CONWAY, S.C. — Georgia State volleyball (9-12, 3-6 SBC) fell to Coastal Carolina (8-11, 4-5 SBC) in straight sets Friday at The HTC Center.
Akira Burt led the Panthers with nine kills and added three block assists. Mina Olgar had six kills, and Manuela Altieri Liev had eight kills while hitting .222. Jayden Eaker hit .364 with five kills and three block assists. Annelore Engels ran the offense with 23 assists. Sophia Johnson had a team-high 12 digs, and Dariana Valencia added 11.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Panthers lost a back-and-forth opener. There were 12 ties and five lead changes, and neither team led by more than four points. Down 22-18, Georgia State ran off five straight points to lead 23-22. The Chanticleers answered by winning five of the last six points to close it out 27-25. Burt had five kills in the set.
SET 2 | The match was tied six times before Coastal Carolina took the lead for good at 11-10. A 9-1 run from 10-10 pushed the margin to 19-11, and the lead grew to as many as nine points. Coastal Carolina hit .444 in the set with just two errors, while Georgia State hit .179.
SET 3 | Georgia State tied the set 14-14 and trailed only 15-14 at the media timeout. Coastal Carolina then scored seven straight points to go up 23-15, and the lead reached eight. The Panthers did record six block assists in the set, but hit just .135 for the match's final frame.
Game Notes
» Akira Burt led Georgia State with nine kills and 10.5 points, and added three block assists.
» Jayden Eaker hit .364 with five kills and three block assists, and Mina Olgar added six kills and two block assists.
» Annelore Engels had 23 assists.
» Sophia Johnson had a team-high 12 digs, and Dariana Valencia added 11.
» Georgia State out-blocked Coastal Carolina 6.0 to 5.0, including a 3.0 to 1.0 edge in the third set.
» Manuela Altieri Liev had eight kills and took 15 serve-receive attempts without a reception error.
Up Next
Georgia State and Coastal Carolina face off on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. in Conway, S.C., to wrap up the two-match series.
