Box Score
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern volleyball team was downed in their first Sunshine State Conference road match of 2013, in front of a raucous Barry crowd on Friday night, 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18).
The first two sets saw the Sharks (3-8, 0-3 SSC) have leads throughout each, but fall prey to runs from the Buccaneers (5-5, 1-2 SSC). In the opener, NSU trailed 10-7 before rallying for six consecutive points to force a Barry timeout.
The Bucs came back with three straight of their own to tie it up, and the set went back-and-forth until the home team used a 6-1 spurt to turn a one-point lead (16-15) into six (22-16), and took the opening frame by seven.
In the second, Barry scored the first point but didn't lead again until midway through the set. NSU was up 5-1, and eventually, 12-8, before six straight by the Bucs moved them ahead 14-12. Barry went ahead by five on three occasions, and though the Sharks cut it to two late (23-21), the Bucs held on by three, 25-22.
The final set saw Barry lead wire-to-wire, and take their biggest lead of the match, nine, at 23-14. NSU had a late rally to extend the set, but the Bucs took their first conference match of the season, completing the sweep at 25-18.
Sydney Cook (So., Miami) notched five of her team-high 10 kills in the first set, with no errors in that frame, and only had three miscues on the night. Her .368 hitting percentage Friday marked her best since the season opener against Virginia State.
Next in kills, with a new season high, was
Destiny Bannister (So., Kendall, Fla.), with six.
Dana Holger (So., Lino Lakes, Minn.) chipped in with five kills, while
Samantha High (Sr., Naples, Fla.) had four.
Freshman
Katie Pyles (Denver) had 23 of the team's 24 assists, and
Candice Johnson (Jr., Chuluota, Fla.) was the leader in digs with 11. Cook added eight, while Holger and
Laurel Weaver (Fr., Woodland Hills, Calif.) had six each.
The Sharks are right back at it on the road on Saturday afternoon for another SSC contest with Florida Tech beginning at 4 p.m. The Panthers defeated Lynn in straight sets on Friday night to move their record to 11-2 and 2-1 in the SSC.
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