GREENWOOD, S.C. — Augusta volleyball hit .340 as a team and held Lander to a .072 percentage in a 3-0 Peach Belt Conference road victory Friday night at Horne Arena.
The Jaguars took the match 25-14, 25-22 and 25-14 to improve to 6-6 in conference play.
Augusta controlled the opening set with 15 kills and only two attacking errors, hitting .448 in the frame. The Jaguars held Lander to seven kills on .059 hitting and pulled away for the 25-14 win.
Lander challenged Augusta in a second set that featured five ties and three lead changes. The Jaguars put down another 15 kills, hit .273 and closed out the frame 25-22.
Augusta regained control in the third, finishing with 14 kills on .314 hitting. The Jaguars held Lander to six kills and a negative hitting percentage to complete the sweep, 25-14.
Nikol Antova led Augusta with 14 kills and added nine digs. Sofiia Snitsarevych finished with 11 kills on .450 hitting, one solo block and three block assists.
Essence Jones recorded nine kills with just one error, hitting .533 while adding six digs, one ace and two block assists. Angela Mateos contributed five kills on .333 hitting.
Andrea Rodríguez handed out 20 assists and collected eight digs, while Kinley Nicholls added 12 assists. Hunter MacFarland led the back row with 13 digs and served three of Augusta's seven aces.
The Jaguars held advantages in kills (44-24), digs (46-32) and total blocks (5-3).
Augusta improves to 10-16 overall and 6-6 in Peach Belt play. The Jaguars return to Horne Arena Saturday, Oct. 31, for a 3 p.m. rematch against Lander.
