FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8-25-06

College Volleyball: AASU 3, Colorado - Colorado Springs 1
AASU 3, Georgian Court 0

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball squad knocked off host Colorado - Colorado Springs in four games, 22-30, 30-27, 30-26, 30-18, to cap a successful day's action in the AmeriSuites Mountain Lion Invitational on Friday.

The Pirates (2-1) dropped the first game to the Mountain Lions by hitting -.045, but rallied back to win three straight to take the match. Traci Knuth again led the Pirates with 13 kills and a .357 hitting percentage, while Rachel Falco chipped in 10 kills. Margaret Thornton notched 22 assists and Christina Flores collected a match-high 20 digs for AASU, while Colorado - Colorado Springs was led by Diane Sheldon's 13 kills and Jessica Stewart's 47 assists.

Earlier in the day, the Pirates picked up a 30-24, 30-23, 30-21 victory over Georgian Court. The Pirates held Georgian Court to just an .018 hitting percentageon the morning in winning in three games. Every player on the Pirates' roster saw action against the Lions and Traci Knuth led the Pirates with seven kills, while Stacy Yates tallied 16 assists and Christina Flores notched eight digs. Georgian Court was led by Ann Casado's 13 kills and 10 digs.

AASU wraps up action in the Invitational on Saturday with matches against Montana State-Billings and Southeastern Oklahoma.

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