The PBC Volleyball Tournament opened in exciting fashion today in St. Augustine. The day began at 2:00pm as #2 USCA defeated #7 Middle Georgia 3-0. The day continued at 4:30pm as #3 GCSU defeated #6 Salem 3-0. The final game of the day began at 7:00pm as #4 Augusta faced #5 Lander in a five set thriller as Lander advanced. The semifinals are set to begin at 2:00pm tomorrow with #2 USCA facing #3 GCSU. Hosts and #1 seed Flagler make their 2026 Tournament debut at 4:30pm as they face #5 Lander.
#2 USCA 3-0 #7 Middle Georgia
Pacers Sweep Knights In PBC Tournament
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The second-seeded USCA volleyball team registered a sweep of seventh-seeded Middle Georgia Thursday afternoon in the first round of the PBC Tournament. The Pacers are now 21-6 on the season.
Head coach
Glenn Cox's team was paced by
Lexi Rogers' 12 kills and eight digs.
Alli Bishop garnered 10 kills and two blocks.
Bailey Corrigan slammed home eight kills and garnered 17 digs while
Olivia Miller hit .429 with seven kills.
Chloe Duzenackadded four kills and
Avery Pearson chipped in three.
Madison Fox dished out 22 assists and had a pair of aces while
Olivia Moffett totaled 15 assists.
Kira Bostick had 23 digs while contributing three aces.
In a back-and-forth first set, USCA trailed 14-13 before an attack error knotted the score. Down 16-15, Moffett found Corrigan for a kill. Bostick served up an ace for a one-point margin. Facing a 22-21 deficit, Fox connected with Rogers for a point. The Knights maintained a 24-23 lead before USCA called a time-out. After the break, Middle Georgia had a service error. Corrigan slammed home a kill before Duzenack finished the set with a thunderous block, giving the team a 26-24 victory.
The Pacers took the momentum from the first set and opened up a quick 7-1 lead in the second stanza. Up 2-1, Rogers started a 5-0 spurt with a thunderous kill. After an error by MGA, Rogers sliced the defense once again. Miller added a point before teaming up with Bishop for a block. Rogers had two more kills and Miller added one en route to an 11-3 advantage. Leading 16-10, Pearson and Miller added kills. A point from Rogers pushed the margin to 20-10. After the Knights cut the deficit to five, 24-19, Pearson wrapped up the set with a kill off a pass from Moffett.
Tied at 7-7 in the third stanza, Corrigan recorded a kill, giving the Pacers the lead for good. Bostick served up back-to-back aces for a three-point cushion. Up 10-8, Duzenack and Pearson combined for a block. Two errors by the Knights and kills from Rogers and Pearson made it a six-point margin. With the score at 17-11, Miller hammered home a pass from Fox before Moffett served up an ace. A kill from Rogers and an error by the visitors extended the edge to 10, 21-11. Moments later, a 3-0 spurt that included two kills from Miller finished the contest.
For the match, the Pacers tallied 45 kills and limited the Knights to a mere .055 attack percentage. Cox's team dished out 41 assists and had seven aces. USCA posted 67 digs in the victory.
The Pacers return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the semifinals. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
#3 GCSU 3-0 #6 Salem
Bobcats sweep their way to the semifinals
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. | Georgia College & State University women's volleyball punched its ticket to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinals with a 3-0 sweep over Salem University Thursday (Nov. 12) afternoon at Flagler Gym. The Bobcats took the match by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-22 to advance to the next round.
The Bobcats improved to 13-21 overall, while the Tigers ended their season at 22-13. GCSU returns to action Friday (Nov. 13) at 2 p.m. against the University of South Carolina-Aiken in the PBC Tournament semifinals at Flagler Gym.
GCSU opened the match with a closely contested first set as both teams battled for control. The Bobcats held off Salem to take the opening frame 25-22 before carrying that momentum into the second set. GCSU found its rhythm offensively and extended its advantage with a 25-18 victory to take a 2-0 match lead.
Salem continued to battle in the third set, but the Bobcats held their ground down the stretch to secure another 25-22 win and complete the sweep.
Reece Wright and Avery Huyck led with nine kills apiece. Sadie Parkerson recorded 13 assists, followed by Lexi Baumwith 12.
Defensively, Liv Diaz collected 26 digs, while Milla Smith and Avery Huyck added nine apiece. Nya Warren and Emersyn Mullvain led the Bobcats at the net with four blocks each.
#5 Lander 3-2 #4 Augusta
Butler Delivers Career Night as Bearcats Advance to PBC Semifinals
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The fifth-seeded Lander volleyball team kept its postseason hopes alive Thursday evening, rallying from a 2-1 deficit to defeat fourth-seeded Augusta in five sets in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Flagler Gym.
The Bearcats (8-19) snapped a nine-match losing streak with the 26-24, 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-12 victory, avenging three regular-season losses to the Jaguars (11-19) and advancing to Friday's semifinal round.
Quinn Butler delivered a career performance for Lander, recording career highs in kills (19), points (19), and digs (23) to lead the Bearcats.
Karson Browning followed with 11 kills on a .242 hitting percentage, while
Gracelyn America added 10 kills and three total blocks.
Sam Alwardt anchored the back row with a match-high 29 digs and tied her career high with five service aces. Freshman setter
Madeline Green recorded her fourth consecutive double-double and eighth of the season with 39 assists and 12 digs, while
Camryn Scherer added 12 digs and two aces.
At the net,
Olivia Shaw led Lander with six total blocks and six kills on a .333 hitting percentage. Browning and America contributed three blocks apiece as the Bearcats held a 9-7 advantage in team blocks.
Augusta controlled much of the opening set, building an 18-11 advantage before Lander mounted a comeback. Trailing 19-14, the Bearcats used a six-point run highlighted by Browning and Shaw kills to take a 20-19 lead. With Augusta holding set point at 24-23, consecutive blocks from Browning and
Tyra Listenbee gave Lander a 25-24 advantage before Butler delivered the set-winning kill.
The Jaguars responded by claiming the next two sets, 25-21 and 25-22, to take a 2-1 match lead and put the Bearcats on the brink of elimination.
Lander answered in the fourth, opening with a 5-2 advantage behind consecutive service aces from Alwardt. The Bearcats later used a four-point run to build a 14-9 lead and maintained control down the stretch, with Butler yet again delivering the final kill to force a decisive fifth set.
With their season on the line, the Bearcats jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the final frame before extending the advantage to 12-4 behind consecutive blocks from Shaw and Green and back-to-back service aces from Scherer. Augusta battled back to cut the deficit to 14-12, but a Jaguar service error sealed the 15-12 victory and sent Lander into the semifinals.
The Bearcats finished with 53 kills, nine service aces, nine blocks and 109 digs while holding Augusta to a .146 hitting percentage.
Lander will face top-seeded and regular-season champion Flagler in the PBC Tournament semifinals Friday, Nov. 13, at 4:30 p.m. inside Flagler Gymnasium. The winner will advance to Saturday's championship match at 2 p.m.