ATLANTA – Coastal Carolina extended its hot streak with a straight-set sweep of Georgia State (25-23, 25-17, 25-20) on Friday night at the GSU Sports Arena — the Chanticleers' 23rd straight victory over the Panthers.
The win marked the Chanticleers' sixth consecutive victory and fourth straight sweep, improving their record to 13-4 overall and 6-0 in Sun Belt Conference play as the league's lone remaining unbeaten team.
Emily Fowler led the way with seven kills, six blocks, and 13 points to pace a balanced Chanticleer attack.
Jalyn Stout and
Anna Rita each added eight kills and 11 points. Stout also recorded two service aces and two block assists, while Rita contributed five total blocks.
On the defensive end,
Bailee Earnhardt anchored the back row with 11 digs, while
Ava Wallis collected 10 digs and 15 assists to match Stout's team-high total. As a group, the Chanticleers hit .212 and out-blocked Georgia State 13-6, holding the Panthers to a .125 hitting percentage.
Coastal took control in the second set with a .276 hitting clip and finished strong in the third, siding out at a 76 percent rate to secure the sweep.
Georgia State fell to 10-7 overall and 1-5 in Sun Belt play. The Panthers were led by Alessia Cappai, who finished with nine kills, and Emily Harden, who totaled 17 assists and seven digs. Marta Lazzarin led all players with 17 digs.
QUICK RECAP
• Set One: The opening frame featured 14 ties and seven lead changes before a kill by Stout put the Chants ahead 24-23. Fowler and Kibi Jae' Huggins then combined on the set-winning block for a two-point victory.
Anzley Rinard and Stout each tallied four kills, while Earnhardt had seven digs. Stout and Wallis combined for 11 assists.
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Set Two: Coastal Carolina led from start to finish, jumping out to a 10-5 advantage and later extending the margin to 21-11. Georgia State scored five straight points to close within 22-17, but a service error followed by kills from Huggins and Rinard sealed the set for the Chants.
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Set Three: The Chants again raced to a 10-5 lead, stretching it to 17-10 on a kill by Fowler. The Panthers rallied to within three, 22-19, before Fowler closed it out with a dominant finish, scoring 2.5 of the final three points with a block assist and two kills to seal the 25-20 victory.
NOTES
• Coastal extended its winning streak over Georgia State to 23 straight matches and improved to 25-3 all-time, including 13-2 in Atlanta.
• The Chanticleers have opened Sun Belt play 6-0 for the fifth time in 10 seasons.
• Coastal has won five of its six conference matches in straight sets.
• CCU equaled its season-win total from last year (13).
• Wallis recorded her ninth double-double of the season.
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Kibi Huggins led all players with two solo blocks and added three block assists.
UP NEXT
The Chanticleers begin a five-match homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 15, against UNCW. First serve is set for 6 p.m. at The HTC Center.
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