MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team concluded its regular season with a four-set win against Florida Tech in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday evening from the Clemente Center. Nadia Lindner recorded a season-best 25 kills in the effort, while Madison Cook became the fourth NSU Shark to surpass 3,000 assists in her career.
Records: Nova Southeastern 19-10, 12-8 SSC | Florida Tech 9-21, 3-17 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | Florida Tech 1
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
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- The Sharks began the match with a 6-2 lead, as NSU received contributions from Nadia Lindner, Taylor Stockman, Olivia Aniol and Brittany Landrum.
- Landrum then recorded three consecutive kills, putting NSU ahead 9-3.
- Later in the set, Nova Southeastern rallied to score four consecutive points and extended its lead to 19-12.
- Landrum and Stockman gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead in the match, as the duo sealed a 25-21 opening set with a block.
- Landrum continued to make an impact on the offensive and defensive end, adding a kill and a block alongside Lindner to give Nova Southeastern a 7-4 lead in the second set.
- Florida Tech scored three consecutive points, making the score 10-9, before Lindner bookended a 5-0 run for the Sharks.
- Landrum and Stockman both contributed a pair of points, putting Nova Southeastern in front 21-11.
- NSU took a 2-0 lead in the match by scoring the final three points and took the frame 25-14 over the Panthers.
- The Sharks and Florida Tech battled back-and-forth for the entirety of the third set, but FIT took the set win 25-23 over NSU.
- Lindner put down two consecutive attempts, giving the Sharks a 5-3 lead over Florida Tech.
- Both teams matched each other point for point, before Kate Mihacevich and Stockman tallied kills to put the Sharks ahead 15-13.
- FIT rallied for three consecutive points but another kill from Lindner halted the Panthers momentum and tied the set at 16-16.
- Mihacevich and Stockman were key contributors in the final run for NSU, as each scored a pair of points, sealing the 25-21 fourth set win for the Sharks and the four-set Sunshine State Conference victory.
Nadia Lindner: 25 kills, 0.444 hitting percentage, 11 digs
Taylor Stockman: 16 kills, 0.303 hitting percentage, 12 digs
Brittany Landrum: 13 kills, 0.435 hitting percentage, eight blocks
Madison Cook: 59 assists
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – We had a lot of people really step up in a tight match. Our offense was firing and both of our middles blocked well. It took a full team effort against a feisty Florida Tech team.
The Nova Southeastern Sharks await the NCAA National Tournament Selection Show on Monday, November 20th, to determine if NSU will advance to the South Region Tournament for the third consecutive season. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
