ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Mayhem in St. Petersburg! The Sharks took down Eckerd College in a double-overtime thriller from the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon. With that win, the Sharks won their 15th consecutive game, tying the NSU women's basketball record for most consecutive wins in a row, which dates back to the 2013-14 season. Morgan Kane was a force for the Sharks, leading the way with a 23-point, 16-rebound performance.  

        
        
SCORE: Nova Southeastern 80, Eckerd 72                
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern 17-3, 12-1 SSC, Eckerd 12-8, 7-6 SSC                
LOCATION: McArthur Center | St. Petersburg, Fla.                
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First Half – Points from Kailyn Terrell, India Shepherd, and Kane put the Sharks up 10-2 five minutes into the game. A three-pointer from the Tritons cut the Sharks lead to six points as NSU headed to the second quarter with a 20-14 lead. In what began as a back-and-forth affair, the Tritons took a 25-24 lead with 6:50 left in the quarter. Nicole Scales answered with back-to-back three-pointers, putting the Sharks back up five. Jess Moors closed out the quarter with a layup, as the Sharks held onto a 32-28 lead going into the halftime break.  

Second Half - Kyarrah Grant closed out an 18-point quarter for NSU with a layup, as the Sharks clung onto a three-point lead going into the fourth quarter. The intensity picked up in the fourth quarter with Eckerd clawing their way back and tying the match at 58 a piece, ultimately forcing overtime.  Shepherd would keep the Sharks alive in OT, knocking down a three-pointer with 25 seconds left to tie the match at 68 and force OT number two. The Sharks came out aggressive in the second OT and won the game at the free throw line, knocking down six straight free throws to secure the 80-72 SSC victory over the Eckerd Tritons. 

Morgan Kane: 23 points, 16 rebounds 

Nicole Scales: 18 points, five rebounds 

Kailyn Terrell: 12 points, three 3PM 

Head Coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry: Our players pulled out an impressive road win today. Eckerd played a great game and executed a solid game plan. Unfortunately. we were unable to contain their point guard Lauryn Viera as we did in our home win. Even though we were in foul trouble for most of the game, our players stayed the course and maintained their composure for the full fifty minutes to seal the double-overtime win. 

            
            
Nova Southeastern will return to the Shark Tank on Wednesday, February 7th to take on Florida Tech in another SSC matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.