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CONWAY, S.C. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell to Coastal Carolina in four sets (25-19, 21-25, 25-27, 10-25) Sunday in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match at The HTC Center.

South Alabama (11-14, 5-7 Sun Belt) won the opening set of the match, but Coastal Carolina (9-11, 8-4 Sun Belt) rallied to win the next three sets and clinch the match. 

USA will return to action Wed., Oct. 31, when it faces Troy at 6 p.m. in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match in Troy, Ala.

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama held a one-point lead at 6-5 following a kill by Rachael DeMarcus, but CCU answered with a 4-0 scoring run to take a 9-6 lead. But the Jags responded with a 3-0 after three straight kills by Meaghan Jones to tie the score at 9-9. A 4-0 Jaguar run that featured kills by Jones and Hannah Harris, a service ace from Arissa Chappell and a block by Harris pushed the USA advantage to 13-11. South Alabama broke a 19-19 tie with a 6-0 run, highlighted by three kills from Harris, to close the set. USA earned set point at 24-19 on a kill by Harris, and clinched the set 25-19 on a bad Chanticleer set for a 1-0 lead in the match.
- CCU went on a 6-1 run late in the second set that featured three kills by Kyla Manning to take a 22-18 lead. The Chanticleers earned set point at 24-19 on a service ace by Dora Lulic, and clinched the set 25-21 on a kill by Ani Bozdeva to tie the match at one set apiece.
- CCU used a 4-0 run early in set three to take an 11-8 lead, but the Jags answered with a kill by Hannah Johnson and consecutive service aces from Katelyn Lochner to tie the score at 11-11. Later in the set, South Alabama gained a 22-20 advantage following a kill by Alexis Silver. CCU then tied the score 22-22 before a kill by Kelley Hartman gave the Jags a 23-22 lead. CCU answered with consecutive points, earning set point at 24-23 on a block by Bozdeva, but a kill by Kelley Hartman tied the score 24-24. CCU earned set point at 25-24 on a Jaguar service error, but Jones responded with a kill to tie the score at 25. The Chanticleers then earned set point and clinched the set 27-25 on back-to-back kills by Anett Nemeth to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
- A kill by Jones in set four cut the Chanticleer lead to 6-4, but CCU responded with an 8-1 run to take a 14-5 lead. A 5-0 CCU run later in the set pushed the Chanticleer lead to 22-9. Coastal Carolina earned match point at 24-10 on a kill by Manning, and clinched the match 3-1 on a second straight kill from Manning.

NOTES
- South Alabama recorded a season-high 14 total team blocks, while CCU posted 10.
- Jones finished with a career-high 14 kills and shared the team-high total with Harris, who also posted 14 kills to lead the Jaguars.
- Kelley Hartman recorded eight total blocks with six solo and two block-assists, and also added 10 kills, two assists and three digs. 
- Rachael DeMarcus finished with a team-high 34 assists, two kills and three digs.
- CCU posted a .600 team hitting percentage in set four with 17 kills and two errors on 25 total attacks.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the match:
"Our team started the match focused and determined on our game plan. The third set proved to be a set we needed to take. We had our opportunities, and we need to take advantage of them."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Wed., Oct. 31, when it faces Troy at 6 p.m. in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match in Troy, Ala.

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