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titles and four regular season crowns. The Saints have played in seven PBC tournament championship matches and six of those have been against the Pirates. Members of the all-tournament team were: Taylor Stratton (USC Aiken), Caroline Boone (Francis Marion), Raegan Grooms (Armstrong State), Carley Eiken (Armstrong State), Taja Valmyr (Flagler), Kayla Norelli (Flagler) and the MVP was Sara Davis (Flagler). Pacers Capture NCAA Regional! Advance to Elite Eight! AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball team overcame a 2-0 deficit en route to winning the NCAA Southeast Region Championship by a 3-2 score over Queens in the Sweet 16 Sunday afternoon. The Pacers are now 31-4 on the season while the Royals conclude their year at 22-10. It marks the first NCAA Southeast Region Championship in pro- gram history. Taylor Stratton led the way with career-high efforts of 23 kills and 25 digs. Julia Forster posted 12 kills to go along with seven digs and three blocks while Christine Carroll and Shawn Hotson posted 11 kills apiece. Hotson notched a double-double with 12 digs. Kassy Johannsen notched nine kills, seven blocks and four digs. Emily Teelon posted 59 59 assists and 14 digs. Rebecca Martinez and Da