FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The 24th ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team got back into the win column, sweeping the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in a Sunshine State Conference on Friday night at the Rick Case Arena. Elizabeth Price led the Sharks with 12 kills, while Brittany Landrum continued her climb to the program’s all-time blocks record with five in the match.
Records: Nova Southeastern 12-2, 3-1 SSC | Palm Beach Atlantic 6-7, 0-3 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Nova Southeastern raced out to an early 9-1 lead over the Sailfish in the opening set, as Taylor Stockman, Elizabeth Price, Brittany Landrum and Kate Mihacevich all recorded points.
- Kills from Price and Olivia Aniol extended the NSU advantage to 15-6 in the first set.
- Stockman led a 7-1 run for NSU, tallying three kills, as Nova Southeastern took a 23-11 lead.
- The Sharks sealed the 25-13 first set win after a kill by Aniol.
- NSU rallied with four consecutive points to begin the second set.
- Palm Beach Atlantic cut the Sharks’ lead to 10-8, but a 3-1 run by Nova Southeastern – capped off by a service ace by Marley Navaretta – extended the NSU lead to 13-9.
- Mihacevich and Aniol each tallied kills and service aces during a 7-2 rally, pushing the Sharks’ lead to 21-13.
- Stockman finished off the 25-17 second set win, giving NSU a 2-0 lead in the match.
- Trailing the Sailfish 6-5 in the third set, Aniol sparked a 3-0 run by Nova Southeastern, giving the Sharks an 8-6 lead.
- A 5-0 run by NSU, featuring a pair of kills from Mihacevich, pushed the lead to 16-9.
- PBA rallied back, bringing the score to 18-16 in favor of NSU, before a 5-0 run – which included three consecutive kills from Price – extended the Sharks’ lead to 23-16.
- Nova Southeastern finished off the sweep, their ninth of the season, winning the final set 25-19 over Palm Beach Atlantic.
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – “I’m really happy with our ability to bounce back. Wew had a very balanced attack tonight and everyone contributed. I told the team after, I felt this was the best defense we played all year and it gave us a lot of great offensive opportunities.” 
Elizabeth Price: 12 kills, 0.360 hitting percentage, 12 digs
Kate Mihacevich: 10 kills, two service aces, eight digs
Gabrielle Spankus: 34 assists
Marley Navaretta: 18 digs
Brittany Landrum: five blocks
The Sharks return to action on Saturday, October 5th, taking on the Lynn Fighting Knights at the Rick Case Arena. First serve is set for 4 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
