DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In the (RV) Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team return to action following the South Region Crossover, NSU was defeated in four-sets by the Embry-Riddle Eagles on Friday evening from the ICI Center.
Records: Nova Southeastern 14-7, 7-5 SSC | Embry-Riddle 16-6, 7-4 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 1, Embry-Riddle 3
Location: ICI Center | Daytona Beach, Fla.
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- Embry-Riddle began the match with all the momentum, rushing out to a 10-2 advantage.
- Gabrielle Spankus and Nadia Lindner sparked a brief 3-0 rally by the Sharks, cutting the deficit to 12-8.
- The Eagles closed out the opening set, taking the frame 25-11.
- A service ace from Varshini Panuganti put NSU in front 3-1 in the early stages of the second set.
- ERAU rallied for a 7-0 run, putting NSU down 9-4.
- Later in the set, with Nova Southeastern behind 15-9 and following a timeout, Spankus started a 12-1 rally for the Sharks, as NSU took over firm control on the set with a 21-16 lead.
- During the rally, Spankus recorded a kill and a pair of service aces, while Nadia Linder, Oliva Aniol, and Taylor Stockman all tallied points.
- Stockman closed out the 25-18 set victory for the Sharks with the final two kills, tying the match at 1-1.
- In the third set, both Sunshine State Conference foes battled back-and-forth, putting the score at 8-8 following a 3-0 run by NSU.
- Trailing 23-15, a block from Aniol and Stockman, followed by kills from Stockman and Kate Mihacevich, allowed NSU to cut the Eagles' lead to 23-19.
- ERAU closed out the third set by a score of 25-20, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.
- The Eagles began the fourth set with a 7-2 run.
- NSU took advantage of a pair of Embry-Riddle errors, in addition to back-to-back kills from Mihacevich, putting the score at 22-19 in favor of ERAU.
- The Eagles closed out the match with a 25-22 fourth set win.
Head Coach
Kacie Ehinger – "We put up a good fight after a slow start to the match, but couldn't string it all together and get comfortable in a lot of aspects of the game. We're looking forward to returning to the Shark Tank on Tuesday!"
(RV) Nova Southeastern hosts Palm Beach Atlantic in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday, October 31, from the Rick Case Arena. First serve is set for 7 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
