WINTER PARK, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team began Sunshine State Conference action with a dominant three-set sweep (25-13, 25-20, 25-15) over the Rollins Tars on Friday night from the Warden Arena. Elizabeth Price paced the NSU offense, recording 12 kills, while Olivia Aniol added five blocks to anchor the Sharks’ defense.
Nova Southeastern has won 12 consecutive sets and have won seven matches in three sets on the season.
Records: Nova Southeastern 10-1, 1-0 SSC | Rollins 9-4, 0-2 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | Rollins 0
Location: Warden Arena | Winter Park, Fla.
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- Elizabeth Price and Olivia Aniol combined for three consecutive points for the Sharks, giving NSU a 5-2 advantage in the opening set.
- Kate Mihacevich tacked on a kill before NSU capitalized on four consecutive errors by Rollins as Nova Southeastern took a 14-6 lead over the Tars.
- Price and Gabrielle Spankus added kills for NSU to close the set, as the Sharks took a 1-0 lead in the Sunshine State Conference opener with a 25-13 win in the opening frame.
- Trailing 4-3 in the early moments of the second set, Price recorded three consecutive kills for the Sharks before Aniol and Spankus added a block to complete a 4-0 run by NSU and putting the score at 7-4.
- NSU extended the lead to 14-7 thanks to a pair of Tars errors and a block from Brittany Landrum and Mihacevich.
- The Sharks took the second set 25-20 over Rollins.
- With the third set tied 3-3, an error by Rollins sparked a 4-0 rally by NSU, giving the Sharks a 7-3 advantage.
- Rollins cut the NSU lead to 9-8, but a pair of errors by the Tars and two consecutive kills from Stockman gave NSU a 13-8 advantage.
- Stockman led a 6-0 rally by the Sharks, tallying a kill and a pair of service aces, as NSU extended the lead to 22-12 over Rollins.
- Nova Southeastern sealed their seventh sweep of the season, beating Rollins 25-15 in the final set.
Elizabeth Price: 12 kills, 0.407 hitting percentage
Olivia Aniol: eight kills, 0.538 hitting percentage, five blocks
Gabrielle Spankus: 34 assists
Marley Navaretta: 16 digs
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – “We came out firing tonight and never let up. It was great to see us play so effiectively from the first whistle. We had a solid, balanced offense and our backcourt did a great job keeping us in system. We’re all excited to finally play in the Rick Case Arena tomorrow for our home opener.”
Nova Southeastern will make their long-awaited home debut on Saturday, September 28th, against Florida Tech at the Rick Case Arena. First serve is set for 4 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
