FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team pushed their winning streak to four in a row following a four-set victory over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish evening.
Olivia Aniol and
Gabrielle Spankus each recorded career milestones in the win, Aniol moved into 2
nd place in program history in career blocks and Spankus registered her 2000
th career assist.
Records: Nova Southeastern 12-6 (5-4) | Palm Beach Atlantic 15-4 (5-4)
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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- The Sharks took control early in the first set, grabbing a quick 4-1 lead led by Taylor Stockman.
- The Sharks added a point from a Gabrielle Spankus, tying the set at 6-6.
- The Sharks out together a four-point run with Olivia Aniol and Caiden Largent each tallying a pair of points, pushing the lead to 10-7.
- Brantley Chipley recorded a kill to take the Sharks lead to 12-10.
- Gabrielle Spankus and Taylor Stockman added points to the Sharks total, as the set score reached 15-13.
- Erika Spankus recorded four consecutive points for the Sharks, as the lead grew to 20-15.
- A service ace from Taylor Stockman and kills from Erika Spankus and Olivia Aniol pushed the Sharks to set point at 24-18.
- The Sharks finished the first set with a final score of 25-22.
- The second set began with the Sharks trailing 5-2, with a point from Erika Spankus.
- The Sharks were able to take a 6-5 lead in the set with a pair of kills from Taylor Stockman and errors by the Sailfish.
- Olivia Aniol sparked a four-point run with a kill and a block, giving the Sharks a 10-7 lead.
- The two teams exchanged points, taking the score to 14-12 following kills by Brantley Chipley and Caiden Largent.
- The Sailfish evened the score at 16-16.
- Taylor Stockman and Gabrielle Spankus each recorded kills to even the score at 18-18.
- The Sailfish took the lead at 19-18 and never relinquished the lead, taking the set with a 25-22 score.
- The third set began with Taylor Stockman registering consecutive points, as the Sharks took a 2-1 lead.
- Erika Spankus evened the score at 3-3 with a kill.
- Erika Spankus, Caiden Largent, and Gabrielle Spankus added points to give the Sharks an 8-6 lead.
- The Sailfish rallied in the middle of the set, pushing the score to 11-11.
- Taylor Stockman and Erika Spankus tallied three kills to regain the lead at 15-12.
- Taylor Stockman and Olivia Aniol added points to the Sharks lead, taking the score 19-16.
- Caiden Largent and Gabrielle Spankus each recorded kills as the Sharks pushed their advantage to 21-18.
- The Sharks reached set point following a kill by Caiden Largent, finishing the set with a 25-19 score after a kill by Gabrielle Spankus.
- The Sharks opened the fourth set with a 4-1 run, led by Taylor Stockman and Avery Piatt.
- The Sharks capitalized on a series of errors by the Sailfish, with points from Olivia Aniol and Erika Spankus, the Sharks lead ballooned to 10-4.
- Erika Spankus and Caiden Largent tallied kills, pushing the advantage to 12-6.
- Caiden Largent recorded a pair of kills and a service ace, as the Sharks went on a 5-1 scoring run, taking the score to 17-9.
- Taylor Stockman, Olivia Aniol, and Erika Spankus, teamed up for a pair of blocks as the Sharks lead grew to 20-11.
- Olivia Aniol tallied a pair of kills, with another kill from Caiden Largent the Sharks reached match point at 24-13.
- Ella Kern recorded a service ace to finish the match, with a final score of 25-13.
The Sharks will take on the Eckerd College Tritons on Friday, Oct. 24
th inside the Rick Case Arena, in the fourth 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.
