STATESBORO, Ga. - The Coastal Carolina volleyball team overcame first and fourth set losses at Georgia Southern on Thursday night to defeat the Eagles in five sets (21-25, 25-15, 26-24, 24-26, 15-8) and remain on top of the Sun Belt east division.
Coastal's ninth straight win improves the Chants to 15-7 overall, including a 12-1 conference mark. Georgia Southern drops to 7-18, 3-10 to remain fifth in the east division.
The Chants were powered by Leah Hardeman's match-high 26 kills. The senior outside hitter added a .333 hitting percentage, three blocks and 10 digs to record her 15th double-double of the season.