Marshall University Athletics
Friday, September 26
Huntington, W.Va.
6 PM
Marshall University
8-6,0-1Sun Belt
0
vs
3
Coastal Carolina
8-4,1-0Sun Belt
1
2
3
F
Coastal Carolina
25
25
25
3
Marshall
12
21
18
0
Photo by: Austin Ray
Herd Volleyball Falls in SBC Opener to Coastal Carolina
9/26/2025 9:32:00 PM | Volleyball
Rematch set for Saturday at 1 p.m.
Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team (8-6, 0-1 SBC) suffered a 3-0 defeat (25-12, 25-21, 25-18) to open Sun Belt Conference play Friday against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-4, 1-0 SBC) at the Cam Henderson Center.
"I thought it took us too long to get going," Herd Volleyball Head Coach Heather Stout said after the match. "I was really proud of our first ball the whole match. I thought our server receive, we were pretty much in the system we wanted to. When we served aggressive we got what we wanted. It's just not doing things consistent enough and you can't have that with a team like Coastal."
Beatrice Ciccarelli led the Herd with seven kills and three blocks, while Marae Reilly added seven kills on .500 hitting. Emma Barnett finished with six kills, eight digs and an ace.
Coastal Carolina took early control with a 13-4 run out of the gate. The Chanticleers' closed the set with a 25-12.
Marshall regrouped in the second, trimming a seven-point deficit to trail just 17-16 on strong attacks from Ciccarelli and Reilly. Coastal Carolina responded with a late push to take the set 25-21.
Coastal Carolina built an 8-2 lead early in the third set. Marshall fought back, but the Chanticleers held as they closed the match 25-18.
Coastal Carolina finished with 15 team blocks to Marshall's 4 and hit .326 for the match.
UP NEXT
Marshall looks to rebound in a second match against the Chanticleers in Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall volleyball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall volleyball team.
For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team (8-6, 0-1 SBC) suffered a 3-0 defeat (25-12, 25-21, 25-18) to open Sun Belt Conference play Friday against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-4, 1-0 SBC) at the Cam Henderson Center.
"I thought it took us too long to get going," Herd Volleyball Head Coach Heather Stout said after the match. "I was really proud of our first ball the whole match. I thought our server receive, we were pretty much in the system we wanted to. When we served aggressive we got what we wanted. It's just not doing things consistent enough and you can't have that with a team like Coastal."
Beatrice Ciccarelli led the Herd with seven kills and three blocks, while Marae Reilly added seven kills on .500 hitting. Emma Barnett finished with six kills, eight digs and an ace.
Coastal Carolina took early control with a 13-4 run out of the gate. The Chanticleers' closed the set with a 25-12.
Marshall regrouped in the second, trimming a seven-point deficit to trail just 17-16 on strong attacks from Ciccarelli and Reilly. Coastal Carolina responded with a late push to take the set 25-21.
Coastal Carolina built an 8-2 lead early in the third set. Marshall fought back, but the Chanticleers held as they closed the match 25-18.
Coastal Carolina finished with 15 team blocks to Marshall's 4 and hit .326 for the match.
UP NEXT
Marshall looks to rebound in a second match against the Chanticleers in Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall volleyball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall volleyball team.
For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Team Stats
CCU
Marsh
Kills
41
32
Errors
11
20
Attempts
92
99
Hitting %
.326
.121
Points
61.0
38.0
Assists
38
30
Aces
5
2
Blocks
15
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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