Volleyball
The first kill in school history came on the very first attack, as Blake
Willoughby (Savannah, Ga.) dropped one in on the Wildcats for the 1-0
lead.
PBC Tournament Champions! No. 17 Pirates Win Second The third set was all Armstrong as the Pirates scored seven straight
points on the serve of Morgan Hill to take an early 8-3 lead. Armstrong
Straight Title With 3-0 Win Over USC Aiken.
The No. 17-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University volleyball squad
is back-to-back Peach Belt Conference Tournament champions after the
Pirates’ 3-0 victory over USC Aiken on Sunday afternoon at the Smith
University Center in Florence, S.C. Set scores were: 25-23, 25-22, 25-12.
The Pirates (30-1) captured their fourth tournament title overall
and third in the last six seasons with the win over the sixth-seeded
Pacers (19-13), who were the lowest seed in to participate in the PBC
Tournament Championship match in the history of the tournament.
Armstrong had won titles in 2002, 2008 and 2012.
USC Aiken jumped out quick in the first set, taking a 10-4 lead
against the top-seeded Pirates. Armstrong battled back to eventually
tie the set at 12-all on a kill by Emily Wylie, but the Pacers answered to
take an 18-15 lead on a kill from setter Sheila Walsh. Armstrong evened
it up again with three straight points and the back-and-forth set was
won eventually on a pair of kills from PBC Tournament MVP Stephanie
Sfara as the Pirates took the two-point first-set win.
In the second set, Armstrong jumped out to a 6-1 lead, but again
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