RALEIGH, N.C. - Coastal Carolina earned its fifth consecutive win Saturday with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-27, 25-21, 26-24) victory over Utah Valley in its second game of the Wolfpack Invitational.
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The Chanticleers improved to 6-2 overall, while the Wolverines dropped to 3-6 on the year.
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Junior
Jalyn Stout posted her second straight triple-double with 14 kills, 16 assists, and 14 digs.
Ava Wallis finished with 21 assists and a career-best 16 digs.
Bailee Earnhardt collected a match-high 17 digs.
Emma Van Elslande finished one kill and one dig shy of her first double-double.Â
The Wolverines, who ranked second nationally in total blocks, finished with 15.0. The Chanticleers recorded 13.0 blocks, led by
Emily Fowler and
Anna Rita with six each. Coastal out-hit UVU .137 to .132.Â
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QUICK SET SYNOPSISÂ
• The Chanticleers ended the first set on a 7-4 run, getting a kill from Stout, Van Elslande, and Kibi Higgins, a block assist by Rita and
Anzley Rinard, forcing a pair of Wolverine errors. CCU got out to 14-9, but Utah Valley rallied to tie the set at 18-all.Â
• Utah Valley trailed 21-16, but outscored Coastal 11-4 to claim the second set 27-25. Avery Page and Alyssa Erickson recorded back-to-back kills to capture the set.Â
• Coastal used a 6-0 to take a 12-9 lead in the third set on its way to a 25-21 victory. The Wolverines got within a point at 21-20, but the Chants didn't relinquish their advantage with Van Elslande closing the match with a service ace. She accumulated six of her nine kills in the frame.Â
• CCU jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the fourth set, but the Wolverines went on a 15-4 run to take a four-point lead, 17-13. The Chants scored six straight points to go ahead 24-21, then forced two UVU attacking errors to win the set 26-24.Â
NOTES & STATS
• The Chanticleers have won five consecutive non-conference matches, their longest such streak since 2019 when they opened the season 9-0, all against non-conference opponents.
• Coastal improved to 3-0 versus first-time opponents (Delaware State, Cleveland State, Utah Valley) and 5-0 versus non-Power 4 foes.
• Stout recorded her fourth triple-double of the season and 37th of her career. She also collected her 1,200 career assists and has 1,215 for her career.
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Becca Micelle collected seven digs to surpass the 300 mark for her career (302).
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NEXT MATCHÂ
The Chanticleers will wrap up play at the Wolfpack Invitational on Sunday against NC State at 4 p.m. The match will be streamed on ACCNX.Â
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