CLEVELAND, TN. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team finished play at the Lee Invitational on Saturday afternoon, sweeping the North Greenville Trailblazers 3-0 for the Shark’s sixth three-set victory through 10 matches. The 9-1 start is NSU’s best under Head Coach Kacie Ehinger and the best mark after 10 games since starting 10-0 in 2021.
Records: Nova Southeastern 9-1 | North Greenville 3-9
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, North Greenville 0
Location: Walker Arena | Cleveland, TN.
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- Following back-to-back kills from Olivia Aniol and Brittany Landrum, the Sharks led 9-5 over the Trailblazers in the first set.
- Kate Mihacevich sparked a 4-1 run, extending the NSU advantage to 13-7.
- A kill from Gabrielle Spankus, followed by a service ace from Aniol, gave Nova Southeastern a 21-13 lead over NGU.
- Mihacevich tallied the final two points of the set for the Sharks, tallying a kill and closing the 25-16 set win with a service ace.
- Aniol recorded two straight kills for the Sharks, giving NSU a 7-6 lead in the second set.
- A kill from Mihacevich started an 11-2 rally for Nova Southeastern, as the Sharks took a commanding 19-10 lead in the frame.
- During the rally, Mihacevich, Landrum, Taylor Stockman, and Elizabeth Price all contributed points.
- NSU claimed the set, winning 25-14, closing out the frame courtesy of a pair of North Greenville errors.
- Emerson Deferme gave the Sharks their first lead in the third set, putting the score at 8-7.
- A 6-1 rally by NSU, capped off by a Marley Navaretta service ace, completely flipped the momentum, as Nova Southeastern took a 15-10 lead over the Trailblazers.
- Both teams traded points back-and-forth throughout, as NSU needed a kill from Stockman to send the frame into extra points at 25-25.
- Trailing 26-25, kills from Aniol and Stockman gave the Sharks a 27-26 lead before an error by NGU sealed the sweep for Nova Southeastern.
Elizabeth Price: 11 kills, 13 digs
Olivia Aniol: seven kills, four blocks
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – “I’m really proud of our play and growth throughout the non-conference portion of our schedule. We’ve played some quality opponents to help prepare us for the rigors of Sunshine State Conference play. I’m excited to get conference matches started next week and continue our high level of play.”
Sunshine State Conference action begins for the Sharks, as Nova Southeastern will travel to compete against Rollins on Friday, September 27th. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
