CONWAY, S.C. -- App State volleyball will conclude the regular season on Thursday and Friday at Sun Belt East Division leader Coastal Carolina. The two teams will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday and 1 p.m. on Friday.
THE SERIES
- Coastal Carolina holds a 13-6 lead in the all-time series.
- The two teams met in Boone on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, with the Chanticleer sweeping both contests.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- App State enters play at 1-10 on the season and in conference play after dropping three contests at Troy by 3-1 counts last weekend.
- At Troy, Kara Spicer recorded the 1,000th kill of her Mountaineer career during the first match on Friday.
- Sarah Missroon had a strong weekend defensively, totaling 18 blocks (three solo, 15 assists) in two matches.
- Lexi Kohut has a team leading 116 kills (3.22 k/s), with Grace Morrison (59 kills; 1.74 k/s) and Spicer (58 kills; 2.07 k/s) sitting second and third.
- Emma Reilly has 160 total digs (4.00 d/s) on the season and ranks second on the team in service aces. Sophie Cain leads the Mountaineers in service aces (13) and assists (199).
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
- Coastal Carolina is a perfect 14-0 on the season and in Sun Belt play and has clinched the Sun Belt East Division title.
- Anett Nemeth is averaging 4.17 k/s, which leads the league.Â
- Briggitta Petrenko leads the league in service aces per set at 0.67, with Nemeth sitting third at 0.45 service aces per set.
- As a team, the Chanticleers are holding opponents to a league best .104Â hitting percentage, while ranking second in the league with a .252 hitting mark.
UP NEXT
App State will shift its focus to the Sun Belt Tournament next week in Foley, Ala. The Mountaineers will play two matches in pool play beginning on Wednesday.
