Throughout the 2019-20 season, the USC Aiken Athletic Communications office will provide weekly notes, giving all of Pacer Nation an in-depth look at the team.

Melyk Makes Things Happen

Senior Melyk Taouil had her highest-scoring game of her career in the season-opening contest against Carson-Newman. She connected on eight-of-13 from the floor to go along with four charity tosses en route to establishing her career-high 21 points.

Double-Doubles Becoming Routine

Kwajelin Farrar is arguably one of the most dominant student-athletes in the NCAA Southeast Region. She continued to dominate her opposition in the first two games of the season. Farrar tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four assists in the season-opening game against Carson-Newman. Farrar notched 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in the game against Lenoir-Rhyne. The double-doubles upped her career total to 28.

Leading The League

Kwajelin Farrar leads the PBC after the opening weekend with her 11.5 rebounds per contest. Nobody else in the league is pulling down more than 9.0 boards per outing.

Kanna Can Shoot It

USC Aiken redshirt-junior Kanna Suzuki can light it up from downtown. After hitting a shot from distance against Carson-Newman, Suzuki canned three-of-six from three-point land against Lenoir-Rhyne. She's hitting .364. from deep on the year.

Gardner's A Gamer

Rookie Chesney Gardner is averaging six points and 3.5 rebounds per game through her first two contests against tough competition. However, she is averaging 30 minutes a game and has played well. Gardner upped her rebounding total from the first game of her career to the second while also limiting her turnovers. She also increased her field goal percentage while playing in a tough venue.

Big Mack Attack

Newcomer Alexis Mack had a solid opening weekend for USC Aiken. The sophomore averaged 11 points a game while snagging three rebounds a contest. Mack hit eight-of-18 from the floor (44.4 percent) and five-of-eight (62.5 percent) from the charity stripe. After scoring eight against the Eagles, Mack poured in a season-high 14 points against the Bears.

Inside The Numbers

This week, USC Aiken hosts Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday, Nov. 20 before playing at Converse on Saturday, Nov. 23. Since moving to Division II, the Pacers are 116-112 (50.8 percent) in Wednesday games and 169-166 (50.4 percent) in Saturday affairs. The team is 8-2 on Nov. 20 and 7-2 on Nov. 23.

Against The Opponents

This week, USC Aiken hosts Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday, Nov. 20 before playing at Converse on Saturday, Nov. 23. The Pacers hold a 1-0 lead in the all-time series against the Warriors, having picked up a 74-51 victory last season. The squad is 6-2 in the all-time series against Converse.