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Eckerd EC 18-11, 9-9 SSC
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Winner Nova Southeastern NSU 18-11, 10-8 SSC
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18-11, 9-9 SSC
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18-11, 10-8 SSC
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Eckerd EC 18 23 25 25 12 (2)
Nova Southeastern NSU 25 25 17 23 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Sharks Make It Four Straight With Five-Set Win Over Eckerd

NSU notches a program-first 14 wins in the Rick Case Arena

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Coming down to the wire, the Nova Southeastern volleyball team earned its fourth-straight Sunshine State Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon, topping the Eckerd Tritons in a five-set marathon (25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25, 15-12). Prior to the match, the Sharks celebrated their two seniors, Caylee Cox and Emily Krachenfels.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: W, 3-2 (25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25, 15-12)  
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (18-11, 10-8 SSC), Eckerd Tritons (18-11, 9-9 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | Trailing 4-2, the Sharks used a 6-1 run capped with a kill by Emily Sippel to take the lead, 8-5. NSU continued to pressure the Tritons, grabbing a six-point lead (14-8) before Eckerd was forced to use their first timeout. The Sharks continued to build on their lead, going up by as many as eight points multiple times including at 24-16. After a pair of Triton points, a kill by Brittany Landrum pushed the Sharks to victory, 25-18.
 
SET 2 | Similar to the first set, the Sharks had to chip away at an early Eckerd lead, using back-to-back aces by Aleyna Kennel to steal the lead at 16-14. The Tritons were able to get the advantage back on their side, 20-19, and even led at 22-21, but a 4-1 run by NSU including two kills by Alex Boone pushed NSU to a 25-23 win and overall 2-0 lead.
 
SET 3 | The Tritons got ahead early with another big lead, jumping out 8-2. The Sharks got as close as four points multiple times, but Eckerd was able to keep the Sharks at bay, leading by as many nine points, at 20-11, before picking up their first set victory of the match by a 25-17 score.
 
SET 4 | The fourth set was a polar opposite of the first three, with both teams trading points early on and neither side leading by more than one until a service ace put Eckerd ahead 9-7. They then continued to go back and forth, when the Sharks scored three in a row to finally tie the set again at 16-apiece, but the Tritons responded with a 3-0 run of their own. The Sharks got back within one point at 22-21, and then again at 23-22 and 24-23, but the Tritons followed with a point each time, refusing to allow the Sharks to get even again, taking the set 25-23.
 
SET 5 | The Sharks finally got their first early advantage to start the decisive, final set, as a service ace by Ally Ford forcing a Tritons timeout with the home squad in front, 7-3, before an attack error gave the Sharks another point to take with them to the other side of the court. Eckerd cut the margin down to just two, at 10-8, but in a reverse of the previous set, the Sharks were able to keep their opponent away for the most part. A brief scare followed a Tritons kill and block, which brought the lead down to just one (13-12), but the Sharks responded with a kill (by Ford) and a block (by Landrum and Tucek) to secure the clutch, five-set victory.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 
  • Ford led all Sharks with 22 kills, making it a double-double by adding 11 digs. She also tallied three service aces and two blocks.
  • Boone followed her with 17 kills, committing just two errors in 28 swings for a .536 hitting percentage. She also put up two blocks.
  • Landrum was the third Shark in double digits, tallying 10 kills while putting up eight blocks.
  • Sippel notched eight kills and eight digs, while McKenna Tucek had five kills and five blocks.
  • Caylee Cox tied her career-high 32 assists on her senior day, also making seven digs. Madison Cook handed out 28 assists, recording a double-double with 11 digs.
  • Kennel scooped up 17 digs, had two service aces and four assists.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 
  • With the win, the Sharks complete their 2019 home slate with a program-record 14 wins, including each of their last four and seven of their final eight games at the Rick Case Arena.
  • NSU's home record of 14-4, good for a winning percentage of .778, is their second-best since joining the NCAA in 2002.
  • The Sharks complete just their second SSC season sweep of the Tritons, the first coming back in 2009.
  • After dropping five straight five-set matches, the Sharks won their first since a defeat of Grand Valley State on Sept. 14 in the second of two season-opening Shark Invitationals.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Sharks will wrap up the regular season on the road, first traveling to Daytona Beach to take on the Embry-Riddle Eagles on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m.
 
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