Box Score AUGUSTA, Ga.--Sophomore right side Missy Deardorff registered 18 kills in leading USC Aiken (14-10, 6-3 PBC) to a 3-0 blanking of rival Augusta State (5-22, 2-7 PBC) on Wednesday night in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action at the Christenberry Fieldhouse. Game scores were 30-23, 30-23, and 30-24. The Lady Pacers, winners of seven of their last eight, improve to 28-6 all-time versus the Lady Jaguars with their fifth-straight victory in the series. 

In game one, play was tight early with the score knotted up for the sixth time at 11-11 before USC Aiken used a 4-0 spurt to jump in front and steadily pull away to the 30-23 win. A crowd of 273 witnessed the cross-river rivalry on "Pack Christenberry" night. 

Game two saw the Lady Pacers surge in front early with a 10-4 advantage and again pull away to the 30-23 win. 

In the third game, the 10th tie of the set came at 14-14, but three kills by Mandy Gerolstein keyed a 12-2 run that pushed USC Aiken ahead 26-16, holding off a late Augusta State rally for the 30-24 win. 

Deardorff added two blocks and one service ace to go along with her match-high 18 kills and .467 hitting percentage. Junior middle hitter Laura Williams added 12 kills and three blocks hitting .440 while Gerolstein chipped in nine kills and a match-best four blocks. Senior setter Rachel Dalitz dished out 42 assists, served up two aces, and tallied a team-high 12 digs. 

Sarah Lobstein, the reigning PBC Player of the Week, recorded 11 kills, but managed only a .105 hitting percentage. Rachel Marcy added 10 kills and three blocks for the Lady Jags. 

As a team, USC Aiken hit .278 while holding ASU to a .085 hitting percentage.

USC Aiken remains in fourth place by one-half game in a tightly bunched PBC race. The Lady Pacers are scheduled to host Florida Gulf Coast University, the region's number two team, on Friday, October 28 at 7:00 PM.

Short Box Score (Match)
USC Aiken vs Augusta State (Oct 26, 2005 at Augusta, Ga.)
USC Aiken def. Augusta State 30-23,30-23,30-24

USC Aiken (14-10, 6-3 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Deardorff, Missy 18-1-2; Williams, Laura 12-0-3; Gerolstein, Mandy 9-0-4; Seidle, Veronica 8-0-0; Greene, Christina 4-0-1; Dalitz, Rachel 2-2-1; Timm, Amanda 0-1-0; Totals 53-4-8.0. (Assists) - Dalitz, Rachel 42. (Dig leaders) - Dalitz, Rachel 12; Johnson, Hayden 9; Seidle, Veronica 8.

Augusta State (5-22, 2-7 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lobstein, Sarah 11-0-1; Marcy, Rachel 10-0-3; Joye, Emily 5-0-2; Elder, Brooke 5-1-0; Lowes, Jessica 3-1-0; Watson, Sarah 2-0-0; LeGrand, Meredith 0-1-0; Totals 36-3-5.0. (Assists) - Lowes, Jessica 27. (Dig leaders) - LeGrand, Meredith 15; Hornsby, Grace 14.

Site: Augusta, Ga. (Christenberry)
Date: Oct 26, 2005 Attend: 273 Time: 1:32 
Referees: Bob Wukowski, Walt Williams