GREENWOOD, S.C. – The USCA volleyball team accounted for a 3-1 win at Lander Friday evening in a PBC contest.
Head coach
Glenn Cox's team improves to 13-5 on the year, including 5-3 in PBC action. The Bearcats fall to 7-11 on the year and 4-4 against conference foes. With the win, USCA claims the series victory against Lander.
Alli Bishop led the way with 17 kills and nine digs while
Bailey Corrigan notched 11 kills and seven digs.
Lexi Rogers posted nine kills and 13 digs while
Avery Pearson notched seven kills to go along with four block assists and a solo block.
Olivia Miller was able to slam home five kills and was in on seven blocks.
Olivia Moffett accounted for a double-double with a career-high 46 assists and 13 digs. She also had three blocks, two aces and two kills.
Ella Hukel served up three aces. Defensively,
Kira Bostick led the way with 24 digs.
Points from Bishop and Moffett made it 9-4 in the first set, forcing a time-out. Lander quickly made it 9-6, but a service error gave the visitors the side-out. Corrigan delivered a kill before Moffett served up an ace. Three straight errors by the Bearcats, including one on a block from Corrigan and Pearson, pushed the margin to 15-6. Moments later, a 4-0 spurt for USCA extended the margin to 21-12. During the run, Rogers and Miller had kills. Up 22-17, an error by LU, a kill and a block from Pearson allowed the Pacers to snag a 25-17 win.
Down 7-6 in the second frame, Corrigan knotted the contest with a kill. Bostick promptly served up an ace for a one-point edge. Two straight errors by Lander pushed the score to 10-7. Leading 13-12, Pearson added a point and Hukel sliced the defense with an ace for the three-point cushion heading into the media time-out. Points from Bishop and Corrigan, along with a block from Miller and Moffett, pushed the score to 21-14. Moffett and Corrigan added kills, making it 24-17. After the Bearcats pulled within three, Moffett found Corrigan for the set-clinching point.
Trailing 9-6 in the third set, Bishop slammed home a point. Rogers added back-to-back kills off passes from Moffett, tying the contest at 9-9. LU led 14-11 before Corrigan found the court. After an error by the home team, Bostick baffled the defense with an ace. The Bearcats held an 18-16 advantage before Bishop notched two kills. Hukel's ace gave the visitors a 19-18 lead. Facing a 20-19 deficit, Cox called a time-out. After the break, Rogers knotted the score on a kill off a pass from Moffett. Corrigan's kill tied the set at 22-22, but the home squad rattled off three straight points, forcing the fourth set.
Tied at 5-5 in the fourth frame, Bishop slammed home two kills, and Hukel's potent serve provided another ace. An error by Lander and a block from Miller and Rogers made it 10-5. Bishop and Miller added points, extending the margin to 12-6. Holding a 16-12 edge, Pearson recorded a kill. Two errors by LU and a kill from Pearson put the score at 20-12. Bishop accounted for a kill before teaming with Miller for a block. Up 24-19, Moffett found Corrigan for the final point.
For the match, USCA tallied 51 kills and had 49 assists. The team served up 10 aces and notched 12 total blocks. Cox's group tallied 68 digs.
The win marked Cox's 150
th career PBC win. He is only the second volleyball coach in PBC history to record 150 league wins (Will Condon).
The Pacers return to action tomorrow when they play at Lander at 3 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
