FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team earned their fourth consecutive win, defeating Rollins in three-sets on Saturday afternoon in Sunshine State Conference action from the Rick Case Arena. Maddy Hooper led a strong defensive effort by the Sharks, recording four blocks in the match.
Records: Nova Southeastern 11-6, 7-4 SSC | Rollins 10-9, 5-6 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, Rollins 0
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- Rollins took an early 4-1 lead in the opening set, but Kate Mihacevich recorded a pair of kills to spark a 3-0 run and tied the set at 4-4.
- After Rollins briefly reclaimed the lead at 5-4, Nova Southeastern rallied for a 10-2 run, taking advantage of five errors by the Tars.
- The Sharks defense established itself early, as Maddy Hooper contributed a pair of blocks alongside Taylor Stockman and Madison Cook, giving NSU a 21-8 lead.
- Brittany Landrum sealed the 25-12 opening set win for NSU with a kill.
- Early in the second set, Mihacevich and Landrum teamed for a block, sparking a 4-0 rally by NSU which also featured a service ace from Cook, as the Sharks took a 6-4 lead.
- Nova Southeastern led 14-13, following a point from Rollins, but Stockman bookended a 4-0 rally by the Sharks, recording a kill and a service ace to put NSU in front 18-13.
- Rollins cut the Sharks lead to 24-22, but once again, Landrum sealed a set victory for Nova Southeastern as NSU claimed the second set 25-22.
- Trailing 5-1 early in the third set, Nova Southeastern rallied to cut the Tars lead to 11-10, as both Landrum and Lindner added kills.
- Later in the set, Rollins held a 22-17 lead over NSU.
- Landrum, Lindner and Mihacevich led a 6-0 run by the Sharks giving NSU its first lead of the set at 23-22.
- Lindner put the Sharks in front 24-23, but Rollins responded with back-to-back points, taking a 25-24 lead over NSU.
- Nova Southeastern closed the set on a 4-1 run, sealing the three-set sweep, with a block from Hooper and Stockman.
Nadia Lindner: 13 kills, 0.360 hitting percentage
Maddy Hooper: four blocks, five kills
Madison Cook: 32 assists
Head Coach Kacie Ehinger - "I'm extremely proud of the grit we showed facing a big deficit in set three. To weather the storm and come out with a sweep, against a Sunshine State Conference opponent, says a lot about the resilience of our team."
Nova Southeastern will compete in the South Region Crossover beginning on Friday, October 20, in Orlando, Fla. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
