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2019 NSU vs Rollins. Women’s Volleyball.
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Barry BU 13-7, 6-3 SSC
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Winner Nova Southeastern NSU 12-8, 4-5 SSC
Barry BU
13-7, 6-3 SSC
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Final
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Nova Southeastern NSU
12-8, 4-5 SSC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Barry BU 23 25 25 22 (1)
Nova Southeastern NSU 25 20 27 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Sharks Sink Bucs in Rick Case Arena Return

NSU tops Barry for the first time since 2016

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Returning to the Rick Case Arena for the first time in 24 days, the Nova Southeastern volleyball team downed South Florida rival Barry in four sets, (25-23, 20-25, 27-25, 25-22). With the win, the Sharks double their overall win total from the last two seasons, while matching their Sunshine State Conference win total, with plenty of the 2019 season to go.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: W, 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 27-25, 25-22)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (12-8, 4-5 SSC), Barry Buccaneers (13-7, 6-3 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | Tied at 5-5, a McKenna Tucek kill sparked a 5-1 run by the Sharks, giving the home team a 10-6 edge. Barry responded right away with a 4-0 run to tie things up at 10-10, forcing an NSU timeout, an taking the lead thank to a Shark error after returning to the floor. That would be their last lead of the set, however, as a 7-1 run by NSU started by a kill by Brittany Landrum pushed the Sharks out to a 17-12 lead. Barry was able to tie it up at 18-18, but a missed serve by the Bucs and back-to-back blocks by Alex Boone and Tucek gave NSU back the advantage at 21-18. The two teams were back and forth with their points until at 24-23 a kill by Sami Spadaro ended the set with NSU on top 25-23.
 
SET 2 | The Bucs had the early momentum on their side, going up 11-4 before NSU used their first timeout. The Sharks were able to get within four multiple times throughout the rest of the set, including at 22-18 with a service ace by Emily Sippel, but that would be as close as NSU could get as Barry went on to even up the match at a set apiece with a 25-20 win.
 
SET 3 | Down 8-5 in the third, back-to-back errors by the Bucs and back-to-back kills by Sippel pushed the edge onto NSU's side, 9-8. From there, the set saw eight ties and two lead changes, leading to a set-point score of 24-23 with NSU on top and Barry calling for a timeout. Following the timeout, a Barry block tied it up, 24-24, before a kill by Landrum put the advantage back on NSU's side, 25-24. A kill by Barry's Kishara Gordon tied the game for the last time as kills by Landrum and Spadaro pushed the Sharks to a 27-25 win, giving them the overall 2-1 lead.
 
SET 4 | Kills by Sippel and Spadaro gave NSU the early edge, one they would hold onto until a 4-0 run by Barry gave the Bucs a one-point lead at 14-13 and forced NSU to call timeout. After the break, a kill by Boone and a solo block by Boone gave NSU back the lead, 15-14. Barry was able to put the advantage back on their side twice more at 19-18 and 21-20, before a 5-1 run by NSU, started with a kill by Boone and ended with a kill by Amanda Hall, gave NSU the 25-22 lead and overall victory.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 
  • Landrum and Sippel led the Sharks with 12 kills each, while Landrum added three blocks and Sippel picked up 12 digs.
  • Spadaro and Tucek each added 11 kills, as Tucek put up three blocks and made seven digs. Spadaro also made two blocks.
  • Boone tallied eight kills to go along with a team-high four blocks, including two solo.
  • Madison Cook contributed 32 assists to go along with 11 digs to complete the double-double, while Caylee Cox also registered a double-double with her 23 assists and 10 digs.
  • Aleyna Kennel picked up a team-high 22 digs and made three assists.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Cook's 32 assists were a season-high. Her double-double was also her fourth of the season.
  • Landrum's 12 kills ties her season-high set on Sept. 14 against Grand Valley State.
  • Sippel recorded her fifth double-double of the season tonight, her third-straight.
  • Tonight's win was the first over Barry since Oct. 18, 2016. It also brings the overall record to 39-9 in Barry's favor.
 
UP NEXT
 
Nova Southeastern will stay put in the Rick Case Arena for a pair of weekend SSC games, first hosting Florida Tech on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m. before taking on Embry-Riddle at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
 
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Follow along with live updates on Twitter by following @NSU_VBALL.
 
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