ST. LEO, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern volleyball team suffered another three-set loss on Saturday afternoon, this time to the host Saint Leo Lions.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 0-3 (17-25, 22-25, 9-25)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (8-6, 1-5 SSC), Saint Leo Lions (11-4, 5-2 SSC)
LOCATION: Marion Bowman Activities Center | St. Leo, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | The Sharks were able to stay within three points of the Lions early in the set, before a 3-0 run by Saint Leo pushed the home team's lead out to six, 12-6, and forced NSU to use their first timeout. The Sharks were able to cut it to five with a kill by Amanda Hall and again at 13-8 with a kill by Emily Sippel, but that would be as close as they would get for the remainder of the set. NSU hinted at a comeback with a kill by Alex Boone and an ace by Caylee Cox to make it 24-17, but an error by the Sharks closed out set one with SLU on top, 25-17.
 
SET 2 | Down 3-0 to start set two, a solo block by Brittany Landrum sparked a 4-0 run by the Sharks to give NSU a 4-3 lead. Despite a tie at 4-4, the Sharks were able to stay out in front until back-to-back points by the Lions tied it once again at 8-8. After four ties, Saint Leo took advantage of a 3-0 run to take a four-point lead over the Sharks at 17-13, as NSU used their first timeout. An ace by Ally Ford cut the game to two points at 17-15, but it wasn't enough to steal the lead away from the Lions. The Sharks were able to string together three-straight points late in the set to once again cut the deficit to two points, 23-21, and again at 24-22 with a kill bye Alex Boone, but a kill by Saint Leo's Anilise Fitzi ended the set, giving the home team a 2-0 overall lead.
 
SET 3 | Down 7-2 early on, NSU strung together three-straight points, capped with a block by Gabby Bauch and Boone to come within two at 7-5. Saint Leo wouldn't let the visitors come any closer however, outscoring the Sharks 18-4 to complete the three-game win.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• Ford led NSU with eight kills, adding five digs and two blocks.
• Boone and Sippel tallied five kills apiece for the second-straight match. Sippel also picked up six digs and Boone contributed four blocks.
• Madison Cook made 18 assists and picked up five digs while Cox had 10 assists to go with six digs.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Tonight's loss brings the overall series to 30-21 in favor of the Lions.

 
UP NEXT
 
The Sharks will remain on the road next weekend, taking on Eckerd College on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7:00 p.m. and Florida Southern on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4:00 p.m.
 
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