AIKEN, S.C. – Behind a career-high 25 points from Kayla Harris the 21^st-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team rolled to a 92-68 non-conference win over Limestone on Thursday evening at the Convocation Center.

Harris (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield) finished USC Aiken's 24-point victory shooting 9-for-15 from the floor. She was 7-for-10 from the charity stripe. Harris also claimed four rebounds and three assists.

Three Pacers finished Thursday's win in double figures with Hannah DeGraffinreed and Daniela Tarailo (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) also collecting double-figure scoring outputs. 

DeGraffinreed (Raleigh, N.C./Merrimack College) acquired 19 points and six rebounds in the Pacer win. The reigning South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week was 8-for-11 from the field in the Pacer win. She claimed three of her six boards on the offensive glass. 

Tarailo finished her evening with 13 points, four rebounds and three assists.

USC Aiken (5-1) as a team ended its dominating win shooting 53.8 percent (36-for-65). Limestone (5-2) shot 42.6 percent (23-of-54) as a team in its loss.

The Pacers hit upon 58.3 percent (7-for-12) of their 3-point attempts. They were 15-for-18 (83.3 percent) from the free throw line.

Four Limestone players finished in double figures with Lauren Pace leading the way with 14 points. 

The two teams opened things tight with the game knotted at 11-11 just over five minutes into the first stanza.

From there, USC Aiken would close the first half on a 31-20 run to take a 42-31 lead into the halftime break.

USC Aiken came out firing in the second half, extending its lead to as many as 27 points with 9:34 remaining in the game.

The Pacers will now take some time off to focus on exams. USC Aiken will next open Peach Belt Conference play against Flagler at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10.