Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Sharks dropped its last midweek game of the year at Barry on Tuesday evening in three sets.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 0-3 (27-29, 14-25, 21-25)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern (5-18, 3-13 SSC), Barry Buccaneers (10-11, 6-10 SSC)
LOCATION: Health & Sports Center | Miami Shores, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET 1 | The Sharks had all the momentum early in the first set, grabbing as much as an 11-5 lead before the Bucs called for a timeout. Barry returned to the floor with the momentum, instead, and stole the lead 13-11, and held onto that lead until an ace by
Samantha Blasko put the Sharks back in front, 17-16. A kill by
Kaelyn Brock and a Barry error gave the Sharks a 21-19 edge as Barry called timeout. Heading down the stretch, BC used back-to-back points to grab game point. NSU was able to halt Barry from winning three more times but the Bucs eventually ended up on top, 29-27.
SET 2 | NSU held a 6-4 edge before the Bucs exploded on a 6-0 run to take a 10-6 lead and never look back. The Sharks were able to put up four consecutive points to come within four, 17-13, capped with an ace by
Jane Early, but that would be the closest they would get as Barry went on to win 25-14.
SET 3 | Similar to the first set, the Sharks were hot to start, taking a 12-5 lead before the Bucs started to chip away at NSU's lead. At 17-14 in NSU's favor, Barry used a 6-0 run to earn a 20-17 edge. A kill by Brock brought the Sharks within one, 21-20, but a 4-1 run by the Bucs ended the match with Barry on top. 25-21.
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Tyler-Palmer led the Sharks in kills with 12, while Brock was right behind her with 10.
- Brock recorded her first double-double of the season adding 11 digs, while Tyler-Palmer was one dig away from one with nine.
- Samantha Blasko tallied 24 assists while Megan Burns picked up a game-high 12 digs.
- The Sharks tallied 10 aces on the night, three from Burns and two from both Early and Samantha Blasko.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Brock's 10 kills were a career-high.
- Barry completed the season sweep after grabbing their first win over the Sharks on Oct. 3.
UP NEXT
The Sharks will wrap up road play this weekend, heading to Rollins on Friday at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
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