SAVANNAH, Ga. – Senior Lezlie Logan recorded 21 kills and five blocks to lead Francis Marion University to a 22-30, 30-22, 30-28, 30-28 road win over Armstrong Atlantic State University, Friday night (Oct. 27), earning the Patriots a share of the 2006 Peach Belt Conference regular-season volleyball title.

The Patriots (25-7, 10-2 PBC), under the guidance of first-year head coach Paul MacDonald, share the crown with AASU (18-13, 10-2) and USC Aiken.  FMU will enter next week's PBC Tournament, which the Patriots will host, as the No. 2 seed.  The title is the third for Francis Marion in volleyball, joining 1996 and 1998 banners.

Friday's drama began in pre-game warm-ups as AASU senior middle hitter Traci Knuth rolled her ankle after landing on a teammate just 15 minutes prior to the match. She did not play in the match.  The Pirates played on emotion to pick up a win in game one, but Francis Marion held the Pirates to a .116 hitting percentage over the last three games to take the match, FMU’s first win over AASU in Savannah since 1998.

FMU sophomore Jessica Lombardi added 10 kills and 17 digs, while Jenna Kaiser tallied 41 assists and 17 digs and PBC career dig leader Jessica Strader notched 25 digs.

Armstrong Atlantic was led by senior Adriana Miller’s 18 kills and 26 digs, while senior Leah Schmiedge notched 16 kills and junior Rindy Vidovich added 10. Margaret Thornton tallied 30 assists and 17 digs as well for the Pirates.