FLORENCE, SC – Freshman Georgia Garrison posted her second double-double of the season, while junior Carlie Smith  pounded out 14 kills to spark Francis Marion University to a 25-15, 27-25, 25-21 win over Georgia College, Saturday afternoon (Oct. 10) in Peach Belt Conference women's volleyball action. (photo right by Dylan Seely)

Francis Marion ups its overall record to 11-7 and evens its PBC mark at 4-4.  FMU will play host to Queens University of Charlotte for a non-conference tilt on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Smith University Center.

Garrison recorded 13 kills on 29 swings with no attack errors for a .448 hitting percentage.  The Trinity, N.C., native also dug up 12 balls.  Smith only committed two attack errors and posted a .400 hitting percentage.

Senior Alexzandra Reed and junior Caroline Boone each recorded eight kills.  Freshman setter Carrie McGinnis tallied 26 assists, while junior Samantha Hinrichs handed out 13 assists. Less than 24 hours after digging up a career-high 37 balls in a four-set win over Tusculum College, sophomore libero Shelbi Meek led FMU on Saturday with 18 digs.

Freshman Ebony Powers led Georgia College (9-8, 4-5) with 10 kills and three blocks.  Freshman setter Kayla Brockway dished out 28 assists, while sophomore libero Katie Ray posted a match-high 22 digs.

A 10-0 run behind the serving of McGinnis helped Francis Marion take control of set one. Trailing 25-24 in set two, the Patriots took advantage of a Bobcat hitting error to knot the score and then kills by Boone and Garrison gave FMU the 27-25 win.  Francis Marion took the lead for good in the third set at 5-4 on a serving ace by Meek.  FMU led by only two at 22-20, but kills by Reed and Smith and a Bobcat attack error helped close out the match.

Francis Marion's .307 team hitting percentage was the highest for the Patriots in their eight conference matches this season.

Francis Marion Univ. def. Georgia College 25-15,27-25,25-21

Georgia College (9-8 , 4-5 PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Ebony Powers
10-0-3; Taylor Svehla 7-1-2; Ashley Savransky 4-0-0; Bailey Freeman
3-0-0; Maggie Roper 3-1-0; Chandler Ewaldsen 2-1-0; Kayla Brockway
2-2-0; Blake Willoughby 2-0-1; Miller Howard 1-0-0; Katie Ray 0-1-0;
Totals 34-6-3.0. (Assists) - Kayla Brockway 28. (Dig leaders) - Katie
Ray 22; Chandler Ewaldsen 8

Francis Marion Univ. (11-7 , 4-4  PBC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Carlie
Smith 14-0-0; Georgia Garrison 13-0-0; Caroline Boone 8-2-2;
Alexzandra Reed 8-0-2; Kadeeja Griffin 3-0-2; Shelby Schindler 1-0-0;
Samantha Hinrichs 1-0-0; Carrie McGinnis 0-2-0; Shelbi Meek 0-2-0;
Totals 48-6-4.0. (Assists) - Carrie McGinnis 26; Samantha Hinrichs 13.
(Dig leaders) - Shelbi Meek 18; Georgia Garrison 12; Carlie Smith 8;
Alexzandra Reed 8

Site: Florence, SC (Smith Univ. Center)
Date: Oct 10, 2015   Attend: 80   Time: 1:24   
Referees: Kirsten Boessneck, Morgan Shannon, L.Carpenter,P.Poston
Liberos: Meek (FMU), Ray (GC)