Box Score Oct. 1, 2016
Final Stats ARLINGTON, Texas - The Coastal Carolina volleyball team recorded its second straight win against a Sun Belt opponent Saturday night with a three-set sweep of UT Arlington (25-21, 25-19, 25-15).
The Chanticleers improve to 12-4, 3-1 with their ninth straight-sets victory of the season. UT Arlington, meanwhile, drops below .500 to 9-10, 3-1.
Leah Hardeman continued her streak of impressive play as the junior recorded her fifth straight double-double with team highs of 17 kills and 14 digs. Hardeman added a .405 hitting percentage, surpassed only by the .722 hitting percentage of Annyaka Legros who also put down 13 kills. Tahleia Bishop added 10 kills to round out the Chanticleers in double figures in the category.
Sara Boothe dished out 28 assists to lead the match and help the Chanticleers hit .310 as a team. Coastal also held team advantages in digs (57-51) and blocks (4-3).
The entire match saw the lead change hands just three times as Coastal overcame early deficits in the first two sets before leading start to finish in the third.
UT Arlington threatened to pull away in the first set before Coastal used a timeout while trailing 12-7. A little while later a run of five straight points helped the Chants pull in front to a 17-15 lead and remain ahead for the rest of the set.
Coastal's attack clicked at a .333 pace in the middle frame, and was powered by the five kills of Bishop and four apiece from Hardeman and Legros. Coastal held a slim 17-16 lead midway through the set, but closed the game on an impressive 8-3 run to take a 2-0 match lead into the break.
The Chants opened the third with four straight points on the serve of Boothe, though UT Arlington nearly evened the set a little later after trailing by just a point at 12-11. Coastal then used an 8-2 run to build a comfortable advantage, and closed the match with kills from Bishop and Dora Lulic, as well as a pair of service aces from Shelby Ladewig.
The Chants return to the court next weekend with a pair of away matches at Georgia State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Georgia Southern on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.