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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell in straight sets (10-25, 22-25, 19-25) to Coastal Carolina Friday in Sun Belt Conference action at Jag Gym. 

USA fell to 16-9 overall and 11-4 in SBC play, while Coastal Carolina improved to 17-7 overall and 14-1 in the SBC.

South Alabama will return to action Sun., Nov 12, when it hosts Appalachian State at 12:30 p.m. at Jag Gym. Jaguar seniors Abby Baker, Kellyn Reeves and Symone Stephenson will each be honored prior to the match as part of Senior Day.  
 
GAME FACTS
- CCU jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the opening set after going on a 6-0 scoring run that was aided by three kills from Kyla Manning. 
- A 4-0 scoring run midway through the first set, aided by a pair of Jag errors, extended the Chanticleer lead to 18-6.
- CCU earned set point at 24-9 on a kill by Leah Hardeman, and clinched the set at 25-10 on a Jaguar service error.
- CCU posted a .550 team hitting percentage in the opening set, while the Jaguars hit just .037 in set one.
- The Chanticleers opened the second set with a 3-0 scoring run, highlighted by kills from Hardeman and Kinga Windisch for a 3-0 advantage. USA tied the score at 4-4 after consecutive service aces by Ashlyn Roberts, and took a 7-6 lead later in the set on a Chanticleer ball-handling error.
- A 3-0 Jaguar scoring run, aided by a pair of CCU attack errors, gave the Jags a 15-14 lead midway through set two, but CCU responded with its own 3-0 run to take a 19-17 lead later in the set.
- CCU earned set point in set two at 24-21 on a kill by Manning, and clinched the set at 25-22 on a kill by Dora Lulic to take a 2-0 lead in the match. 
- CCU used a 4-0 scoring run midway through set three for an 11-7 advantage. The Chanticleers went on a 4-0 scoring run for a 17-12 lead in the third set. 
- CCU earned match point at 24-19 in set three on a kill by Hardeman, and clinched the match at 25-19 on a block assist Aristea Tontai and Larissa Dos Santos.

NOTES
- CCU posted a .371 team hitting percentage in the match, while the Jags finished with a .083 hitting percentage.
- Kristina Alabastro led South Alabama with 11 kills and a .524 hitting percentage, and also added three assists, four digs and one block assist.
- Abby Baker led the Jags with 14 digs, while Ashlyn Roberts led the team with 10 assists. 
- Hardeman finished with a game-high 14 kills.
- CCU recorded 10 total team blocks, while the Jags finished with one team block.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the match: 
"Other than set one, we competed. If we execute our side of the net in set two a little better at the end, then it could be a different set and we're going in to set three 1-1. But they are the best team in our conference right now, and they have the best player in the conference right now; that is very beneficial and there are things that we have to do to offset that. We can't play their game and win, so we have to stick to our game. But our girls never quit in the second and third sets, they just continued to fight and grind. I saw things that we worked on this week show off in the match, which is promising. We have to get back on our horse tomorrow and get ready for Sunday."

- On how she is looking for in Sunday's match:
"Ultimately, the roots of our team and playing South Alabama volleyball and what we've been this year, and we've been doing that. We had a little bit of a lull for a week or two, and I think we're getting back to that. I want to see us come out and perform, and we need to get the people who we rely on on a daily basis to come and perform for our team."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sun., Nov 12, when it hosts Appalachian State at 12:30 p.m. at Jag Gym. Jaguar seniors Abby Baker, Kellyn Reeves and Symone Stephenson will each be honored prior to the match as part of Senior Day.  

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