TAMPA, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks were defeated by the third-ranked Tampa Spartans in Sunshine State Conference action on Friday evening from the Bob Martinez Sports Center. 
Records: Nova Southeastern 7-4, 3-2 SSC | No. 3 Tampa 12-0, 6-0 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 0, No. 3 Tampa 3
Location: Bob Martinez Sports Center | Tampa, Fla.
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- The Spartans jumped out to an early lead, claiming the momentum at the beginning of the first set, as the Sharks trailed 9-4.
- Following a timeout, Nadia Lindner put the score at 12-7 with a kill.
- NSU wasn’t able to put together much momentum and dropped the opening set 25-9.
- Nova Southeastern rallied with a 3-0 run – receiving points from Kate Mihacevich, Taylor Stockman and a service ace from Elizabeth Price – putting the score at 5-4.
- Nadia Lindner recorded two consecutive kills, before Brittany Landrum added a point of her own, making the score 10-9, in favor of the Spartans.
- Tampa closed out set by a score of 25-15, taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
- The Spartans took control early in the third set and led 8-3 over the Sharks.
- Lindner and Mihacevich recorded back-to-back points for NSU, cutting into Tampa’s lead.
- NSU dropped the SSC match in three-sets, dropping the final frame 25-14.
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – “We couldn’t get much going tonight and hats off to Tampa for putting us in uncomfortable situations. I look forward to bouncing back for another match tomorrow”
Nova Southeastern is back in action against the Florida Southern Moccasins on Saturday, September 30. First serve is set for 4 p.m. To stay up-to-date on NSU Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
