Box Score AIKEN, S.C.--Senior Jenny Lloyd recorded 16 kills and an impressive .441 hitting percentage as the USC Aiken Lady Pacers (4-1) blanked Presbyterian College (2-3) 3-0 in non-conference volleyball action Tuesday night at "The Courthouse". Game scores were 30-27, 30-25, and 30-25. It was the home opener for USCA. 

The win snapped a seven-match losing streak to the Blue Hose as the Lady Pacers are off to their best start since opening the 2000 season 7-1. 

Lloyd added three service aces, 13 digs, and three blocks for a match-high 21.5 points. Freshman Veronica Seidle added 14 kills and 10 digs while newcomer Karen McClellan provided stellar defense from the libero position with 23 digs. 

Donja Bobbitt paced PC with 14 kills and 15 digs. Allyn Beam chipped in 12 kills while Erin Friday tallied 11 kills. 

In game one, a Lloyd kill gave USCA its largest lead of the game at 12-8. After a Beam kill for PC and a Lady Pacer attack error knotted the game up at 16-16, the two teams traded points until the final tie came at 21-21. Sophomore Laura Williams, who hit .538 with eight kills on the evening, put one away to give USCA a lead it would not relinquish at 22-21 as they took game one 30-27. 

Game two witnessed a strong start by the Blue Hose as five straight kills opened up a 9-3 advantage. But trailing 10-4, a young Lady Pacer squad showed their resolve with a 6-0 run to tie the game up. Freshman Mandy Gerolstein recorded a kill to give USCA its first lead of the game and ignited a 5-0 spurt to make it 19-15. Tied 23-23, Lloyd registered two kills and two blocks down the stretch as the Lady Pacers took game two 30-25. 

Presbyterian again grabbed the early lead in game three with a 6-1 start, but a Lloyd ace pulled her team even at 11-11. The decisive run of the game came with USCA trailing 17-14. A 6-0 flurry fueled by one kill and a pair of aces from Seidle put the Lady Pacers ahead to stay 19-17 as they went on to win 30-25.
The Lady Pacers will return to action this weekend when they host the USC Aiken Tournament on Friday and Saturday, September 3-4. USCA will square off against Eckerd College at 7:00 PM on Friday. Presbyterian travels to Newberry, S.C. to open South Atlantic Conference play against the Lady Indians on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:00 PM. 

Short Box Score (Match)
Presbyterian vs USC Aiken (Aug 31, 2004 at Aiken, S.C.)
USC Aiken def. Presbyterian 30-27,30-25,30-25

Presbyterian (2-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Bobbitt, Donja 14-0-2; Beam, Allyn 12-0-1; Friday, Erin 11-2-3; Brown, Jasmin 6-0-7; Winchester, Erin 1-0-1; Palmer, Jodi 0-1-1; Totals 44-3-8.5. (Assists) - Winchester, Erin 38. (Dig leaders) - Bobbitt, Donja 15; Palmer, Jodi 9

USC Aiken (4-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lloyd, Jenny 16-3-3; Seidle, Veronica 14-2-1; Williams, Laura 8-0-2; Gerolstein, Mandy 7-1-4; Deardorff, Missy 5-0-2; Dalitz, Rachel 2-0-2; McClellan, Karen 1-2-0; Lane, Jessica 0-1-0; Totals 53-9-9.0. (Assists) - Dalitz, Rachel 43. (Dig leaders) - McClellan, Karen 23; LLoyd, Jenny 13; Seidle, Veronica 10

Site: Aiken, S.C. (The Courthouse)
Date: Aug 31, 2004 Attend: 122 Time: 1:40