MACON, Ga. – The USCA volleyball team registered a 3-0 sweep at Middle Georgia Friday evening in a PBC contest.
The Pacers are now 15-5 overall, including 7-3 in league action.
Head coach
Glenn Cox's team was paced by
Bailey Corrigan's 10 kills while hitting .333.
Lexi Rogers hit .412 with eight kills and a team-best 15 digs. She also had two assists and a block.
Olivia Miller hit .500 with seven kills and five total blocks.
Avery Pearson accounted for seven kills while hitting .462. She was in on four total blocks.
Chloe Duzenack also had seven kills to go along with 10 digs and a pair of blocks.
Kendall Koazak,
Olivia Moffett and
Rusne Radaviciute each had a kill. Moffett dished out 32 assists, added two blocks and served up three aces.
USCA started the match on a 3-0 run thanks in part to a kill from Pearson and a combined block from Duzenack and Pearson. Moments later, Rogers hammered home two points for an 8-5 edge. Pearson's two kills, along with a miscue by the Knights, extended the advantage to 14-8. When Corrigan and Miller teamed up for a block, the Pacers held a 20-14 lead. Middle Georgia rallied to knot the score at 24-24 before a service error gave Cox's team a side-out. Miller quickly ended the set with a kill for the 26-24 victory.
Down 9-5 in the second frame, Corrigan slammed home three straight kills and a block from Pearson knotted the score. Trailing 10-9, USCA embarked on an 11-0 run that essentially sealed the win in the second stanza. During the spurt, Corrigan added three kills and Duzenack notched two. Additionally, Duzenack and Pearson combined for a block. Up 23-16, Rogers finished off the set with back-to-back kills.
Middle Georgia led 5-3 in the third before Miller recorded back-to-back kills. She then teamed with Corrigan for a block. Corrigan and Miller tallied kills for an 8-5 working margin. With a 12-8 advantage, Pearson took a pass from Moffett and found the court for a point. Corrigan's service ace pushed the score to 14-8. Rogers accounted for a pair of points en route to an 18-9 lead. Moments later, Kozak found Radaviciute for a kill, making the advantage nine, 21-12. Kozak added a kill of her own before Radaviciute's ace pushed the score to 24-13. An attack error by the Knights ended the contest.
For the match, USCA had 42 kills and hit .320. The team dished out 39 assists and served up five aces. The squad had 42 digs and 10 total blocks.
The Pacers return to action tomorrow at Middle Georgia at 3 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
