Hardeman Climbs CCU Career Kills List as Coastal Downs App State
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CONWAY, S.C. - Leah Hardeman moved into second-place among Coastal Carolina's all-time kills leaders Friday night as the Chanticleer volleyball team topped Appalachian State 3-1 in four sets (25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21) at the HTC Center.
Hardeman's 30 kills against the Mountaineers brings her Coastal career total to 1,593, surpassing Katherine Jensen-Spencer (2003-05). She now trails only Chelsy Kimes (2007-10), who holds the Coastal Carolina career kills record with 1,807.
Coastal improves to 9-7 overall and 6-1 in Sun Belt play with the victory, while App State falls to 7-14 overall and 2-5 in league action.
It is the second time this season that Hardeman has recorded 30 or more kills in a match and the fourth time she has surpassed 20 kills. The senior outside hitter also tallied 12 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.
Kinga Windisch also finished in double-double territory with 13 kills and 13 digs, as did Sara Boothe with 19 digs and a match-leading 46 assists.
Coastal posted seven team blocks and 86 digs to limit App State to a .199 hitting percentage. Hardeman had four of Coastal's blocks while Dora Lulic accounted for three. Sydney Alvis paced the Chants with 26 digs.
Coastal opened the match hitting .278 in the first and overcame just one deficit as it outpaced App State by eight points for the set win.
Hardeman put down nine kills in the second set, but it was not enough as App State posted a .318 hitting percentage, its highest of the match, and recorded three blocks to edge the Chants by a slim three-point margin.
The lead never shifted away from the home side in the third set as the Chants came out of the intermission with an efficient .359 hitting percentage. An early 6-1 CCU run put the Chants comfortably in front, 13-6, allowing them to cruise to the end of the frame with a sizeable margin.
The final set proved to be the most tightly contested as the score was evened 11 times. Coastal held a slight edge in hitting percentage, however, operating at a .282 pace compared to App's .238. Hardeman once again put down nine kills in the game, including a pair of shots that landed during a 5-1 Coastal run that broke a 16-16 tie, the final deadlock of the game.
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Coastal Rewind
March 31, 2020: 2014 Big South Volleyball Championship
April 3, 2020: 2013 FCS Football Playoff Win at Montana
April 7, 2020: Coastal Football Beats Kansas for First-Ever Power 5 Win
April 10, 2020: Women's Basketball Defeats Troy in Shootout for First-Place
April 14, 2020: 2014 Big South Men's Basketball Championship Game
April 17, 2020: 2003 Men's Soccer Season
April 21, 2020: Women's Lacrosse Wins 2015 Big South Tournament Game Over Campbell
April 24, 2020: Coastal Baseball Walks-Off Clemson to Give Gilmore His 900th Win
April 28, 2020: Coastal Softball Advances to 2019 Sun Belt Championship Game
May 1, 2020: Women's Soccer Defeats Texas State to Advance in 2017 Sun Belt Championship
May 5, 2020: Volleyball Wins 2017 Sun Belt Championship
May 8, 2020: Football Comes-From-Behind to Beat Liberty in Double-Overtime (2013)
May 12, 2020: Women's Golf Wins the 2018 Sun Belt Championship
May 15, 2020: Men's Tennis Wins 2016 Big South Championship
May 19, 2020: Men's Soccer Defeats NC State in 2019 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
May 22, 2020: Men's Golf Wins the 2018 Sun Belt Championship
May 26, 2020: Women's Soccer Upends High Point in OT (2014)
May 29, 2020: Coastal Football Opens FBS Era with Victory Over UMass
June 2, 2020: Lacrosse Comes-From-Behind to Beat Liberty in 2016 Big South Championships
