FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team got back into the win column on Tuesday evening, defeating Palm Beach Atlantic in a thrilling five-set match. Four Sharks recorded double-digit kills in the effort: Nadia Lindner (20), Taylor Stockman (17), Brittany Landrum (14) and Kate Mihacevich (10).
 

Records: Nova Southeastern 15-7, 8-2 SSC | Palm Beach Atlantic 9-13, 3-10 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 2
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Kate Mihacevich led a 5-0 rally for the Sharks, in the early stages of the opening set, putting Nova Southeastern ahead 9-3.
A pair of errors by Palm Beach Atlantic, combined with kills from Nadia Lindner and Madison Cook, extended the Sharks lead to 13-5.
Nova Southeastern and PBA traded points back-and-forth, until a block from Cook and Brittany Landrum recorded a block to give NSU a 20-13.
The Sharks closed the set with a 25-16 victory, taking a 1-0 lead in the match.
Palm Beach Atlantic took an 8-2 lead to start the second-set.
Trailing 18-12, Mihacevich sparked another run for the Sharks, recording a kill and a service ace, while Landrum and Lindner each recorded points as NSU tied the set at 16-16.
PBA took the second set 26-24.
Palm Beach Atlantic took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-17 win in the third set.
Following a block from Maddy Hooper and Taylor Stockman, Lindner recorded a service ace and put Nova Southeastern in front 5-3.
NSU faced a 14-7 deficit midway through the fourth set, but Madison Cook capped off a 3-0 rally by the Sharks to put the score at 14-10.
Sparked by a service error by the Sailfish, Jordan Chessar added a service ace before Hooper and Lindner recorded two consecutive blocks, as the Sharks rallied to take a 16-15 lead.
Lindner closed out the fourth set with a kill, sending the match to the deciding fifth set.
In the final frame, the Sharks had a pair of 3-0 rallies helping seal a dramatic comeback victory with a 15-13 fifth set win. Lindner completed the win with the final two kills, giving her 20 for the match.
 

Nadia Lindner: 20 kills, 0.326 hitting percentage, four blocks
Taylor Stockman: 17 kills. 0.286 hitting percentage, three blocks
Brittany Landrum: 14 kills, 0.346 hitting percentage, four blocks
Madison Cook: 54 assists, 17 digs
Elizabeth Price: 23 digs


Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – "I'm so proud of our grit tonight. Good teams find a way and that's what we did. Madison Cook did a phenomenal job of getting all of our hitters involved and ran a balanced offense. We had a great defensive night and I thought Elizabeth Price and Taylor Stockman did a great job of keeping us in rallies. Emma Ehmann came in, played fearless and gave us a spark in the fourth and fifth sets."


Nova Southeastern returns to action on Friday, November 3, taking on Florida Southern at the Rick Case Arena. First serve is set for 7 p.m.