FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team dropped a five-set thriller to the Rollins College Tars on Saturday evening. Olivia Aniol recorded her 1,000^th career point in the effort.
 

Records: Nova Southeastern 12-8 (5-6) | Rollins College 14-10 (3-8)
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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• The match began with the Sharks taking a 4-3 lead, with a pair of points by Olivia Aniol, and tallies from Brantley Chipley and Erika Spankus.
• Erika Spankus delivered consecutive points with a service ace and a kill, as the Sharks took a 6-4 lead.
• Brantley Chipley, Caiden Largent, Taylor Stockman, and Gabrielle Spankus each record points as the Sharks advantage grew to 11-8.
• The Tars took a 13-12 lead following a 5-1 scoring run midway through the set.
• The Sharks responded with a four-point streak to regain the lead at 17-14, with points from Olivia Aniol, Erika Spankus, and Taylor Stockman.
• The Sharks held off a late run by the Tars, with kills from Erika Spankus and Caiden Largent, taking the score to 20-18.
• Back-to-back blocks by Brantley Chipley and Taylor Stockman put the Sharks ahead 22-19.
• Erika Spankus recorded the final two kills in the set for the Sharks, as they took the set with a 25-21 final score.
• The Sharks opened the second set with a 3-2 advantage, with kills by Caiden Largent and Taylor Stockman.
• The Tars strung together six consecutive points, taking the lead and pushing the score to 8-3.
• The Sharks cut the deficit to 10-8, with kills by Olivia Aniol and Gabrielle Spankus.
• Brantley Chipley tallied consecutive points for the Sharks, cutting the Tars lead to 13-10.
• The Tars pulled away late in the set, taking an 18-12 lead following an error.
• Olivia Aniol recorded consecutive points to stall a long scoring run by the Tars, as the score reached 24-17.
• The Sharks were able to extend the set following a service ace by Ella Kern and a kill by Brantley Chipley, pushing the score to 24-20.
• The Tars were victorious in the set, finishing with a 25-20 score.
• The opening moments of the third set saw the Tars take a 3-2 lead.
• The Sharks quickly responded with four consecutive points, as Brantley Chipley and Olivia Aniol each recorded points, putting the Sharks ahead 6-3.
• As Erika Spankus recorded a kill, the Sharks benefited from a series of errors by the Tars, pushing the advantage to 9-5.
• Caiden Largent and Gabrielle Spankus combined for three points, as the Sharks took a 12-7 lead.
• Three consecutive kills by Caiden Largent, Erika Spankus, and Natalya Bergant pushed the Sharks advantage to 15-9.
• The Tars put together a nine-point run late in the set, taking the lead at 18-15.
• The Sharks and Tars alternated points, until consecutive errors by the Sharks pushed the score to 22-18 in favor of the Tars.
• Caiden Largent led a late rally for the Sharks offense, recording consecutive kills to hold off a set loss at 24-22.
• The Tars closed the set with a 25-22 final score.
• The Sharks responded by opening the fourth set with a 5-2 lead, with quick tallies from Taylor Stockman, Erika Spankus, and Caiden Largent.
• Erika Spankus and Olivia Aniol each recorded a kill, as the score hit 7-5.
• The Sharks strung together three consecutive points with a kill by Caiden Largent, as the lead grew to 10-6.
• The Sharks expanded their lead to 17-7 with a seven-point run, led by Caiden Largent with three service aces.
• The Sharks continued to dominate the set, with kills by Taylor Stockman and Erika Spankus, the lead reached 22-9.
• Olivia Aniol and Caiden Largent recorded the final three points in a dominate fourth set, finishing the set 25-15.
• As the fifth set began, the Sharks and Tars traded points with a 2-2 score.
• Taylor Stockman delivered a point to put the Sharks ahead 4-3.
• Capitalizing on an error and a kill by Caiden Largent, the Sharks regained the lead at 7-6.
• Consecutive points by Caiden Largent and Erika Spankus gave the Sharks the lead once again at 9-8.
• The Sharks offense continued to provide points as Taylor Stockman and Brantley Chipley recorded kills, giving the Sharks an 11-10 lead.
• Olivia Aniol added a point to the Sharks total, as the score hit 12-11 with the Sharks leading.
• The Tars regained the lead and held for the final moments, taking the match with a final score of 15-13.

 

• Erika Spankus: 18 kills, 0.318 hitting percentage
• Gabrielle Spankus: 50 assists, 12 digs, two kills
• Caiden Largent: 14 kills, 13 digs, three service aces

 

The Sharks will head to Lakeland to take on the Florida Southern Mocs on Thursday, Oct. 30, inside the George W. Jenkins Field House. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.