AIKEN, S.C. - The USCA volleyball team picked up a 3-2 win over Flagler Wednesday evening.
The Pacers are now 10-2 on the season, including 2-0 in PBC play. The Saints fall to 5-8 on the year and 1-1 in league action.
Head coach
Glenn Cox's team was led by
Kaitlyn Rodriguez's career-high 17 kills. She added 14 digs and three blocks in the win.
Alli Bishop established a career high with 10 kills. She added two blocks and a pair of digs.
Sadie McKay notched a career-best 25 digs and chipped in three assists.
Gyöngyvér Araczki slammed home eight kills while hitting .438. She totaled nine digs, four aces and three blocks while
Anna Sommer contributed six blocks in the victory.
Emily Lammers accounted for eight kills and 18 digs.
Tabor Scanlon registered a double-double with 26 assists and 13 digs while
Sidney Hogan garnered 17 assists, six digs and a pair of aces.
After dropping the first set 25-18, USCA responded in the second stanza. Leading 6-4, Scanlon registered a kill. Rodriguez and Sommer combined for a block before Rodriguez added another kill. After an error by the Saints, Rodriguez's kill forced a time-out by the visitors. Flagler managed to knot the score at 20-20 before taking a one-point lead. The squad battled back-and-forth. Tied at 23-23, Rodriguez slammed a kill through the block. On the ensuing play, Bishop took a pass from Hogan and promptly put the ball down for the 25-23 victory.
Flagler built a 13-10 lead off an error in the third stanza. However, behind Hogan's serving, USCA tied the frame at 14-14. During the spurt, Bishop and Rodriguez had kills. The Pacers took a 17-16 lead on the block from Bishop and Sommer. Tied at 18-18, Bishop sliced the defense for a kill and Scanlon served up an ace, forcing a time-out. After the break, Lammers had a kill and Scanlon added an ace. Moments later, Rodriguez had a kill and Araczki ended the set with an ace at 25-20.
The Saints won the fourth frame 25-15 but Cox's group netted the first three points of the fifth stanza. Bishop started it off with a kill. Rodriguez added a kill before Lammers served up an ace. Up 3-1, Bishop posted back-to-back kills and Rodriguez tallied one, forcing a time-out. The Saints pulled within two at 9-7. The visitors closed the gap to 13-12, but Lammers slammed home a pass from Scanlon. Leading 14-13, Bishop closed the door on the visitors with a thunderous kill.
The Pacers return to action when they host Augusta on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
