders)
- Shain, Leslie 7; Williamson, Bave 7.
USC Aiken (10-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lloyd, Jenny 14-2-2; Seidle, Veronica
10-1-0; Johnson, Brandy 6-0-2; Gerolstein, Mandy 6-1-4; Deardorff, Missy 4-0-1;
Dalitz, Rachel 4-6-1; Williams, Laura 2-0-1; Edney, Jasmine 1-0-0; Lane, Jessica
0-1-0; McClellan, Karen 0-2-0; Totals 47-13-8.0. (Assists) - Dalitz, Rachel
34. (Dig leaders) - Lloyd, Jenny 10; McClellan, Karen 8; Seidle, Veronica 8.
Site: Aiken, S.C. (The Courthouse)
Date: Sep 14, 2004 Attend: 85 Time: 1:18
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