FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team pulled off an impressive upset victory over the second-ranked Tampa Spartans in five-sets on Saturday afternoon from the Rick Case Arena. NSU ended Tampa's 24-match winning streak and is the Sharks second win against a top-15 team in NCAA Division II opponent during the 2023 season. Nadia Lindner and Kate Mihacevich led the Sharks offense, recording 17 and 16 kills, respectively.


Records: Nova Southeastern 16-8, 9-6 SSC | No. 2 Tampa 24-1, 15-1 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 3, No. 2 Tampa 2
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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• The Sharks opened the match with a flurry of offense, scoring the first four points of the match, as Brittany Landrum and Nadia Lindner each record a kill, while Jordan Chessar added a service ace.
• Kate Mihacevich spurred a 3-0 rally for NSU, notching a pair of kills, putting the Sharks ahead 10-6.
• Nova Southeastern took advantage of a pair of Tampa errors, before Lindner, Madison Cook and Landrum each recorded a kill, extending the Sharks advantage to 15-8.
• NSU tallied three of the final four points in the first set, as both Landrum and Olivia Aniol tallied kills, leading the Sharks to a 25-21 opening set win.
• Lindner and Mihacevich combined for three consecutive points for NSU – kill from Lindner and a kill + block from Mihacevich – putting the Sharks ahead 7-5.
• Tampa and Nova Southeastern battled back-and-forth for much of the second-set, as the score was deadlocked at 14-14.
• The Spartans rallied for a 7-2 run, putting the score at 23-17.
• Tampa tied the match with a 25-19 win in the second set.
• The Spartans began the third set on a 9-3 run, before taking the set 25-11 over the Sharks.
• With the fourth set tied at 4-4, Stockman bookended a 4-0 rally, putting Nova Southeastern ahead 8-4.
• Later in the set, Landrum and Mihacevich teamed up for a block, which sparked a 4-0 run by NSU, extending the Sharks advantage to 21-14.
• Nova Southeastern tied the match with a 25-20 fourth set victory, sending the match to the decisive fifth set.
• NSU began the fifth set with all the momentum, opening the frame with a 4-1 lead as Lindner tallied a pair of kills.
• Tampa tied the set with a 3-0 run, but Stockman and Mihacevich halted the Spartans momentum with a pair of kills.
• Mihacevich maintained the Sharks advantage, recording a pair of kills as NSU took an 11-7 lead.
• Lindner sealed the Sharks five set upset victory with her 17^th kill, as Nova Southeastern won the match with a 15-10 win.

Nadia Lindner: 17 kills, 11 digs
Kate Mihacevich: 16 kills, two service aces
Taylor Stockman: 19 digs (career-high)
Madison Cook: 52 assists
Brittany Landrum: 9 kills, 4 blocks


Head Coach Kacie Ehinger – "What a match! I'm so proud of the girls and their attention to detail today. We followed our scouting report very well and it paid off. I thought Olivia Aniol was a big difference maker for us offensively and Madison Cook did a great job of getting the attackers good looks. With a tough opponent like Tampa, we could have very well backed down after a tough third set but we rose to the challenge and I couldn't be prouder of our grit."


Nova Southeastern returns to action on Friday, November 10, taking on Saint Leo in Sunshine State Conference action. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
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