CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina will face their most formidable SBC opponent to date, albeit on a short week, with a two-game series against Georgia State in Atlanta, Thursday and Friday. Both matches are slated for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+. The Chants are coming off a pair of wins at home against Old Dominion, while the Panthers dropped two matches at James Madison last weekend. The Chanticleers will look to start Sun Belt Conference play 5-0 for the eighth time in 10 years as a league member and 6-0 for the fifth time (should they win Thursday night's match). 

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Georgia State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Friday, Oct. 10 at Georgia State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats

SERIES HISTORY
CCU has won 21 consecutive matches against Georgia State and owns a 23-3 record against the Panthers. The Chants are 19-0 versus GSU in Sun Belt play. The last time Coastal lost to Georgia State was in 2002 in Atlanta.  

QUICK GLANCE: GEORGIA STATE
• Georgia State enters this weekend's series on a two-match losing streak after being swept at James Madison last weekend. The Panthers are 1-3 in the Sun Belt with a straight set victory over SBC preseason favorite Arkansas State.
• Marta Lazzarin leads the ranks fifth nationally and leads the Sun Belt with 5.41 assists per set. She also leads the conference with 303 total assists, which is 15th-most in NCAA Division I.
• Myllena Torquetti is one of the top middle blockers in the Sun Belt, averaging 1.05 blocks per set (8th).
• The Panthers are one of the top defensive teams in the conference, holding their opponents to 0.155 hitting percentage (2nd) and collecting 15.96 digs per set (3rd).
• Nazli Guvener is Georgia State's top attacker with 146 kills this season, averaging a team-high 2.61 kills per set. Maria Cecilla de Pinho ranks second with 2.55 kills per set.

LAST TIME OUT
• Coastal Carolina improved to 4-0 in the Sun Belt with a pair of straight-set wins over Old Dominion at home. 
• The Chants posted a school three-set record 73 digs in Saturday's victory. Bailee Earnhardt (15), Jalyn Stout (13), and Ava Wallis (11) combined for 39 digs.
• CCU totaled 18 blocks in the two matches, recording 11 in the opening match. Anna Rita had four blocks while Emily Fowler, Kibi Huggins, and Stout had three each.
• Stout recorded her 42nd career triple-double on Saturday with 13 kills, 16 assists, and 13 digs. Wallis posted her eighth double-double of the year with 18 assists and 11 digs.
• Stout recorded her 42nd career triple-double on Saturday with 13 kills, 16 assists, and 13 digs. Wallis posted her eighth double-double of the year with 18 assists and 11 digs.
• The Chants held ODU to a .082 hitting percentage. It was the second time this season CCU limited its opponent to under a .100 attack percentage. 

HIT 'EM HIGH: Coastal has out-hit each of its opponents during its four-match winning streak and is 11-0 this season when posting a higher hitting percentage. The Chants have recorded 44 blocks and been blocked just 16 times in their four Sun Belt games.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE RECORD: Stout became the NCAA's all-time triple-doubles leader on Sept. 26 against Marshall, posting the 40th of her career. As a sophomore, she reset the organization's single-season mark with 20 after recording 14 as a freshman. She has eight in 15 matches this season, bringing her career total to 42.

STOUT ADDED TO AVCA POY WATCH LIST: Stout was one of 17 student-athletes added to the AVCA inaugural watch list for its Division I Player of the Year Award at the start of October. Stout leads the Chanticleers and ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in total points (231.5) and sixth in points per set (4.13). She also leads Coastal in kills (193) and kills per set (3.45), while ranking second in assists (4.00) and digs (3.34) per set as well as total assists (195) and total digs (187). 

LEAGUE LEADER: Rita leads the Sun Belt in total blocks (88) and blocks per set (1.57) entering the third weekend of conference play, ranking in the top 10 of NCAA DI players. She ranks third in total blocks and eighth in blocks per set.
 
DENIED!: Coastal Carolina leads the Sun Belt Conference in blocks per set (2.76) and total blocks (138.0), ranking among the top 20 nationally in both categories (10th total blocks/19th blocks per set). 

KILLER INSTINCT: Juniors Emily Fowler and Rita rank third and eighth in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage. Fowler is third with a .380 (131-28-271) percentage, and Rita is eighth at .345 (105-28-223). They are the only set of teammates in the top 10.

DIGGIN' IT: Earnhardt is one dig shy of recording her second 200-dig season and 35 away from surpassing her career-high of 234 as a sophomore. She had 183 in 108 sets played last year and has 199 in  56 sets played this season.

WALLIS DISTRIBUTION: Wallis is making the most of her playing time this season after being a reserve last year. She has played more matches this season (15) than she did as a sophomore (11). Wallis leads the Chants with 5.40 assists per set and has already doubled her number of total kills from a year ago (138-69). She is second on the team in double-doubles with eight.

FIRST SET INDICATOR: Coastal Carolina has captured the first set in 11 of its 15 matches and owns a record of 9-2 in those matches. Its two losses came against North Carolina and FIU. The Chanticleers rallied to win after dropping the initial frame against Maryland (four sets) and Marshall (five sets).