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Seniors
3
Winner Saint Leo SLU 16-13, 11-7 SSC
2
Nova Southeastern NSU 6-23, 4-15 SSC
Winner
Saint Leo SLU
16-13, 11-7 SSC
3
Final
2
Nova Southeastern NSU
6-23, 4-15 SSC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Saint Leo SLU 19 23 25 25 20 (3)
Nova Southeastern NSU 25 25 14 14 18 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

NSU Drops Heartbreaker on Senior Day

Extra points not enough in final fifth set on Saturday

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Up two sets to none, the Nova Southeastern volleyball team was pushed to five sets by the Saint Leo Lions on Saturday afternoon, ultimately falling 20-18 to conclude 2018 home play. Prior to the match, the Sharks celebrated its seven seniors, Leslie Atherton, Kim Blasko, Samantha Blasko, Megan Burns, Denvyr Tyler-Palmer and Maddie Uilk.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 2-3 (25-15, 25-23, 14-25, 14-25, 18-20)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (6-23, 4-15 SSC), Saint Leo Lions (16-13, 11-7 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | The Sharks took an early 3-0 lead, and held onto that lead for the remainder of the set. At 13-11, NSU took off on a 5-1 run, sparked by a kill by Sydney Lemon, to take an 18-11 edge over the Lions. Saint Leo tried to muster a rally towards the end of the set, coming within four at 23-19, but kills by Denvyr Tyler-Palmer and Maya Patterson ended the set with the Sharks on top, 25-19.
 
SET 2 | Unlike the first set, it was the Lions that grabbed the early advantage. At 9-5, the Sharks put up four unanswered points to knot the game at 9-9. The set saw four ties, but the Lions were able to stay on top until at 19-19, another kill by Tyler-Palmer gave NSU its first lead of the set. After another tie, a kill by Tyler-Palmer and an ace by the senior put the Sharks ahead at 22-20, forcing SLU to call for a timeout. SLU attempted to steal back the lead, but a kill by Leslie Atherton gave NSU the 25-23 win and overall 2-0 lead.
 
SET 3 | Coming back for revenge, the Lions quickly jumped out to an early 9-3 lead. The Lions continued to put the pressure on the Sharks, going up as many as 10 points as of late at 23-13. After a kill by Atherton signified as the last point scored by the Sharks in the set, the Lions earned their first win of the day in set three, 25-14.
 
SET 4 | Similar to the third set, SLU jumped ahead early, 11-4. The Sharks were able to tally three consecutive points to bring the score to 11-7 and force the Lions to call for a timeout, but it wasn't enough the cool off the visitors as they went on to take the fourth set at 25-14, also.
 
SET 5 | In an absolute marathon set, the Sharks were the first to attack, grabbing a 1-0 edge with a block by Maddie Uilk and Lemon. NSU fell behind at 5-4, but a kill by Atherton, a block by Atherton and Kim Blasko and an ace by Samantha Blasko pushed the Sharks back out in front, 7-5. Nova Southeastern held onto their lead until an error by the Sharks allowed Saint Leo to tie it up, 12-12. The game saw six more ties and six lead changes to finish out, as three straight blocks tallied by the Lions at 18-17 sealed the Sharks' fate and gave Saint Leo the overall 3-2 victory.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 
  • Tyler-Palmer led all players with her 21 kills, adding 16 digs to complete the double-double
  • Uilk had another outstanding game, tallying 13 kills and putting up two blocks.
  • Patterson recorded a game-high 28 digs and almost registered a double-double with nine kills.
  • Atherton had seven kills to go along with four aces and four blocks, while Kim Blasko and Lemon each put up four blocks. Kim Blasko and Lemon also put up six kills apiece.
  • Samantha Blasko and Caylee Cox split setting duties, recording 26 and 25 assists, respectively. Samantha Blasko made it a double-double with her 13 digs.
  • Megan Burns tallied 16 digs with five assits.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 
  • Patterson's 28 digs were a career high, 10 more than her original career-high 18 set on Oct. 27 against Rollins.
  • Tonight was Samantha Blasko's sixth double-double of the season and Tyler-Palmer's 11th.
  • This was the first and only home five-set game of the season.
  • After tonight's loss, the overall series between the Sharks and the Lions sits at 29-21 in favor of Saint Leo.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
The Sharks will close out the 2018 season on the road next Thursday, Nov. 8 in Saint Petersburg, Fla. against the host Tritons at 7:00 p.m.
 
 
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