FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Volleyball began Sunshine State Conference action on Friday evening at the Rick Case Arena. The Sharks fell in a dramatic, back-and-forth, five-set match against Lynn.
Records: Nova Southeastern 4-3, 0-1 SSC | Lynn 7-2, 1-0 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 2, Lynn 3
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Lynn opened the match with a 4-1 advantage, but the Sharks were able to take advantage of three errors by the Fighting Knights and a service ace from Kate Mihacevich, as NSU rallied to take a 5-4 lead.
- Nadia Lindner sparked a 9-1 run for NSU, which also featured points from Taylor Stockman and Varshini Panuganti, as the Sharks rallied to extend their lead to 14-7.
- The Fighting Knights were able to get back into the set, reclaiming the lead at 19-16 over NSU.
- Trailing 24-20, Lindner and Brittany Landrum each tallied a kill, cutting into Lynn’s lead, but ultimately, NSU dropped the set 25-22.
- In the early points of the second set, Lynn held a 10-6 lead over the Sharks. Nova Southeastern rallied and scored 11-of-13 points, taking full control of the set and put the score at 17-12.
- Nadia Lindner closed out the second set, 25-20, tying the match at 1-1, by recording the final three points for NSU.
- The third set continued with the same effort exhibited from both teams as they showed in the first two. With the score tied at 7-7, Nova Southeastern received kills from Olivia Aniol, Landrum and Lindner, putting the score at 11-8.
- Later in the set, the Sharks rallied for another 4-0 run – capped by a service ace from Lindner – extending the advantage to 16-10.
- Lynn responded with a lengthy run of their own, before closing out the third set by a score of 25-21.
- Nova Southeastern seized the momentum in the fourth set, as the Sharks jumped out to an early 5-1 lead following back-to-back kills from Kate Mihacevich.
- The early rally by Nova Southeastern continued with another lengthy run, NSU capitalized on multiple errors by Lynn and opened up a 15-3 advantage.
- NSU’s lead held firm throughout the fourth set, following a service ace from Lindner and a kill from Landrum, the Sharks tied the match with a 25-16 fourth set victory.
- In the fifth and final set of the match, Nova Southeastern made a run to put the score at 9-8, but were unable to take the lead and dropped the Sunshine State Conference opening match to Lynn.
Nadia Lindner: 23 kills, 0.415 hitting percentage
Taylor Stockman: 10 kills, 0.409 hitting percentage
Madison Cook: 44 assists
Varshini Panuganti: 17 digs
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – “We played well enough to win tonight but we allowed some unforced errors to creep in at the wrong time. We were extremely efficient on the pins and I was really pleased with our offense.” 
The Sharks take on Barry in a Sunshine State Conference showdown on Saturday, September 16th, from 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.
