AUGUSTA, Ga. – Four University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball student-athletes were selected to the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team. 

The announcement came from the league office in Augusta, Ga. on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.

The four Pacers honored for their achievements on the court and in the classroom were Ashley Farwell, Chelsey Kight, Samantha Lukralle and Claire Patten. Endea Ellison and Emily Maassen were named Honorable Mention.

Kight ends her Pacer career as a three-time PBC All-Academic selection. Farwell and Lukralle are now two-time honorees.

Farwell concluded her junior season with a team second-best 357 assists. She averaged 5.33 assists per set.

Farwell (Wake Forest, N.C./Wake Forest-Rolesville) was able to secure 131 digs in the 2011 season.

In the classroom, Farwell owns a 3.85 grade point average as a Business Administration major.

A senior, Kight played in 15 matches for the Pacers in the 2011 season. She played in 32 sets in total on the year.

Kight (Charleston, S.C./West Ashley) finished the year with 41 kills.

In the classroom, Kight boasts a 3.78 grade point average as a Nursing major.

A member of the Capital One Academic NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball District Three First-Team, Lukralle (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) concluded the 2011 season leading the Pacers in digs with 486. The Pacer libero averaged 4.76 digs per set.

The junior ended her 2011 campaign with a school second-best 1,643 digs in her career. The total places her eighth in digs in a career in Peach Belt Conference history.

A junior, Patten finished her junior season with a team third-best 272 digs. She averaged 2.21 digs per set.

Patten (Boulder, Colo./Mercer) led the Pacers in the 2011 season with 32 service aces.

In the classroom, Patten owns a 3.91 grade point average as an Exercise and Sport Science major.

A sophomore Business Administration major, Maassen (Ellisville, Mo./Marquette) owns a 3.5 grade point average. Ellison (Orange Park, Fla./Episcopal), a sophomore Nursing major, boasts a 3.56 grade point average.

The Peach Belt Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team is part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must have 1) participated in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee and select the teams.

Founded in 1991, the Peach Belt Conference is home to 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. The league features 13 member institutions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama that compete in 13 championship sports. The 2011-12 members are Augusta State University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Clayton State University, Columbus State University, Flagler College, Francis Marion University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Lander University, University of Montevallo, North Georgia College & State University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the University of South Carolina Aiken.

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