TAMPA, Fla. – Returning to Sunshine State Conference play after the South Region Crossover last weekend, the Nova Southeastern volleyball team dropped a three-set game to the No. 4 Tampa Spartans on Friday evening in the Bob Martinez Athletics Center.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 0-3 (14-25, 12-25, 19-25)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (5-20, 3-12 SSC), No. 4 Tampa Spartans (25-1, 18-0 SSC)
LOCATION: Bob Martinez Athletics Center | Tampa Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET 1 | The Sharks and the Spartans stayed within two points of each other throughout the early stages of the first set, and an error by Tampa knotted the game at 7-7. Tampa then took off on an 11-1 run to take an 18-8 advantage, and continued to put the pressure on NSU, taking the set 25-12.
SET 2 | Tampa took no time to take the lead in the second, grabbing as much as a 15-point lead at 20-5. Back-to-back errors by the Spartans, an ace by
Caylee Cox and a kill by
Erin Carter put together a four-point run for the Sharks to bring the score to 20-9, but UT did not let up and ended up taking the set, 25-12.
SET 3 | Down 4-0 to start the set, the Sharks were able to bring the deficit to two points multiple times, the last time coming from a kill by
Gabby Bauch at 10-8. At 22-16, NSU put up three consecutive points, capped with a block by
Kim Blasko and
Leslie Atherton to come within three points at 22-19. That would be as close as the Sharks would get for the remainder of the set as the Spartans put up the final three points needed to seal the three-set victory.
INSIDE THE STATS:
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- With her two aces, Burns now sits at fourth all-time in career service aces with 145.
- Tonight's loss brings the overall series to 1-33 in favor of the Spartans.
UP NEXT
The Sharks will remain on the road tomorrow afternoon as they travel to Winter Park, Fla. to take on Rollins at 4:00 p.m.
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