Trojans Drop Tough Battle to Chanticleers

CONWAY, S.C. – Laura Jansen led Little Rock with 11 kills and 10 digs but two close sets didn't go Little Rock's way as Coastal Carolina claimed a 3-0 win, halting the Trojans' six-game winning streak at the HTC Center in Conway Friday evening.
 
Little Rock (9-4, 0-1 Sun Belt) dropped the opening frame 25-23 and then fell in extra points, 31-29, in the second set before a 25-17 third set clinched the match.
 
Coastal Carolina (7-4, 1-0) didn't help their cause much, serving up 11 service errors in the block. Six of those serving miscues came in the opening set, a frame in which neither team led by more than two points at any given time.
 
Leigh Maher registered a match-high 22 digs and served up three aces while Zanobia Willis was credited with a career-high two solo blocks.
 
Ani Bozdeva and Doris Carter both led Coastal Carolina with 14 kills.
 
Little Rock returns to action Sunday at App State with a 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT first serve in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers (4-9, 0-1) dropped their Sun Belt opener to Arkansas State Friday evening.
 
Behind the Box Score

• Little Rock and Coastal played to 13 ties and seven lead changes in the opening set.
• Coastal was responsible for six service errors in the opening frame.
• Neither team led by more than two points in the first set.
• The second set went to extra points marking the sixth set that has required extra points for Little Rock this season.
• Nejra Hanic had six kills with a .273 hitting percentage in the second set.
• Little Rock rallied back from an early second set deficit. After the 13-11 mark, neither team led by more than two points.

 
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 11, Laura Jansen
Assists: 25, Alyssa Nayar
Service Aces: 3, Leigh Maher
Digs: 22, Leigh Maher
Blocks: 2, Zanobia Willis
 
Notables

• Coastal Carolina leads the all-time series, 5-0.
• The second set marked the sixth time this year Little Rock has gone to extra points in the set. The 31-29 decision marked the longest set of the year for the Trojans.
• Zanobia Willis recorded a career-high two solo blocks.
• With 11 kills and 10 digs, Laura Jansen recorded her seventh double-double of the season and the 22^nd of her career.

 
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