SAINT LEO, Fla. - The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team got back into the win column with a three-set sweep of the Saint Leo Lions in Sunshine State Conference action on Saturday afternoon. NSU was led by 15 kills from Nadia Lindner and 35 assists from Madison Cook.  

Records: Nova Southeastern 8-6, 4-4 SSC | Saint Leo 8-6, 3-5 SSC 
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, Saint Leo 0 

Location: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.  

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• Early in the first set, Kate Mihacevich sparked a 4-0 run for the Sharks and put NSU in front 7-5.  
• Maddy Hooper recorded back-to-back kills and extended the NSU advantage to 15-10 over the Lions.  
• Nadia Lindner and Madison Cook bookended a 3-0 late in the opening frame for Nova Southeastern, putting the score at 23-18.  
• Lindner closed out the first set with a kill, as the Sharks won the frame 25-22 over SLU.  
• Taylor Stockman, Mihacevich, and Hooper all tallied points in the beginning of the second set, giving the Sharks an early 4-1 advantage.  
• Lindner added two more points to her ledger, extending the Sharks lead to 9-4 over the Lions.  
• Later in the second set, Nova Southeastern extended its lead to 21-11 over Saint Leo, following a 6-2 run. The rally featured a pair of kills from Lindner, two blocks – Lindner/Aniol and Stockman/Hooper - and a kill from Mihacevich.  
• Mihacevich put NSU ahead 2-0 in the match with a kill, sealing the 25-14 second set victory for the Sharks.  
• NSU opened the third set on a 5-2 run, as Stockman led the rally with a pair of kills and a combined block with Aniol.  
• With the Sharks leading 13-9, Saint Leo rallied to tie the set at 13-13, but Mihacevich halted the Lions momentum with a kill.  
• In the late stages of the set, and with the Sharks trailing 19-17, NSU capitalized on a pair of errors by the Lions and closed a 4-0 run with a Lindner service ace, taking a 21-19 lead.  
• Lindner finished off the three-set sweep with her 15th kill of the match, as the Sharks claimed the final frame 25-23 over the Lions.  

Head Coach Kacie Ehinger - "I'm so proud of our bounceback performance this afternoon. Our passers did a great job keeping us in system and Madison Cook was able to get our attackers very good looks at the net. Props to Jordan Chessar, who stepped in to a defensive role and provided a big spark." 

Nadia Lindner: 15 kills, 0.519 hitting percentage 

Madison Cook: 35 assists 

Taylor Stockman: 12 kills, 4 blocks 

Nova Southeastern takes on Barry in Sunshine State Conference action on Tuesday, October 10th, in Miami Shores, Fla. First serve is scheduled 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.