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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell to Coastal Carolina in straight sets (16-25, 26-28, 20-25) Friday in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match at Jag Gym.

USA (13-15, 7-8 Sun Belt) will return to action Sun., Nov. 11, when it hosts Appalachian State at noon at Jag Gym to close the regular-season schedule. Four Jaguar seniors will be honored prior to the game as part of Senior Day.

GAME FACTS
- Coastal Carolina held a 12-11 advantage midway through the opening set before the Jaguars went on a 3-0 scoring run that featured a kill by Meaghan Jones to take a 14-12 lead. A 3-0 CCU run gave the Chanticleers a 17-15 lead, but a kill by Jones cut the USA deficit to one point at 17-16. CCU answered with an 8-0 run to close the set, earning set point at 24-16 on a Jaguar service error, and clinching the set 25-16 on a kill by Anett Nemeth.
- The Chanticleers held a 10-8 lead in the second set, but South Alabama responded with a 6-0 run, highlighted by kills by Kaira Hunnicutt and Kelley Hartman, and blocks by Kelley Hartman, Lauren Hartman and Hannah Harris, to take a 14-10 lead. A 5-1 CCU run tied the score at 15-15, and a kill by Kayla Manning pushed the Chanticleer advantage to 17-16. USA then went on a 3-0 run that featured a kill by Jones and service ace by Parker Harrell for a 19-17 lead. Consecutive kills by Jones and Hunnicutt later pushed the Jaguar lead to 23-21, but CCU responded with a 3-0 run to earn set point at 24-23. A kill by Lauren Hartman tied the score at 24-24 before a service ace by Ashlyn Roberts gave the Jags set point at 25-24. CCU tied the score at 25, but a Chanticleer error on the following point gave the Jaguars set point at 26-25. But CCU answered with a 3-0 run to close the set, earning set point at 27-26 on a kill by Kayla House, and clinching the set 28-26 on a Jaguar attack error for a 2-0 lead in the match.
- CCU jumped out to a 3-1 lead early in set three, but the Jaguars went on a 5-0 run that featured a pair of kills by Jones to take a 6-3 lead. A kill from Lauren Hartman later in the set pushed the Jaguar lead to 12-10. But a 4-0 run by Coastal Carolina pushed its lead to 14-12, and a second 4-0 run gave the Chanticleers an 18-14 advantage. CCU later earned match point at 24-18 on a kill by Manning, and clinched the match 25-20 on a solo block by Manning.

NOTES
- Rachael DeMarcus recorded her fourth double-double of the season and second in as many matches, finishing with 26 assists and 12 digs, along with two total blocks. 
- Coastal Carolina recorded 16 total team blocks in the match, while the Jaguars recorded six total team blocks.
- Nemeth recorded a double-double for CCU, finishing with a game-high 12 kills along with 14 assists, one service ace, six digs and six total blocks.
- Jones finished with a team-high 11 kills and also added two digs to lead the Jaguar attack.
-Roberts recorded a team-high 16 digs for USA, and also added one kill, one assist and one service ace.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the defense:
"I thought overall it was a good defensive match. Both teams gave really good effort defensively. We allowed them (Coastal Carolina) to hit a pretty high efficiency in the first set. I asked our defenders to be more aggressive, give better effort and have more intensity in the defensive game, and we held them (CCU) in the second and third sets to a percentage where we can win. They had a good game plan offensively, and we couldn't get our offense in a groove tonight."

- On Sunday's match with Appalachian State:
"App State is a very different team from Coastal Carolina. We have to prepare for a different matchup; they have different strengths and a different style to their game. We'll go in and prepare for them tomorrow. Our girls usually do a good job rebounding, and I expect them to learn from tonight and we'll move on to Sunday."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sun., Nov. 11, when it hosts Appalachian State at noon at Jag Gym to close the regular-season schedule. Four Jaguar seniors will be honored prior to the game as part of Senior Day.

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