Sept. 27, 2002
Columbia, S.C. – Led 13 kills off the hand of Niece Curry and 6 aces by Megan Hosp, South Carolina (9-3, 2-0 SEC) easily swept Auburn (1-12, 0-1 SEC) 3-0 tonight at the Volleyball Competition Facility. Carolina hit a season high .500 as a team tonight, holding Auburn to .061.
542 fans watched as seniors Hosp and Cally Plummer combined for 11 of the team’s 15 aces. Plummer’s five aces leave her nine aces away from setting the school record for aces in a career. Game scores were 30-12, 30-16, and 30-15. The Gamecocks return to action Sunday at 1:30 as they face the Crimson Tide of Alabama as they continue their showdown with the SEC West.
“I was very pleased with our serving,” said South Carolina Head Coach Kim Christopher. “We served very aggressively. We were led by Megan Hosp, who had a great match serving. We were able to get production out of everyone tonight. It was exciting to see Amy Pratt and Nicole Miller come in and play well in game three.”
Carolina came out firing in Game 1 as they hit an impressive .484 and held Auburn to .160. Curry led the Gamecocks with five kills while Hosp had five aces. Plummer contributed three aces to the effort as USC easily dispatched the Tigers 30-12.
Game 2 was no different with USC hitting an amazing .600 as a team, while Auburn could only muster .176. Curry once again led the Gamecocks, registering four kills for the Garnet and Black.
USC didn’t yield much in the deciding Game 3, hitting .500. Auburn could only hit .061 for the game. Senior Berna Dwyer led Carolina in game 3 with five kills.
