FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern volleyball team continued their Sunshine State Conference win streak on Friday evening, picking up their third-straight conference win over Florida Southern, (25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21).
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: W, 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21)  
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (17-11, 9-8 SSC), Florida Southern Moccasins (7-20-, 3-14 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | Down 10-9, the Sharks used a 5-0 run sparked by a kill by Brittany Landrum to take a 14-10 lead and force the Mocs to call for their first timeout. Returning to the floor, Florida Southern was able to cut NSU's lead to one at 15-14 and again at 16-15 before a 4-0 run pushed the Sharks out in front, 20-15. FSC stayed close towards the end of the set, coming within two at 21-19, but a 4-1 run starting and ending with Moccasin errors gave NSU set one, 25-20.
 
SET 2 | Tied at 6-6, back-to-back blocks by Alex Boone and Gabby Bauch started a 4-0 run by the Sharks, costing FSC a timeout and giving NSU a 10-6 edge. The Sharks held onto their lead with Florida Southern following close behind before a 5-0 run capped with a solo block by Landrum gave NSU a solid 18-12 lead. The Sharks continued to put on the pressure, going up by as many as seven at 24-17. After a couple of FSC points allowed, a kill by Ally Ford sealed the deal to give NSU a 2-0 overall lead with a 25-19 win.
 
SET 3 | The Moccasin held the lead throughout the entire third set, going up 16-11 before NSU called for a timeout. The Sharks were able to come within three at 18-15 and again at 19-16, both times with kills by Boone, but the home team wasn't able to overcome the Mocs as they went on to take set three, 25-19, and prohibit the sweep.
 
SET 4 | Unlike the third set, NSU was in control early, going up 7-2 before a Florida Southern timeout. Returning to the floor, the Mocs used a 6-2 run to come within two, forcing the Sharks to use a timeout of their own. From there, a 5-0 run by Nova Southeastern, jumpstarted by a kill by McKenna Tucek, pulled the Sharks away from the Mocs. NSU took their largest lead of the set thus far at 18-12 with a kill by Ford, going up again by six at 21-15 with an ace by Ford as FSC used their final timeout. At 24-18 with NSU in front, Florida Southern hinted at a rally with a 3-0 run, but a kill by Ford halted that thought and gave NSU the 25-21 set four win and overall victory.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• Ford recorded a double-double, tallying 12 kills to go with 11 digs.
• Boone also put up double-digit kills, recording 11 along with five blocks, one solo.
• Landrum was next with eight kills, adding three blocks, two aces and four digs while Tucek had seven kills.
• Emily Sippel picked up nine digs and had two aces with four kills.
• Aleyna Kennel made a team-high 15 digs and Jess Barrett added eight digs.
• Caylee Cox handed out 23 assists and Madison Cook tallied 20, picking up five digs and recording four kills.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 

• NSU's season sweep of Florida Southern was their first since 2009. It was also their third season sweep of the Mocs in program history.
• With the win, the overall series moves to 30-6 in favor of FSC.

 
UP NEXT
 
Nova Southeastern will play its final home game of the season tomorrow against Eckerd at 4:00 p.m. Prior to the match, the Sharks will honor its two seniors, Caylee Cox and Emily Krachenfels.
 
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