Box Score AIKEN, S.C.--Michelle Settergren and Lezlie Logan combined for 25 kills and 10 blocks to lead Francis Marion (26-10, 10-2 PBC) over USC Aiken (15-13, 7-5 PBC) 3-1 in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action on Saturday action. Game scores were 30-25, 30-17, 25-30, and 30-16. It marked the final regular season contest for both schools. In pregame festivities as part of "Senior Day", the Lady Pacers honored setter
Rachel Dalitz and libero
Emily Beecher (RACHEL DALITZ PICTURED).
The Patriots will enter next weekend's PBC Tournament as the second seed while USC Aiken will be seeded fourth.
Settergren recorded a team-best 14 kills to go with two blocks and a .481 hitting percentage. Logan added 11 kills and eight blocks. Setter Jenna Kaiser registered 45 assists, two aces, five kills, and 11 digs. Libero Jessica Strader chipped in with a match-high 22 digs.
Sophomore
Mandy Gerolstein led the Lady Pacers with 17 kills, four blocks, and one ace hitting .375. Junior
Laura Williams added 13 kills and five blocks while Dalitz dished out 49 assists to go with two aces, 11 digs, and three blocks in her final appearance before the home crowd.
Both teams built multi-point leads midway through game one with the sixth tie of the contest coming at 18-18. Five-straight points by the Patriots off the serve of Kaiser, however, broke open the game 23-18 as FMU went on for the 30-25 win.
Francis Marion hit .324 compared to the Lady Pacers' .095 in game two to cruise to the 30-17 win. Already in front 19-12, six kills in an 8-1 run squashed any chance of a Lady Pacer rally.
USC Aiken's attack finally got cranked up in game three as they opened hot to the tune of a 9-3 advantage. Francis Marion pulled within a single point at 16-15 before a decisive 7-2 spurt capped by a pair of
Stefanie Durham aces made it 23-17 as the Lady Pacers won 30-25. Gerolstein, Williams, and
Missy Deardorff combined for 15 kills in game three.
In game four, following an attack error, the Patriots scored five-straight out of the gate and never looked back, pulling away to the 30-16 win.
FMU hit .248 and tallied 12.0 blocks. USC Aiken was held to a .139 hitting percentage and 9.0 team blocks.
Both teams will play on Friday, November 11 in the opening round of the 2005 PBC Tournament hosted by Augusta State at the Christenberry Fieldhouse.
Short Box Score (Match)
Francis Marion Univ. vs USC Aiken (Nov 05, 2005 at Aiken, S.C.)
Francis Marion Univ. def. USC Aiken 30-25,30-17,25-30,30-16
Francis Marion Univ. (26-10, 10-2 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Settergren, Michelle 14-0-2; Logan, Lezlie 11-1-8; Bartlett, Jessica 9-0-4; Feber, Kelly 9-0-2; Phiel, Jackie 7-0-2; Kaiser, Jenna 5-2-2; Strader, Jessica 1-2-0; Matthews, Rachael 0-1-0; Totals 56-6-12.0. (Assists) - Kaiser, Jenna 45. (Dig leaders) - Strader, Jessica 22; Feber, Kelly 17; Phiel, Jackie 11; Kaiser, Jenna 11; Matthews, Rachael 10.
USC Aiken (15-13, 7-5 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Gerolstein, Mandy 17-1-4; Williams, Laura 13-0-5; Deardorff, Missy 9-0-6; Durham, Stefanie 7-2-0; Baker, Katie 6-1-0; Dalitz, Rachel 4-2-3; Jackson, Keri 2-0-0; Timm, Amanda 1-0-0; Spice, Danielle 0-1-0; Totals 59-7-9.0. (Assists) - Dalitz, Rachel 49. (Dig leaders) - Dalitz, Rachel 11; Johnson, Hayden 11; Deardorff, Missy 10; Durham, Stefanie 10; Timm, Amanda 10; Spice, Danielle 10.
Site: Aiken, S.C. (The Courthouse)
Date: Nov 05, 2005 Attend: 70 Time: 1:55
