FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Megan Burns' three service aces were the high point of tonight's three set loss against the visiting Florida Southern Moccasins, as she became Nova Southeastern volleyball's all-time ace leader in the NCAA with 152 career aces.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 0-3 (15-25, 20-25, 23-25)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (6-22, 4-14 SSC), Florida Southern Moccasins (19-9, 11-6 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | Florida Southern wasted no time taking the lead in the first set as the tallied seven unanswered points for a 7-1 advantage. At 17-7, the Sharks used a 4-1 run sparked by a kill by Maya Patterson to come within seven at 18-11. That would be the closest they would get the remainder of the set, however as the Mocs went on to take set one, 25-15.
 
SET 2 | Down 11-9, the Sharks used a 4-1 run capped with a kill by Maddie Uilk to take the lead 13-12. NSU was able to hold onto its lead until at 18-16, FSC put up four straight points to steal the lead at 20-18 and force the Sharks to call for a timeout. Returning to the court, a kill by Sydney Lemon brought the deficit back to one, before the Mocs went on a 5-1 run to end the game on top, 25-20.
 
SET 3 | Unlike the first two sets, it was the Sharks that grabbed an early advantage, going up as many as four points at 7-3 with an ace by Megan Burns. Up 10-6, the Moccasins went on a 5-1 run to knot the game at 11-11. A kill by Lemon and another ace by Burns pushed the Sharks out in front, 15-13. The set saw six more ties before at 23-23 FSC finished it with two straight points for the 25-23 win.  
 
INSIDE THE STATS:

• Uilk led all players with a game-high 14 kills while Denvyr Tyler-Palmer and Kim Blakso each added seven. Tyler-Palmer also had 11 digs and Kim Blakso added two blocks.
• Samantha Blasko and Caylee Cox each registered 16 assists, while Samantha Blasko had nine digs and Cox had five.
• Megan Burns picked up a team-high 12 digs to go along with her three aces.  

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Uilk's 14 kills were a season-high and were just one short of tying her career record of 15 set on Sept. 2, 2017. Her .500 hitting percentage matches her season-best.
• Burns' three aces puts her at 152 overall ranking her number one in the NCAA era of NSU's volleyball program, but not first in all-time history. That record is held by Natalie Kramer (1990-93) when she tallied 266 career aces.
• Tonight's loss puts the overall series at 30-5 in favor of Florida Southern.

  
UP NEXT
 
The Sharks will close out home play of the 2018 season tomorrow afternoon as the Sharks host Saint Leo at 4:00 p.m. Prior to the match, the program and the athletic department will celebrate its seven seniors, Leslie Atherson, Kim Blasko, Samantha Blasko, Megan Burns, Sydney Lemon, Denvyr Tyler-Palmer and Maddie Uilk.
 
 
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