STATESBORO – Kyla Manning collected 13 kills, six digs and two blocks to lead Coastal Carolina to a 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 22-25, 13-25) Sun Belt volleyball win over Georgia Southern Saturday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.

Eagles of the Match
Mya Wilson finished with 12 kills and two blocks for the Eagles (7-18, 2-12), and Carly Turner posted eight kills. Landon Jones had 17 digs.

Key Plays
Trailing 11-10 in the fourth set, Coastal Carolina (21-5, 11-3) outscored the Eagles 15-2 the rest of the way behind the serve of Brigitta Petrenko. The freshman capped the match with four consecutive aces, and Manning added three kills during the run.

Key Stats
The Chanticleers hit .289 in the match and .321 in the final set while holding the Eagles to minus .034 in the fourth frame. 

Quotable from head coach Chad Willis
"Even stemming back from last night, at times, we showed a lot of fight and a lot of what we've been talking about in terms of letting go of the result and focusing on getting ourselves in the middle of the ring and just throwing punches. I think you saw that in the third set tonight. We were down 0-2 to one of the top two teams in the league, and I'm proud of the kids for staying the course and getting after it."

On two matches against Georgia State this week
"It helps that it's one opponent in one week, so we get to pour over a little more film than we normally do. We get to see them back to back, and I like that we play them here first. We're mathematically eliminated (from the Sun Belt Tourney), but we just talked in the locker room about how not a lot of teams get to end their season on a win. We have that opportunity this week along with an opportunity to earn a point in our Rivalry Series, so I think they are ready and motivated. If the last two nights are any indication, there is still a lot of fight left in this team, and we'll work to get that out of them this week."

Next Up
The Eagles finish the season by playing in-state rival Georgia State in a home-and-home series. It starts Tuesday in Hanner Fieldhouse, and first serve is set for 6:30 p.m. A half point in the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series is on the line in each match.