FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-1-05

College Volleyball: AASU 3, Augusta State 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Armstrong Atlantic’s volleyball squad held a second straight opponent to a zero hitting percentage as the Pirates knocked off Augusta State, 3-0, in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action on Saturday afternoon in Savannah. Game scores were: 30-17, 30-24, 30-17.

The Pirates (13-7, 4-0 PBC) stayed in first place in the PBC standings with the victory over the Jaguars (3-17, 1-3 PBC). AASU hit .308 as a team and got a match-high 12 kills from junior Traci Knuth, while sophomore Margaret Thornton tallied 10 digs and junior Stacy Yates tallied 17 assists.

Augusta State was led by Sarah Lobstein’s 10 kills and Jessica Lowes’ match-high 21 assists and 10 digs. The Jaguars managed just 30 kills and 30 errors in 117 attempts for a .000 hitting percentage – AASU held USC Aiken to the same percentage in Friday night’s 3-1 win over the Pacers. The win was the 16th straight in the series between the two schools, as the Pirates have not lost to the Jaguars since the 1998 season.

AASU maintains its one-game lead in the PBC standings over USC Upstate and will now embark on a month-long odyssey away from Savannah. The Pirates will play 10 straight road games before returning home for a Friday, Nov. 4 date with USC Upstate. AASU is next in action on Friday, Oct. 7, as the Pirates visit Lander for a 7:00 p.m. matchup. Augusta State next hits the court on Tuesday, Oct. 4, with a 7:00 p.m. match against cross-town rival Paine College.

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