USC Aiken Tops Lander Volleyball in Four Sets in Greenwood

GREENWOOD, S.C. — USC Aiken beat Lander 3-1 in Peach Belt Conference women’s volleyball Friday night at Finis Horne Arena in Greenwood, taking the first two sets 25-17 and 25-21, dropping the third 25-22 and closing out the match 25-19 in the fourth. The two teams play again at the same arena at 3 p.m. Saturday to wrap up their two-match series.

The win lifted the Pacers to 13-5 overall and 5-3 in the league, while the Bearcats slipped to 7-11 and 4-4. Lander wore pink for its yearly breast cancer awareness night.

Lander’s only set win came after it fell behind two sets to none. The Bearcats jumped in front 3-0 in the third on two straight aces from freshman setter Madeline Green, and a shared block by Tyra Listenbee and Amelia May ended that set at 25-22.

Karson Browning, a junior, was Lander’s top scorer with 20 points, piling up 13 kills to go with five blocks and four aces. Quinn Butler put down 11 kills, freshman Gracelyn America had nine, and Sam Alwardt led everyone on the floor with 23 digs. Green handed out 26 assists.

For USC Aiken, Alli Bishop finished with 17 kills and Bailey Corrigan had 11. Olivia Moffett ran the offense with 46 assists, Kira Bostick dug 24 balls and Olivia Miller came up with seven blocks.

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