CONWAY, S.C. — Georgia State volleyball (9-13, 3-7 SBC) fell in three sets to Coastal Carolina (9-11, 5-5 SBC) on Saturday at the HTC Center.
Julie Arias, Manuela Altieri Liev and Akira Burt each had five kills to lead the Panthers. Altieri Liev also added a team-high two aces. Annelore Engels ran the offense with 15 assists. Sophia Johnson had a team-high nine digs, while Dariana Valencia added eight.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The set was tied just three times before Coastal Carolina took the lead for good at 8-7. Back-to-back aces from the Chanticleers made it 10-7 and forced a Georgia State timeout. The lead grew to as many as nine points at 21-12, and Coastal Carolina closed it out 25-17. Burt and Mina Olgar led the Panthers with two kills each.
SET 2 | Georgia State led 4-2 early, and the set was tied six times before Coastal Carolina took the lead for good at 8-7. A 5-0 run from 10-9 gave the Chanticleers a 15-9 lead. The Panthers answered with three straight points from 20-11 to cut it to 20-14 and force a Coastal Carolina timeout, but the Chanticleers won five of the final six points to take it 25-15.
SET 3 | The Panthers' best set of the match. Coastal Carolina opened with a 7-0 run, but Georgia State rallied from a 11-4 deficit with five straight points, including an Altieri Liev ace and two Arias kills, to get within 11-9. Four more straight points tied it at 16-16, capped by an Engels ace. After falling behind 21-17, Georgia State scored four in a row to tie it again at 21-21. The set was tied five times in all, the last at 24-24 on another Altieri Liev ace, before Coastal Carolina scored the final two points to win 26-24.
Game Notes
» Julie Arias had five kills, four of them in the third set.
» Manuela Altieri Liev had five kills and two aces for a team-high 7.0 points.
» Akira Burt had five kills and two block assists, and Jayden Eaker added two block assists.
» Sophia Johnson had a team-high nine digs, and Dariana Valencia added eight.
» Annelore Engels had 15 assists and an ace.
» All four Georgia State aces came in the third set, where the Panthers out-aced Coastal Carolina 4-3.
Up Next
Georgia State returns home to host Appalachian State for a two-match series at the GSU Sports Arena. The Panthers and Mountaineers meet Thursday, Oct. 29, for Teacher/Staff Appreciation night, then again Friday, Oct. 30, for Halloween/Alumni Night. Both matches start at 6 p.m.
