Box Score

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - In a battle of two of the top three teams in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region, Flagler proved much for USC Aiken on Friday, earning a 3-0 Peach Belt Conference victory over the Pacers at Flagler Gym.

Flagler opened the match by earning a 25-19 victory in the first and second games. The Saints closed out the match with a 25-14 win in the third and final set.

The loss is the fifth consecutive for the regionally-third ranked Pacers. USC Aiken is now 13-14 in the 2009 season, including 5-6 in the PBC.

Flagler, which is ranked second in the Southeast Region, improved to 22-8 overall and 9-1 in the PBC with the three-set match win over the Pacers. The Saints are presently first in the league standings.

Flagler's Friday sweep avenged a loss to the Pacers earlier in the year. The Pacers are still the only team to have beaten Flagler in league play as the Pacers downed the Saints, 3-2, at the Convocation Center on Friday, Sept. 18.

Megan Disney (Knoxville, Tenn./Karns) led the Pacers in the match with eight kills. Disney finished her evening hitting .353.

Pacer libero Samantha Lukralle (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) concluded her evening as the only Pacer with double-digit digs with 10.

Flagler's evening ended with three players collecting double-digit kills with Rachel Stacy and Katie Beale both recording 11 kills, while Meg Weathersby finished the win over the Pacers with 10 kills.

Casey Gnann was the only Saint to procure double-digit digs with 11.

Things do not get any easier for the Pacers this weekend as they will travel to Savannah, Ga. tomorrow (Saturday) to face off against league rival and regionally-ranked No. 4 Armstrong Atlantic State.

The Pacers along with Flagler are the only ones to have taken down the Pirates in league action in 2009 presently. USC Aiken acquired a 3-1 win over AASU on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Convocation Center.