AIKEN, S.C.--USC Aiken (7-8, 2-1 PBC) blanked rival Augusta State (3-16, 1-2 PBC) 3-0 in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action on Wednesday night to give Lady Pacer head coach Will Condon his 98th career win, making him the all-time wins leader in school history. Game scores were 30-24, 30-27, and 30-23. It was fitting that the victory to put Condon in the record books came against the team he has beaten more than any other, owning a 12-1 career mark against the Lady Jaguars. (MISSY DEARDORFF PICTURED)

Missy Deardorff led the Lady Pacer attack with nine kills and five blocks hitting a match-best .533. Laura Williams added nine kills and seven blocks (three solo) while Veronica Seidle also tallied nine kills to go with 11 digs. Setter Rachel Dalitz notched 28 assists to go with two blocks, two aces, and three kills hitting .429.

Sarah Lobstein paced Augusta State with a match-high 13 kills while Carly Ley added 11 kills. Meredith LeGrand had 18 digs.

As a team, USC Aiken out hit ASU .219 to .133 and recorded 12.0 team blocks to the Lady Jags’ 7.0.

USCA used a quick start in game one to surge to an 8-2 advantage. The Lady Pacers ballooned the edge to double digits at 23-13 before an 8-0 ASU run tightened things up at 23-21. A Katie Baker kill and a Danielle Spice ace, however, created some separation as the Lady Pacers won 30-24.

In game two, the score was tied six times early on until five-straight by USCA pushed them in front 15-12 capped by a Deardorff kill. Augusta State began to take control late in the game behind the strength on an 8-0 spurt, charging in front 24-20. After tying it up at 25-25, the Lady Pacers fell behind again 27-25 before scoring five-straight including a pair of blocks by Williams and Deardorff to close out the win 30-27.

With game three tied 9-9, a 10-2 USC Aiken run made it 19-11 as the Lady Pacers cruised to the 30-23 victory.

USC Aiken improves to 27-6 in the all-time series with Augusta State.

The Lady Pacers will travel to Savannah, Ga. on Friday, September 30 for a 7:00 PM showdown with preseason PBC favorite Armstrong Atlantic State. Augusta State will also play the Lady Pirates for their next action, on Saturday, October 1 at 3:00 PM.

Short Box Score (Match)
Augusta State vs USC Aiken (Sep 28, 2005 at Aiken, S.C.)
USC Aiken def. Augusta State 30-24,30-27,30-23

Augusta State (3-16, 1-2 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lobstein, Sarah 13-2-1; Ley, Carly 11-0-0; Elder, Brooke 5-1-2; Marcy, Rachel 4-0-1; Lowes, Jessica 3-0-1; Joye, Emily 0-0-5; Totals 36-3-7.0. (Assists) - Lowes, Jessica 29. (Dig leaders) - LeGrand, Meredith 18; Lobstein, Sarah 7.

USC Aiken (7-8, 2-1 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Deardorff, Missy 9-0-5; Seidle, Veronica 9-1-0; Williams, Laura 9-0-7; Gerolstein, Mandy 8-0-3; Baker, Katie 7-0-2; Dalitz, Rachel 3-2-2; Timm, Amanda 2-0-0; Barcas, Cheryl 1-0-0; Jackson, Keri 1-0-0; Spice, Danielle 0-1-0; Edney, Jasmine 0-0-1; Totals 49-4-12.0. (Assists) - Dalitz, Rachel 28. (Dig leaders) - Seidle, Veronica 11; Johnson, Hayden 11.

Site: Aiken, S.C. (The Courthouse)
Date: Sep 28, 2005 Attend: 88 Time: 1:31

FULL BOXSCORE