SAVANNAH, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball team concluded its regular season with a 3-1 (25-10, 17-25, 25-15, 25-15) loss to national No. 15 Armstrong Atlantic State in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action at the ARC on Saturday afternoon.

Current NCAA Division II Southeast Region No. 1 Armstrong (33-1, 13-1 PBC) opened the match by easily taking game one, 25-10. The Pacers would rebound in game two, winning 25-17.

Regionally 10^th-ranked USC Aiken (15-15, 7-7 PBC) would not be able to sustain its momentum from the second set with the Pirates garnering 25-15 wins in games three and four to take a 3-1 match victory.

USC Aiken concluded the match hitting .062 as a team. Armstrong hit .333 in the match as a team.

No Pacer was able to claim double-digit kills in the match with Hannah Tierney (Winchester, Va./James Wood) leading the way with eight kills.

Samantha Lukralle (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) led the Pacers in digs with 13. Alex Petock (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge) had a team-high 11 assists.

Brendyce Budd was the top performer for the Pirates in their win, ending her afternoon with a match-high 17 digs. Amanda Jones finished with 14 kills for the Pirates.

Armstrong's Jessica Santaniello led all in the match with 15 digs.  

USC Aiken will next participate in the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Championship at the Christenberry Fieldhouse in Augusta, Ga. The championship will be contested Friday, Nov. 11-Sunday, Nov. 13.

The final field has not been set as of yet as more information will be made available in the near future. To learn more about the Peach Belt Conference Championship, please visit the official tournament website: http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/wvball/2011-12/pbctournament