FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team won their third consecutive match with a four-set victory over the Embry-Riddle University Eagles on Saturday, afternoon.
Records: Nova Southeastern 11-6 | Embry-Riddle 11-7
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- The Sharks opened the first set with a 3-1 lead with a pair of points from Taylor Stockman, and tallies from Brantley Chipley and Olivia Aniol.
- The Sharks tied the score at 4-4 following a kill by Erika Spankus.
- Gabrielle Spankus and Olivia Aniol each recorded a pair of points as the Sharks took a 9-5 lead.
- Caiden Largent tallied a pair of kills to push the score to 12-8.
- Brantley Chipley, Erika Spankus, and Taylor Stockman each recorded a point as the lead grew to 16-11.
- Erika Spankus and Gabrielle Spankus recorded kills to push the Sharks advantage to 19-13.
- The pairing of Taylor Stockman and Caiden Largent recorded two points each as the Sharks took the score to set point at 24-15.
- Brantley Chipley put the final point on the board as the Sharks took the first set with a 25-18 final score.
- The second set began with the Eagles taking a quick 5-2 lead, with the Sharks getting points from Taylor Stockman and Erika Spankus.
- The Sharks cut the deficit to 5-4 following a kill by Gabrielle Spankus.
- Olivia Aniol and Caiden Largent each tallied a point as the Sharks cut the Eagles' advantage to 8-7.
- Olivia Aniol, Taylor Stockman, and Erika Spankus recorded four consecutive points as the Sharks gained their first lead of the set at 14-13.
- Erika Spankus and Caiden Largent put the Sharks ahead once again with the score at 16-15.
- The Eagles regained the lead and never relinquished it for the remainder of the second set, with a final score of 25-20.
- The third set opened with a quick three-point rally by the Sharks, with points from Taylor Stockman, Brantley Chipley, and Caiden Largent.
- A kill by Erika Spankus and a service ace by Avery Piatt but the Sharks ahead 6-3.
- The Sharks benefitted from a pair of errors and a kill by Erika Spankus to push the advantage to 9-5.
- Olivia Aniol and Caiden Largent put four points on the board, taking the advantage to 14-7.
- Gabrielle Spankus and Taylor Stockman each tallied a kill late in the set, as the score reached 16-9.
- Through the strength of the defense the Sharks pulled ahead 20-9, following a combo block from Brantley Chipley and Erika Spankus.
- Erika Spankus recorded the final three points for the Sharks, with a pair of kills and a set ending service ace, as the Sharks took the third set 25-15.
- Taylor Stockman recorded the first two points of the fourth set with a kill and a block assisted by Brantley Chipley, as the Sharks opened with a 2-0 lead.
- Gabrielle and Erika Spankus each added a kill to push the Sharks advantage to 4-2.
- Erika Spankus tallied three consecutive points with two kills and a block assisted by Olivia Aniol to put the Sharks ahead 8-2.
- The Sharks fought off a rally by the Eagles, adding points from Caiden Largent and Gabrielle Spankus, as the score hit 12-7.
- Out of an Eagles timeout, the Sharks went on a quick 3-1 scoring run with the points coming from Caiden Largent and Brantley Chipley, taking the lead to 15-8.
- Caiden Largent, Brantley Chipley, and Erika Spankus all added points as the Sharks lead grew to 18-10.
- The Sharks defense remained strong in the late stages of the set, with a block by Taylor Stockman and Olivia Aniol, the Sharks lead hit 20-10.
- Erika Spankus recorded a point to pull the score to 23-14.
- Caiden Largent put the final point of the match on the board following a kill, the Sharks were victorious 25-16.
The Sharks will square off with the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Tuesday, Oct. 21
st at 7pm inside the Rick Case Arena, in the third match of their five-match homestand. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
