Mountaineers Fall Quick in 5-Set Battle at Coastal Carolina

CONWAY, S.C.  – The App State volleyball group fell quick in 5 units (27-25, 11-25, 18-25, 25-22, 11-15) to Coastal Carolina in Conway on Saturday.
 
“This was a tough weekend on the road,” stated head coach Chad Sutton. “We have to get back to work this week so we can return to winning volleyball.”
 
Coastal Carolina 3, App State 2
Sophomore Bella Hutchens and senior Ali Morris mixed for 40 of App State’s 56 kills. Hutchens contributed 24 kills for a brand new profession excessive, surpassing her earlier finest of twenty-two, which was set on Oct. 16 at Georgia Southern. Additionally, Hutchens served up six of App State’s eight aces. Redshirt senior Addison Heidemann made 47 of App State’s 51 assists, whereas Davis made 15 of the Mountaineers’ 37 digs.
 
The Mountaineers (13-8, 4-6 SBC) constructed off a kill and ace from Hutchens in addition to a quartet of Chanticleer errors to ascertain a 6-3 lead within the first set. As Coastal Carolina (16-6, 8-2 SBC) met the Mountaineers at 7-7, Hutchens slammed down back-to-back kills to present App State a 9-7 edge. With one other pair of Hutchens kills and a kill from redshirt sophomore Delaine Grevengoed, the Mountaineers pushed forward, 12-8. As Coastal Carolina narrowed the hole to 19-17, App State went on a 4-1 run with a kill and ace from Hutchens and a pair of kills from Morris. Grevengoed introduced App State to set level with a kill (24-19). The Chants managed to satisfy the Mountaineers at 24 all with a 5-0 run. Morris pushed the Mountaineers forward, 25-24, with a kill, however the Chants met the Mountaineers as soon as extra at 25 all. Hutchens made her ninth kill of the set to interrupt the 25-all tie and the duo of Heidemann and sophomore Lou Johnson went up for the block to safe the set, 27-25.
 
Building off an 11-1 run halfway by way of the second set, Coastal Carolina managed to take the set, 25-11. The Chanticleers’ momentum carried into the third set with an early 6-0 run. App State steadily chipped away on the deficit, narrowing it to 3 (17-14) with a trio of kills from Morris and a kill from senior Maya Winterhoff. Despite App State’s efforts, the Chants took the third set, 25-18.
 
App State got here alive within the fourth set, establishing a 7-2 lead with a 7-1 run that featured a kill and a pair of aces from Hutchens, a kill from Morris, and a pair of kills from Johnson. Hutchens slammed down a trio of kills to maintain the Mountaineers forward, 11-7. With a 4-0 run, App State prolonged its result in 18-13 with one other Hutchens kill, an ace from Morris, and a block from the duo of Winterhoff and Hutchens. Kills from Hutchens and Morris in addition to a Hutchens ace and a Chanticleer error introduced App State to set level (24-21). Heidemann set Morris up for a kill to cap the set, 25-22, for the Mountaineers.
 
Hutchens opened the fifth and ultimate set with a kill. With kills from Grevengoed and Winterhoff, in addition to a block from the duo of Heidemann and Winterhoff, the Mountaineers took a 5-4 edge. Coastal Carolina jumped forward, 10-6. Winterhoff and Hutchens labored to slender the hole with a pair of kills. Despite a block from the duo of Johnson and Morris in addition to a solo block from Grevengoed, CCU took the set, 15-11, and the match, 3-2.
 
Looking Ahead
The Mountaineers return to Boone for a pair of matches in opposition to Georgia State on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Following Friday’s 6 p.m. match, the group will hand out sweet for postgame trick-or-treating. Saturday’s 2 p.m. match will characteristic Volleyball Bingo. Both matches can be out there to stream on ESPN+.