Box Score

WINGATE, N.C. - The USC Aiken volleyball team dropped its third straight match with a 3-0 loss to traditional region power Wingate on Tuesday evening at Cuddy Arena.

Wingate earned a 25-12 victory in the first game before besting the Pacers 25-19 in the second game. The Bulldogs earned a 25-18 win in the third game to acquire the 3-0 victory.

USC Aiken's Susan MacClary (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) finished the loss to Wingate with a team-high seven kills. She also concluded the match with four total blocks.

Whitney Tabbert (Stewardson, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) led the Pacers with 12 assists. Teammate Lauren Cedeno (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny) was just behind with 10 assists in the match.

Pacer libero Samantha Lukralle (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) continued her streak of double-digit digs with 13 in the match. Cedeno added nine of her own to tie Shannon Byers (Morristown, Minn./Faribault) for the second-most digs on the night by a Pacer.

Wingate's Lauren Billo was the only one in the match to obtain double-digit kills with 12. She also had three blocks in the match. Liz Willis guided the Bulldog attack with 30 assists.

USC Aiken will close out its week by playing host to two league matches. It all begins with a special match against rival Augusta State at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.

The Pacers will be "Thinking Pink" in the match with the Jaguars as USC Aiken volleyball is raising funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure for breast cancer research during the match.

The special evening begins at 6 p.m. with a silent auction. Various businesses throughout the area have donated items for the auction, proceeds from which will go directly to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure.

Donations for the auction will be accepted until Sept. 30. Winners will be announced at half-time during the match.

Not only will fans get some great entertainment, but they will also have many opportunities to win prizes. There will be numerous giveaways in addition to the traditional Domino's Serve for Pizza Contest, which will be held at the end of the match.

Maureen Simpson, director of the Aiken Choral Society will sing the National Anthem before the first serve of the game. Simpson's mother was a victim of breast cancer, and the cause is close to her heart.

T-shirts for this special event are being donated by Jim Hanna and they will be available for only $10 - 100% of the proceeds will go to Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. Any other donations for the Pacers' cause are greatly appreciated.

USC Aiken (10-7) then ends its week by playing host to PBC rival Lander at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2.