FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-24-05

College Volleyball: AASU 3, UNC Pembroke 0

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball squad downed UNC Pembroke, 3-0, in a Peach Belt Conference match on Saturday afternoon in Savannah. Game scores were: 30-14, 30-18, 30-24.

The Pirates (11-7, 2-0 PBC) hit an outstanding .489 as a team with 50 kills and only five errors in 92 attempts, the fourth-best single-game hitting percentage in school history for a three-game match. Junior Traci Knuth led all players with 10 kills and hit .529 for the Pirates, while Rindy Vidovich and Lauren Good added seven kills apiece. Stacy Yates tallied 22 assists and Adriana Miller notched nine digs for AASU.

UNC Pembroke (5-11, 0-1 PBC) got seven kills apiece from Rachelle Milbank and April Newhouse, while Lexie Wood tallied 13 assists and Alex Cogdill led all players defensively with 11 digs.

The Pirates return to action on Friday, September 30, as AASU takes on USC Aiken at 7:00 p.m. in Savannah. UNC Pembroke next hosts Francis Marion on Wednesday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m.

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