GREENWOOD, S.C. — USC Aiken left Finis Horne Arena on Saturday with a two-match weekend sweep of Lander, beating the Bearcats 3-1 in Peach Belt Conference women’s volleyball (25-15, 25-21, 27-29, 25-20). It was the second time in as many days that Lander lost to the Pacers in four sets in Greenwood.
The result moved USC Aiken to 14-5 overall and 6-3 in conference play. Lander fell to 7-12 and 4-5.
The Bearcats took their lone set in a back-and-forth third game. They built an 18-12 cushion, saw the visitors erase a 24-20 deficit and go up 27-26, then scored the last three points as USC Aiken hit three attack errors in a row, giving Lander the set 29-27.
Freshman Gracelyn America set a new personal best with 15 kills, two more than her old mark, while hitting .302. Fellow freshman Madeline Green posted her fourth double-double of the year with 30 assists and 12 digs and chipped in six kills. Quinn Butler logged 10 kills and 16 digs for her eighth double-double, Karson Browning totaled eight kills and five blocks, Amelia May had four blocks and Sam Alwardt dug 27 balls and served three aces.
USC Aiken outhit Lander 68 kills to 44. Bailey Corrigan paced the Pacers with 20 kills, Olivia Miller had 16 and Alli Bishop added 14. Olivia Moffett dished out 54 assists and Kira Bostick finished with 24 digs.
Next up for the Bearcats is a 6 p.m. road date Tuesday, Oct. 20, against Emmanuel in Franklin Springs, Ga., the last non-league match on their schedule.
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