FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The 24th ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team was defeated in four-sets to the 17th ranked Lynn Fighting Knights on Saturday evening from the Rick Case Arena.
Records: No. 24 Nova Southeastern 12-3, 3-2 SSC | No. 17 Lynn 13-1, 3-1 SSC
Score: No. 24 Nova Southeastern 1 | No. 17 Lynn 3
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- The Sharks trailed 3-1 in the opening set, but a service ace from Elizabeth Price quickly tied the game at 3-3.
- NSU and Lynn traded points back-and-forth, with neither team being able to build much separation in the early stages, as the score sat tied at 9-9.
- The Fighting Knights rallied to score four unanswered points, but NSU was able to take advantage of a trio of Lynn errors, bringing the score to 14-13.
- Following another pair of errors by Lynn, Gabrielle Spankus and Brittany Landrum teamed for a block, giving the Sharks a 20-19 lead late in the frame.
- Lynn took the first set 25-21 over NSU.
- Nova Southeastern began the second frame with a 4-1 lead, capitalizing on three Lynn errors in addition to a block from Landrum.
- NSU used another 4-1 rally to extend the advantage to 8-3 over Lynn.
- Three consecutive kills from Price gave the Sharks a 12-7 lead in the frame.
- Later in the set, Taylor Stockman tallied three straight points, before Kate Mihacevich added a kill of her own, pushing the Sharks’ advantage to 19-11.
- Mihacevich sparked a set-clinching 5-0 rally by NSU, tying the match at 1-1, as Nova Southeastern claimed the frame 25-13.
- Both teams exchanged points back-and-forth in the third frame, as the score was tied at 8-8.
- A 7-1 run by Lynn put the score at 15-9.
- NSU dropped the third set 25-15.
- The Sharks held a 10-7 advantage over Lynn following a kill from Landrum and a block from both Mihacevich and Olivia Aniol.
- Late in the set, Lynn led 24-20 over NSU.
- The Sharks rallied to cut the Fighting Knights lead to 24-23, but dropped the next point and lost the final set 25-23.
The 24th ranked Sharks return to action on Thursday, October 10th, taking on the Barry Buccaneers in a Sunshine State Conference match in Miami Shores. To stay up-to-date on NSU Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
