LAKELAND, Fla. – After getting swept twice last weekend, the Nova Southeastern volleyball team bounced back to earn two sweeps of their own this weekend. On Friday evening, NSU topped Eckerd in straight sets before continuing the trend on Saturday afternoon, downing the Florida Southern Moccasins in three sets at the Jenkins Field House.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: W, 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-18)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (10-6, 3-5 SSC), Florida Southern Moccasins (3-12, 1-7 SSC)
LOCATION: Streamline Sale Arena at Jenkins Field House | Lakeland, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | With the Sharks leading by a slim margin of 11-10, the Mocs strung together three straight points to steal the lead from NSU before the Sharks called for their first timeout. Returning to the floor, Nova Southeastern used a 4-0 run to take back the lead, 15-13. NSU continued to work on pulling away from the Mocs, as back-to-back kills by Ally Ford and Alex Boone pushed their lead to 18-15, and it was FSC's turn to take a timeout. The Mocs weren't about to give up, however, responding with four straight of their own to tie the game for the last time at 19-19. From there, a kill and an ace by Ford along with a Mocs error made it 22-19 in favor of the Sharks. FSC was able to make it interesting down the line coming within one point at 24-23, before a solo block by Brittany Landrum ended the set with NSU on top.
 
SET 2 | NSU quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Mocs battled back to take the lead, 5-3. The Sharks came back with a 7-1 run, sparked by a kill by Amanda Hall, to regain the lead 10-6 and force the Mocs to call for a break. Florida Southern was able to tie the game at 11-11, but a kill by Boone ignited a 6-0 run to put NSU out in front 17-11, and to keep the advantage on their side for the remainder of the set. A 4-0 run by FSC cut NSU's lead to two at 21-19, but it wasn't enough as the Sharks went on to take set two by a score of 25-21.
 
SET 3 | Trailing 1-0, a 5-0 run capped with an ace by Emily Sippel gave the Sharks the advantage, one they would not let go of. A kill by Hall and a Florida Southern error gave NSU its largest lead of the set at 19-10, before the Sharks went on to grab their largest margin of victory win, 25-18, to earn the sweep.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• Ford led the offensive efforts with 12 kills, adding five blocks and four digs. She also had two aces.
• Sami Spadaro and Hall each added six kill apiece, as Hall added three blocks and Spadaro with two.
• Landrum and Boone each tallied five kills, while Landrum had her hand in seven blocks and Boone with four.
• Aleyna Kennel picked up 12 digs and added four assists.
• Madison Cook recorded 17 assists and Caylee Cox had 12. Cook also made eight digs and Cox had one ace.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Today's win was the first victory for the Sharks over the Mocs since Oct. 30, 2015 when NSU topped FSC in five sets at home. The last time the Sharks beat the Mocs on the road was Oct. 9, 2009.
• The last time the Sharks won back-to-back road games was Sept. 22 and Sept. 26, 2007 over Barry and Florida Tech.

 
UP NEXT
 
The Sharks will take a break from SSC action as they travel to Hoover, Ala. to compete in the South Region Crossover. NSU's opponents will be released on Sunday.
 
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