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Kennedy Muff sets the ball for a teammate
Fran Ruchalski
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Flagler FLG 8-5, 1-1 PBC
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Winner USC Aiken USCA 12-0, 1-0 PBC
Flagler FLG
8-5, 1-1 PBC
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Final
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USC Aiken USCA
12-0, 1-0 PBC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Flagler FLG 25 25 13 14 13 (2)
USC Aiken USCA 22 22 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Flagler comes up short in marathon match at USC Aiken

AIKEN, S.C. – Flagler College's attempt to knock off the University of South Carolina Aiken from the ranks of the undefeated came up just short 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 13-25, 14-25, 13-15) in a Peach Belt Conference volleyball match Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.

USC Aiken improved to 12-0 overall and 1-0 in the PBC. Flagler dropped to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

In the fifth set, the Pacers jumped out to a 9-5 lead. After a Saints timeout, Flagler was able to rally to close the gap to 11-10 after a Rachel Machovec kill. Later, Rebekah Machovec and Logan Garcia blocked Kayla Duggan and the Saints pulled to within a point (13-12) again. But Christine Carroll and Alie Smith added kills to wrap up the match.

Rachel Machovec recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs to lead the Saints. Karlie Redfern also picked up her fifth double-double with 10 kills and 18 digs. Rebekah Machovec contributed 10 kills, seven digs, and three block assists. Kennedy Muff notched her third double-double with 35 assists and she tied her season-high with 19 digs. Kayla Norelli corralled 26 digs. Logan Garcia recorded a career-best nine total blocks.

The Saints were held to a .089 hitting percentage as they recorded 46 kills and had 29 errors on 192 swings. The 14.0 total team blocks was a season-high.

Smith led the Pacers with 16 kills and 16 digs. Duggan added 15 kills and 28 digs while Carroll tacked on 11 kills and seven total blocks. Alli Bell tallied 46 assists and 11 digs. Rebecca Martinez added 28 digs. She had four of the Pacers' 10 service aces.

Flagler hosts Augusta University on Friday (Oct. 4) at 6 p.m. at Flagler Gymnasium in a Peach Belt Conference match.

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