FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The 17th ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team defended home court and defeated Sunshine State Conference foe Lynn in five-sets on Tuesday evening from the Rick Case Arena. The win improved the Sharks to 10-0 on their home court this season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Records: #17 Nova Southeastern 18-2, 10-1 SSC, Lynn 13-9, 8-4 SSC
Score: #17 Nova Southeastern 3, Lynn 2
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Rick Case Arena
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- NSU opened the match on a 7-0 rally to take an 11-4 lead.
- Elizabeth Price recorded three kills during the run, and Brittany Landrum capped the rally with her first kill of the match.
- Marianna Fiocco tallied back-to-back kills to extend the Sharks advantage to 16-12.
- McKenna Tucek added a kill of her own to give NSU a 21-15 lead.
- Alex Psoma closed the first set with the final two kills as NSU won the first set, 25-19.
- Amanda Hall gave Nova Southeastern an 11-9 lead midway through the second set.
- Lynn responded with four consecutive points, taking a 13-11 advantage over NSU.
- The Sharks rallied from a 15-12 deficit with a 5-0 run to take a 17-5 lead over the Knights.
- During the run, Psoma added two kills, and Preslee Brooksbank recorded a service ace.
- Hall and Price added back-to-back points for the Sharks to give NSU a 23-21 advantage.
- Lynn closed the second set with 6-of-8 points, tying the set 27-25.
- Following scoring the first point of the third set, NSU was unable to take the lead for the remainder of the set, dropping it 25-22.
- Two consecutive errors by the Knights allowed NSU to tie the fourth set, 6-6.
- Back-to-back kills from Landrum gave Nova Southeastern an 18-15 lead over Lynn.
- Hall sealed the fourth set victory with a kill, as NSU forced a fifth set, by claiming the fourth set 25-19.
- The Sharks were able to take an 8-4 lead early in the fifth set.
- An error from Lynn started a 5-0 run for NSU, which was capped off by Psoma kill as the Sharks took a 14-7 advantage.
- Nova Southeastern clinched the match victory with a 15-10 win in the fifth set of the Sunshine State Conference match.
UP NEXT
No. 17 Nova Southeastern is back in action from the Rick Case Arena on Thurs., 10/28, to take on Saint Leo in Sunshine State Conference play.