SAINT LEO, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team concluded a two-game Sunshine State Conference road trip on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Saint Leo Lions in three-sets. NSU has now won its first 11 matches in 2021 and 17 consecutive games dating back to 2019.

INSIDE THE MATCH-UP 

• Score: Nova Southeastern 3, Saint Leo 0 
• Records: NSU 11-0, 4-0 SSC; Saint Leo 4-8, 0-4 SSC 
• Location: Saint Leo, Fla. 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 

• After opening the match down 1-4, NSU battled back-and-forth with Saint Leo before tying the first set at 14-14. 
• The set tying point was in the middle of a brief 3-0 run by the Sharks, as NSU took its first lead of the match 15-14 following a kill from Julia Bernardes. 
• Trailing 19-21 late in the opening set, Nova Southeastern rallied for a 5-0 run, taking a 24-21 set lead over Saint Leo.  
• Alex Psoma started the rally for the Sharks, as Bernardes and Elizabeth Price both added kills to put NSU at set point. 
• Marianna Fiocco closed the set victory with a kill, as NSU took the first set 25-23. 
• Saint Leo began the second set up 0-3, and the Sharks responded by tying the set at 10-10 on a 3-0 run.  
• Following the 3-0 run, NSU also added points on 5-of-6 rallies to take a 15-11 lead over the Lions.  
• Amanda Hall notched back-to-back kills on the rally, while Psoma added two points of her own and Preslee Brooksbank recorded a service ace. 
• Two consecutive service aces from Fiocco sealed the set win for NSU, as Nova Southeastern took a 2-0 lead in the match.  
• Bernardes opened the third set with a kill, giving the Sharks their first opening point of a set in the match. 
• The third set went back-and-forth with neither team able to gain much of an edge. The largest difference in score was four points (14-10) following a 3-0 rally by SLU. 
• Aleyna Kennel added a service ace to tie the third set at 16-16. 
• Saint Leo took a 16-20 lead, forcing NSU to call a timeout. 
• Hall added back-to-back kills, bringing the Sharks within two, as SLU called a timeout of their own.  
• Following the Saint Leo timeout, NSU recorded 4-of-6 points, to tie the set at 22-22.  
• Fiocco tied the set, as the Lions called their second timeout. 
• The Sharks were able to complete the Sunshine State Conference sweep over the Lions as Fiocco tallied back-to-back service aces. 

UP NEXT 

NSU returns to the Shark Tank at the Rick Case Arena on Thur. Sept. 30, hosting the Eagles of Embry-Riddle at 7 p.m.