BANNER ELK, N.C. – Attack errors proved to be the achilles heel for the University of South Carolina volleyball team Saturday morning as the Pacers dropped their first match of the day 3-1 to the Sail Fish of Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday morning at Williams Gymnasium.

The Fish (2-0) defeated the Pacers (1-2) 25-15 in the first set before a flicker of life lifted the Pacers 25-22 in the second set. However, the Fish surged and took the last two sets 25-18 and 25-13 to take the match win.

Senior Megan Disney (Knoxville, Tenn./Karns) and freshman power hitter Leah Rodgers (Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary) led the Pacer attack with double digit kills. Disney recorded 13 kills on 21 attacks to hit .429 in the contest with three blocks while Rodgers provided 12 kills and two blocks of her own.

Ashley Farwell (Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest) recorded her first double-double of the season with 30 assists and 10 digs.

Janeen McCormick led all players in the match with 15 kills while Allie Warren led both sides with 24 digs in the contest.

Neither team had the advantage in kills as the Sail Fish barely out hit the Pacers 46-42, but 37 attack errors committed by the Pacers compared to just 16 by the Fish proved to be the match-changer.

It will be a relatively quick turnaround for USC Aiken as they will close the curtains on their opening tournament with an early afternoon match against the Cobras of Coker College. The match is schedule to get started to start at 3:30 p.m.