Volleyball to Face No. 12 Coastal Carolina in Sun Belt Tournament

FOLEY, Ala. -- App State volleyball will take on No. 12-ranked Coastal Carolina on Thursday in the Sun Belt Tournament at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winner will advance to the Semifinals to play the winner of Pool D, which features Louisiana, Georgia State at Little Rock on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.

APP STATE IN THE SUN BELT TOURNAMENT

• App State is making its sixth appearance in the Sun Belt Tournament, with a record of 4-5.
• The Mountaineers appeared in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship Match twice in 2015 and 2018.

THE SERIES

• Coastal Carolina holds a 15-6 lead in the all-time series.
• The two teams have played four times this season, with the Chanticleers winning all four contests.
• App State and Coastal Carolina have never met in the Sun Belt Tournament.

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

• App State concluded the regular season with a 1-12 mark overall and in conference play.
• Three Mountaineers posted 70 or more kills during the regular season. Lexi Kohut led the team with 138 total kills (3.28 k/s), with Kara Spicer (2.00 k/s) and Grace Morrison (1.71 k/s) each finishing with 70 apiece.
• Spicer is hitting .295 in her career, which ranks fifth all-time.
• Emma Reilly leads the team with 182 digs (3.87 d/s) on the season and has 1,638 career digs, which ranks fifth in program history.
• Sophie Cain (82 digs; 2.28 d/s) and Kohut (79 digs; 1.88 d/s) also have posted at least 70 digs for the Black and Gold.

SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS

• Coastal Carolina went a perfect 16-0 overall and in Sun Belt play during the regular season. The Chanticleers are ranked No. 12 in the AVCA poll.
• Coastal Carolina is led offensively by Anett Nemeth, who leads the Sun Belt and ranks 18th nationally with 4.30 kills per set average and is fifth in the league with a .319 hitting percentage. Ani Bozdeva is second on the team in kills at 3.43 per set and ranks 10th in the Sun Belt with a .291 hitting percentage.
• As a team, the Chanticleers are hitting a league best .270 and limiting opponents to a league low .110 hitting mark. In addition, Coastal Carolina leads the league in service aces per set (1.85) and sits third in blocks per set (2.35).