Box Score Volleyball Defeats Radford, 3-1

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RADFORD, VA. – Double-digit kills from three players led the Coastal Carolina University volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-9, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21) victory over Radford Saturday, Oct. 25, at Peters Hall. Junior Jill Nyhof (Alpharetta, Ga./Northview) and sophomores Chelsy Kimes (Munster, Ind./Munter) and Megan Bickford (Olathe, Kan./Olathe South) combined for 43 of the Chanticleers’ 63 kills, moving Coastal Carolina to 18-8 overall and 7-3 in the Big South.   The Chanticleers overpowered the Highlanders at every attempt, registering 18 kills in the first set and hitting .621 with no attacking errors. Radford seemed to be showing some tired legs after a five-set victory over Charleston Southern the night before, battling to a .028 attacking percentage. Coastal Carolina cruised to a 25-9 win in the first set behind eight kills from sophomore Amanda Russell (Liberty, Ind./Union County).   Radford seemed to find its feet in the second frame and would keep up with Coastal Carolina, playing to a 19-19 tie. The Chanticleers tallied the next three points as Nyhof knocked home an unassisted kill to put the Chants up 22-19. The Highlanders trimmed the lead to one point at 23-22, but the Chanticleers put the set away 25-2 with a kill by Kimes and an attacking error by Radford.   Radford took an early 4-0 lead in the third stanza, but the Chanticleers kept the Highlanders in close sight. Kimes powered through Radford's defense five consecutive times to even the set at 11-11. Finding themselves deadlocked again at 17-17, the Chants recorded the next five points to take a 22-17 advantage. Radford rallied back to save a match point at 24-22 and tied the set at 24-24. The Highlanders continued to put the Chanticleers on the defensive and snuffed out the final two points of the set for a 26-24 win.   Battling to a 7-7 tie in the fourth frame, Coastal Carolina tallied the next six points, including three blocks, for a 13-7 lead. The Chanticleers looked in control at 23-16, but Radford would not give up, trimming the lead to four at 23-19. Four points would be the closest the Highlanders would come as the Chants picked up a 25-21 victory in the fourth frame.   Kimes led the Chanticleers with 17 kills, while Bickford tallied 13 kills and eight blocks. Nyhof was solid for the Chants tallying 13 kills on a .500 hitting percentage and registered three blocks.      Coastal Carolina returns home for a mid-week match against Charleston Southern Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m.