FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-7-06

College Volleyball: AASU 3, USC Upstate 1

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Traci Knuth registered a triple-double in leading Armstrong Atlantic to a 3-1 victory over USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon, maintaining ahold of a share of first place in the PBC standings. Game scores were: 30-24, 24-30, 30-19, 30-27.

Knuth, the reigning PBC Player of the Week, registered 14 kills, 15 digs and 12 blocks for the Pirates (13-11, 7-1 PBC), just the second triple-double registered by an AASU player in the Alan Segal era. Candice Modlinski had the first, notching 10 kills, 12 digs and 10 blocks against Florida Southern back on Sept. 12, 2003.

Senior Adriana Miller added 15 kills and 16 digs, while senior Leah Schmiedge notched 16 kills. AASU steps out of conference for its next action when the Pirates visit Flagler and Florida Tech for road matches on Saturday, Oct. 14.

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