Volleyball | November 28, 2023

Each week, USC Aiken will post notes. This week, the Pacers compete at the NCAA Southeast Regional from Dec. 1-Dec. 3. USC Aiken opens with Anderson on Friday.

Back To The Regional

The USC Aiken volleyball team heads back to the NCAA Southeast Regional for the second consecutive season. Last year, the Pacers garnered the No. 8 seed after picking up an at-large bid. This year, the team once again received an at-large bid and earned the No. 5 seed.

All-Conference Award Winners

Head coach Glenn Cox's team had two student-athletes earn all-conference recognition recently. Gyöngyvér Araczki and Kari Mercer each picked up second-team honors. It was the first accolade by Araczki while Mercer has been named to the all-PBC team four years in a row.

All-Tournament Team

After playing a tremendous match in the PBC Semifinal against Lander, Emily Lammers garnered all-tournament team honors. A native of Rock Hill, S.C., The redshirt-junior slammed home 20 kills, accounted for 16 digs and hit .293 in the four-set match en route to being named to the all-tournament team. 

Playing At Wingate

For the second consecutive season and the fifth time since 2014, USC Aiken will compete at the NCAA Southeast Region Tournament at Wingate. The Pacers have also hosted the regional twice and have played at Flagler for the regional since 2014. A home away from home, the Pacers know Wingate University well. The team advanced to the NCAA Southeast Region Championship in 2018 at Wingate. Although the team did not play at Wingate during the 2023 regular season, the Pacers scrimmaged the Bulldogs prior to the season-opening match.

Inside The Numbers


Each week, USC Aiken will post notes. This week, the Pacers compete at the NCAA Southeast Regional from Dec. 1-Dec. 3. USC Aiken opens with Anderson on Friday. Since moving to Division II, the Pacers are 216-143 (60.2 percent) in Friday matches, 253-153 (62.3 percent) in Saturday contests and 21-13 (61.7 percent) in Sunday affairs. During the same time, the program has never played on Dec. 1. The team is 1-0 on Dec. 2 and 1-0 on Dec. 3. 

Against The Opponents 

Each week, USC Aiken will post notes. This week, the Pacers compete at the NCAA Southeast Regional from Dec. 1-Dec. 3. USC Aiken opens with Anderson on Friday. The Pacers are 5-1 in the all-time series against Anderson. Head coach Glenn Cox's team could take on Wingate or Lenoir-Rhyne in the second round. USC Aiken trails the all-time series to the Bulldogs 14-10 but holds a 16-5 edge in the all-time series against the Bears. In the NCAA Southeast Region Championship, the Pacers could square off against Augusta, Lander, Tusculum or Emmanuel. USC Aiken leads the Jaguars 50-33 and holds a 43-16 advantage over the Bearcats. The team maintains a 9-0 edge over the Pioneers and a 2-0 advantage over the Lions.