Box Score FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern volleyball team fell in straight sets to the visiting Tars of Rollins College on Saturday afternoon in the Rick Case Arena.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 0-3 (20-25, 26-28, 21-25)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (4-8, 2-7 SSC), Rollins Tars (5-8, 4-5 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | Down 10-7, the Sharks strung together three points in a row to knot the game and a block by Amanda Pultorak and Denvyr Tyler-Palmer gave the Sharks its first lead, 11-10. The two teams stayed within two points of each other until at 17-17, the Tars used an 8-3 run to grab the first set, 25-20.
 
SET 2 | Similar to the first set, the start of the second was very tight, but it was the Sharks that held the lead throughout the beginning. Tied at 15-15, Rollins utilized a five-point run to grab a 20-15 advantage. NSU responded with a 5-1 run of their own to come within one, 21-20, and forcing Rollins to call for a timeout. Three kills by Rollins' Bri Civiero put the Tars in set-winning position at 24-21, but kills by Tyler-Palmer and one by Rivera brought the game to a tie again, 24-24. An error by the Sharks gave Rollins the advantage, 25-24, but a kill by Tyler-Palmer and Pultorak put NSU back in the lead, 26-25. Back-to-back kills weren't enough, however, as the Tars were able to tally three consecutive points for a 28-26 win.
 
SET 3 | As if it were a trend, the beginning of the third set was a close affair. Tied at 13-13, the Sharks used three consecutive points to take a 16-13 lead before the Tars responded with a 7-1 run to earn a 20-17 edge. A kill by Pultorak brought the deficit to two points, 20-18, but Rollins expanded its advantage to four points, 22-18, forcing the Sharks to call timeout. NSU was able to come within three, 23-20, utilizing an error by Rollins, but a kill by Civiero put the Tars in game-winning position, 24-20. An error by the Tars brought NSU within three once more, but another kill by Civiero ended the set, 25-21 in Rollins' favor.
 
INSIDE THE STATS: 

• Denvyr Tyler-Palmer was back with her offensive strength, leading all players with 21 kills.  
• Samantha Blasko recorded 27 assists, while Nicole Rivera tallied five.
• Megan Burns covered the back row, picking up 11 digs, while Samantha Blasko added eight and Kaelyn Brock had seven.
• The Sharks out-blocked the Tars with nine total to six.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: 

• Samantha Blasko's 27 assists were a season high, and her five kills tied her season high.
• The Sharks' team hitting percentage of .274 is its highest since Sept. 2 against Lenoir-Rhyne.

 
UP NEXT
 
NSU will step out of conference play to compete in the GSC/SSC Crossover Challenge Oct. 13-14. The weekend's schedule will be released this Sunday, Oct. 8, and will be updated on NSUSharks.com.
 
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