FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Up two games to none, the Lynn Fighting Knights rallied back to overtake the Nova Southeastern volleyball team in a five-set duel on Tuesday night in the Rick Case Arena.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
FINAL: L, 2-3 (25-21, 25-22, 17-25, 20-25, 12-15)
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern Sharks (7-4, 0-3 SSC), Lynn Fighting Knights (10-1, 3-0 SSC)
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
SET 1 | The Sharks were the first to draw blood with a kill by Ally Ford, holding onto their lead until the Fighting Knights came back to tie it up at 8-8. From there, NSU used a 6-2 run to take a 14-10 lead and force Lynn to use their first timeout. After a couple back-and-forth points, another kill by Ford inspired a six unanswered points by the Sharks, giving the home squad a commanding 22-12 lead, their largest of the set. At set point, Lynn attempted the comeback, one that included four service aces by starting outside hitter Marine Kinna, and got within three, 24-21, before a kill by Sami Spardaro gave NSU the set one.
 
SET 2 | Lynn was the team to earn the early advantage, going up 7-3 before NSU took away their momentum with a timeout. A 3-0 run capped with a kill by Spadaro brought NSU within one at 7-6 and the game was eventually tied at 9-9 thanks to a Fighting Knights hitting error. The Sharks took a two-point lead at 13-11 thanks to a kill by Ford, and a three-point lead at 15-12 after a Lynn hitting error. From there, LU rattled off five-straight points for a 17-15 edge as NSU used their final timeout. Coming down tot the wire and trailing by a single point at 22-21, the Sharks closed out the set with 4-0 run starting and ending with kills by Ford to take an overall 2-0 lead.
 
SET 3 | At 11-7 with Lynn leading the way, a kill by Amanda Hall sparked a 5-1 run by NSU to tie it up at 12-12 and force a Lynn timeout. The Fighting Knights responded with a 6-1 run of their own to take back the lead at 18-13 as NSU used a timeout of their own in hopes of slowing the visitor down. Lynn had other ideas, and went on to outscore the Sharks 7-4 to close out set three and force a fourth set with a 25-17 win.
 
SET 4 | Leading 4-1 in the fourth, the Sharks were overtaken by the Knights, as they 5-1 run to go up 6-5. The Sharks were able to stay within three until a kill by Lynn's Kinna put them up 14-10, forcing a Sharks timeout. A ball handling error by LU's setter brought NSU within one at 18-17, but that would be as close as they would get as Lynn went on to take set four 25-20 to force a fifth and final set.
 
SET 5 | Lynn was the team to grab the early advantage, going up by four at 7-3. After a quick NSU timeout, the Sharks returned to the floor to tie the game at 8-8 thanks to kills by Ford, Alex Boone and Hall. A kill by Brittany Landrum gave NSU the lead at 11-10, but a 5-1 run by the Fighting Knights sealed the deal, as Lynn walked away with the overall 3-2 victory.
 
INSIDE THE STATS:
 

• Ford and Spadaro led the Shark offense with their 14 kills, as Ford notched a double-double with 20 digs.
• Hall also registered double-digit kills with 10, adding five digs.
• In the middle, Boone put down nine kills and Landrum had six, as Landrum added five blocks and Boone with two.
• Emily Sippel notched five kills to go with 11 digs and four blocks.
• Aleyna Kennel picked up 15 digs at libero, recording NSU's lone ace and contributing three assists.
• Caylee Cox led the squad with 25 assists, while Madison Cook added 21. Cox was a dig away from a double-double and Cook picked up six digs.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 

• Hall's 10 kills were a season and career-high.
• This was Ford's fourth double-double of the season.
• As a team, the Sharks picked up 75 digs, the second-most this season.

 
UP NEXT
 
The Sharks will continue play in the Rick Case Arena this Friday evening as they welcome the Rollins Tars at 7:00 p.m.  
 
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