AIKEN, S.C. – Three Pacers recorded double-digit kills to lead the University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball team as they picked up their first Peach Belt Conference victory of the season over the visiting Lander Bearcats 3-0 within the friendly confines of the Convocation Center Wednesday night.

With the win, the Pacers improve to 4-5 overall and 1-1 in Peach Belt action while the Bearcats fall to 5-3 overall and start their 2010 PBC campaign at 0-1.

USC Aiken and Lander battled back and forth hard over the three-set match with the Pacers taking the first two sets 25-23 and 25-20 before just squeaking out an exciting 28-26 victory to claim the match in the third set.

Freshman Leah Rodgers (Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary) led all players with 12 kills in the match while the hard-hitting duo of Megan Disney (Knoxville, Tenn./Karns) and Shannon Byers (Morristown, Minn./Faribault) added 11 kills each. Disney hit an astounding .733 over the three-set match while Byers recorded another double-double on the season adding in 10 digs in her effort.

Sophomore outside hitter Chelsey Kight (Charleston, S.C./West Ashley) led the Pacer front row with three total blocks while setter Ashley Farwell (Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest Rolesville) recorded a double-double of her own recording 23 assists and 11 digs.

Melissa McCracken led the Bearcat offensive with 10 kills while Magi Nottingham chipped in nine kills of her own.

The two teams were fairly evenly matched in kills with USC Aiken just beating out Lander 48-40 while the Pacer defense combined for 11 blocks to Lander's four to keep the Bearcats at a hitting percentage of .155.

USC Aiken will now load up the bus to head south for a pair of tough road Peach Belt Conference matches. The Pacers will first head to the Sunshine State to challenge the PBC preseason favorite Saints of Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla. on Friday, Sept. 17 for a 7 p.m. match before heading back up the road a little bit to Savannah, Ga. to tangle with the Pirates of Armstrong Atlantic State on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.