Coastal Carolina Sweeps Volleyball

Friday, November 6

Conway, S.C.

11:30 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

2-8,2-8Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

13-0,13-0Sun Belt

Ga. Southern

Coastal Carolina

11/6/2020 9:39:00 PM | Volleyball

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The Eagles play host to Troy in a three-match series next week.

By: Marc Gignac

CONWAY, S.C. – Chamblee Russell tallied 19 kills, 12 digs and three blocks in two matches at Coastal Carolina, but the Chanticleers won them both over Georgia Southern, each by 3-0 counts, in Sun Belt Conference volleyball action Friday at the HTC Center.

Eagles of the Match
Mya Wilson collected 14 kills, 12 digs and three blocks and hit a team-high .211 in the two matches for the Eagles. Rebekah Farthing finished with 20 digs on the day, and Madison Brown tallied 53 assists, 12 digs and a block.

Key Moments – Match 1
The Eagles (2-8, 2-8) pulled to within one point at 16-15 in the third set after Brown and Wilson combined for a block, but Coastal won four of the next six points to open a 20-16 cushion. GS won two straight to cut the margin to 22-20, but that was as close as the Eagles would get.

Key Moments – Match 2
With the Eagles trailing 2-0 in the match and 21-16 in the third set, Haley Fuller posted a kill, Baylor Bumford got a solo block, Landon Jones served up an ace and Russell notched back-to-back kills for five straight Georgia Southern points. The Chanticleers (14-0, 14-0) scored the next two, but Bumford and Wilson tallied kills to pull the Eagles within one point at 24-23. Anett Nemeth recorded the final kill to give the Chants the match.

Quotables from Head Coach Chad Willis
"It was a tough weekend against a very solid opponent in Coastal. We did a lot of good things to work our way back into sets late but just couldn't get into enough of a rhythm to sustain consistency. I'm proud of the fight we're showing, and we talked afterwards about some teachable moments we can take away and how we can maximize opportunities coming up next week as we get closer to the conference tournament. I think we're all ready to be back in Hanner for the next three matches to close out the regular season."

Next Up
The Eagles play host to Troy in a three-match series next week in Hanner Fieldhouse. First serve is set for Thursday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. The teams also play at 6 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Friday.