AUGUSTA, GA – The USC Aiken Pacers swept past Young Harris to advance to the semifinals of the Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Tournament on Friday. Set scores were 25-20, 25-11 and 25-14. USC Aiken, the #3 seed in the tournament, will now meet second-seeded tournament host Augusta on Saturday at 2pm. The PBC Tournament is being played at Christenberry Fieldhouse at Augusta University.

Match Notes

• Young Harris led midway through the first set 16-15 following a kill from Lily Hidalgo, but the Pacers responded with two kills and an ace to start a 10-4 run to end the set

• YHC scored the first point of the second set, but USCA got the next seven in a row, opening up a 10-3 lead. YHC cut that to 10-5, but would get no closer as the Pacer would run off eight points in a row midway through the set to win 25-11

• USCA scored the first nine points of the third set and never allowed the Mountain Lions closer than five points for the remainder of the match

• USCA hit .351 in the match as a team with only 12 errors in 94 total attacks; the Pacers also held a 9-4 edge in service aces and 34-28 in digs

• USCA’s Alie Smith led all players with 15 kills, hitting .429 with seven digs and two aces

• Emily Lammers had eight kills for the Pacers while Alisha Pitt added seven; Kayla Duggan led the team in digs with eight while Mallory Barash had 23 assists

• Hidalgo and Chase Vaigneur each led the Mountain Lions with six kills; Joha Bernis led all players with 11 digs

• Young Harris was making their first PBC Tournament appearance in program history in their second season of competition