The Blue Hose now stand at 9-15 on the season and 4-5 in the Big South Conference. CSU falls to 11-14 overall and 2-8 against conference competition.

"We've been playing much better lately," head coach Chris Belshe said. "Fall break was good for us. It gave us a chance to reflect and figure out what is important to the team. The girls have come back with a different attitude. Plus, the home crowd has been really good lately."

Leading the way for PC was Lisa Shelley, who slammed home a match-high 15 kills. In addition to her offensive prowess, she tallied a double-double with 10 digs. Presley Mabrey added 11 kills while Amanda Kettles powered home nine points offensively, three digs and five blocks (one solo).

Kilee Ruppe dished out a match-high 36 assists to go along with four kills, five digs and a block assist.

Defensively, Ashley Dunlap notched a team-best 11 digs while Elizabeth Heineman totaled 10. eight of the nine student-athletes on the team recorded at least two digs.

In the first set, the visitors scored the first point of the set, but Belshe's team went on a 7-2 run after that, which was sparked by the stellar play of Kettles on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. Kettles evened the set at 1-1 with a kill. She then teamed up with Shelley to stuff a CSU player for a 2-1 advantage. Two plays later, Kettles and Shelley were teaming up again for another block.

Up 12-9, PC embarked on a 6-3 run for a six-point advantage. Shelley had two kills in the run while Lindsey Harris and Presley Mabrey each tallied a kill.

The Blue Hose were not threatened the rest of the way, cruising to a 25-16 win after Mabrey slammed home the set-winning point.

In the second set, PC found itself in a tough battle. The Blue Hose trailed 10-6, but a time-out by Belshe helped the squad get things back in order. Mabrey recorded a kill to get things going. Then, four straight errors by the visitors, one of which was a block by Ruppe and Kettles, evened the score at 10-10.

The teams traded points, but the Lady Bucs took a 17-16 lead after a quick time-out by CSU. An error gave the ball back to PC. The Blue Hose promptly took control of the set, eventually winning 25-22 heading into intermission.

The third set proved to be the toughest. In an all out battle, CSU took a 16-13 lead, forcing a break in the action. The Blue Hose tied the set at 19-19 on an attack error by the Lady Bucs. PC built a 23-20 lead on Shelley's kill, but the visitors would not give up. Two miscues by the Blue Hose knotted the contest at 24 apiece.

Belshe's team brought it together though. Shelley willed the team to victory with back-to-back kills off passes from Ruppe, ending the set at 26-24.

PC will head to UNC Asheville for a match Oct. 27 beginning at 7 p.m. CSU hosts Coastal Carolina on Oct. 27.