Box Score SAVANNAH, Ga.-- Senior middle hitter Mandy Gerolstein rang up 16 kills, hitting .682 as USC Aiken (16-3, 3-0 PBC) cemented its lead atop the Peach Belt Conference volleyball standings on Saturday night, blanking Armstrong Atlantic State (9-15, 3-2 PBC) 3-0.  Game scores were 30-21, 30-17, and 30-24.  The Lady Pacers extended their winning streak to 12-straight matches, the program's most successful stretch in 16 years.  (PHOTO BY: Scott Webster)

The PBC preseason favorite to repeat as conference champs have now won their last five league road contests dating back to 2006.  And after a decade of dominance by Armstrong Atlantic State over USCA, losing 18-straight beginning in 1997, the Lady Pacers have won three of their last four over AASU including a 3-0 victory in the 2006 PBC Tournament Championship in their last match-up.  

USCA, the league's most efficient offense, started out on fire hitting .412 en route to the nine-point, game one victory.  The Lady Pacers stayed hot hitting .386 in game two and .293 in game three.  

Gerolstein recorded kills on her first 10 attempts, finishing with a match-best 16 against only one error in 22 attacks for a .682 hitting percentage.  The two-time All-Conference standout and PBC Player of the Year candidate is hitting a commanding .411 on the season including a .473 clip against conference foes.  

Senior preseason All-Conference performer Missy Deardorff added 12 kills, 13 digs, and three blocks while junior Stefanie Durham also posted a double double with 10 kills and 13 digs, hitting .360.  Senior middle hitter Jasmine Edney chipped in seven kills and a match-high six blocks.  Sophomore setter Lauren Cedeno tallied 37 assists in directing the offense to a .361 hitting percentage on the night.  

Antje Reuleke led the Pirates with nine kills and seven digs.  Kara Jerden registered 15 assists while Nicole Yates tallied 11 digs.  As a team, AASU hit .109 in having their three-game conference win streak snapped.

USC Aiken returns to action on Friday, October 12 when the Lady Pacers travel to Florence, S.C. to take on Francis Marion in a Peach Belt Conference clash at 7:00 PM.

Short Box Score
USC Aiken vs Armstrong Atlantic (Oct 06, 2007 at Savannah, Ga.)

USC Aiken def. Armstrong Atlantic 30-21,30-17,30-24

USC Aiken (16-3, 3-0 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Gerolstein, Mandy 16-0-1; Deardorff, Missy 12-0-3; Durham, Stefanie 10-2-3; Timm, Amanda 9-2-0; Edney, Jasmine 7-1-6; Cedeno, Lauren 2-1-1; Totals 56-6-7.0. (Assists) - Cedeno, Lauren 37. (Dig leaders) - Deardorff, Missy 13; Durham, Stefanie 13; Seidle, Veronica 10; Spice, Danielle 8.

Armstrong Atlantic (9-15, 3-2 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Reuleke, Antje 9-1-1; Clarke, Gwendolyn 7-0-1; Ray, Allyson 7-0-2; Kettelson, Leah 5-0-1; McCoy, Stacia 4-0-0; Budd, Brendyce 2-0-2; Kixmiller, Kassi 1-0-0; Segebart, Hannah 0-1-0; Jerden, Kara 0-2-0; Totals 35-4-4.0. (Assists) - Jerden, Kara 15; Segebart, Hannah 13. (Dig leaders) - Yates, Nicole 11; Reuleke, Antje 7.

Site: Savannah, Ga. (The ARC)
Date: Oct 06, 2007   Attend: 184   Time: 1:13