GREENWOOD, S.C. – The USCA women's basketball team lost a 76-51 decision at Lander in the PBC opener Saturday afternoon.

The Pacers are now 3-5 overall, including 0-1 in PBC play. The Bearcats stand at 5-2 on the year and 1-0 against league foes.

Trailing 6-0 in the early going, Paris Webster found Sami Bardonaro for a pull-up jumper at the 5:30 mark. Down 11-2, Webster canned a shot. Destiny Harman found Serena Baker for a jumper in the lane, pulling USCA within five at 11-6. A pair of free throws by Kendall Parker made it 13-8 with 1:06 to go in the opening frame.

A 9-0 spurt by the home team pushed the score to 26-10 before Baker connected with Jaya Nelson for a lay-up. Parker buried a three-ball with just over two minutes to play. A jumper by Destiny Harman and a free throw by Webster made it 31-18 at halftime.

Head coach Mark Miller's team opened the fourth frame with a free throw from Webster. Down 63-29, Rhiannon Saller sliced the defense for a lay-up. Twenty seconds later, Saller found Molly Burns for a three-ball. With 7:01 on the clock, Kendall Parker drilled a three-point bucket off a pass from Burns. At 4:04, Burns connected on another shot from behind the three-point stripe. Webster hit a three-point shot and converted a lay-up. McKenzie Lott hit Gracie Huffard for a lay-up for the final points of the game.  

Miller's team was led by Parker's team-high 11 points. Webster had 10 points. She also had three assists and three steals. Harman contributed seven markers.

Burns chipped in six points while Saller notched five points and a team-best nine boards. Nelson and Baker had four points apiece. Bardonaro totaled two points and eight boards to go along with two blocks. Huffard had two points.

For the game, USCA hit 18-of-55 (32.7 percent) from the floor, including six-of-21 (28.6 percent) from downtown. The squad had 36 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass. The Pacers dished out 13 assists. USCA registered 10 steals in the game.  

The Pacers return to action Saturday, Dec. 14, when host Livingstone at 2 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.