Box Score Sept. 19, 2014 Final Stats
Raleigh, N.C. - Coastal Carolina's winning streak was snapped on Friday night as the Chanticleers suffered their first defeat in three weeks, falling in three sets to North Carolina State in the first match of The Courtyard Midtown Invitational.
The loss drops Coastal to 8-3 overall, and ends the fifth-longest winning streak in program history at seven matches. The victory for NC State improves its overall record to 9-1, and marks the ninth consecutive win for the Wolfpack since losing their season opener to Eastern Washington.
The Chanticleers were outhit as a team .392 to .215, marking just the third time this season that an opponent has recorded a better attack percentage. NC State was also Coastal's third opponent this season to tally more kills, putting down 51 to the Chans' 33.
The Wolfpacks' Rachel Buckley led all players in kills with 13, followed by Coastal's Leah Hardeman with 10. Eszter Nagy and Miona Milovanovic followed with six apiece for the Chants. Nagy, the Big South's leader in hitting percentage, once again led Coastal in that department at .308. Sam Skryd provided a team-high 27 assists.
Coastal out-blocked NC State 7-4 and was led for the second consecutive match by sophomore Annayka Legros who tallied four. Jenna Orner and Hardeman each had eight digs for the Chants.
With the score tied 11-11 in the first set, the Wolfpack used a 10-2 run to pull away from Coastal. The Chants used a timeout to regroup, but only managed to bring the score within four before NC State closed out the first game 25-19.
The Chants fared better in the second set, at one point owning a slim 18-16 lead. The lead would not last long however as four consecutive kills put NC State ahead 20-18. The Wolfpack then capitalized on an ace, two kills and two Coastal errors to close out the set.
Coastal fell behind early in the third set, surrendering 10 of the game's first 15 points, and never managed to recover. Hardeman and Milovanovic each had four kills, and Legros had two blocks, but the Chants could not hold on as NC State closed out the set, and match, 25-17.
Coastal will look to rebound from Friday's loss as it continues play at The Courtyard Midtown Invitational. The Chants will meet Howard for a 10 am match before closing out the tournament with a 5 pm match against William & Mary. Coastal is 1-1 all-time against Howard, and lost it's only match in program history to William & Mary.
