FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team dropped their first matchup against the #6 ranked Lynn University Fighting Knights in four sets on Tuesday evening.
Records: Nova Southeastern 8-6 | Lynn 14-1
Location: de Hoernle Sports & Cultural Center | Boca Raton, Fla.
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- The first set began with a 9-1 scoring run by the Fighting Knights.
- Kills by Brantley Chipley, Taylor Stockman, and Olivia Aniol brought the score to 11-4.
- Olivia Aniol and Erika Spankus tallied kills to bring the score to 20-10.
- The Fighting Knights took the first set with a final score of 25-13.
- The Sharks bounced back at the beginning of the second set with a quick 4-1 lead, led by a pair of points from Taylor Stockman.
- The Sharks capitalized on a pair of errors to push the score to 7-4.
- The set score was evened at 8-8 after Olivia Aniol recorded a point.
- Caiden Largent recorded two kills as the Sharks cut the Fighting Knights lead to 14-12.
- Late in the set, the Sharks put together a 5-0 run to retake the lead, Olivia Aniol had four points during the stretch with three kills and a solo block.
- Brooke Spurgeon recorded a service ace to put the Sharks ahead 21-19.
- The Fighting Knights retook the lead and held on to finish the second set with a 25-23 final score.
- The third set opened the third set a 7-1 scoring run, with points coming from Caiden Largent, Taylor Stockman, and Brantley Chipley.
- Brantley Chipley and Olivia Aniol pushed the Sharks lead to 10-3.
- Olivia Aniol and Caiden Largent each recorded points to stall a rally by the Fighting Knights, as the score reached 12-9.
- Taylor Stockman registered consecutive kills to put the Sharks lead at 15-12.
- A pair of kills from Erika Spankus and one from Taylor Stockman put the Sharks back in the lead at 18-16 in the set.
- Gabrielle Spankus put up consecutive points on a kill and a solo block, putting the Sharks ahead 21-19.
- Taylor Stockman, Caiden Largent, and Ella Kern recorded four consecutive points as the Sharks took the third set with a final score of 25-20.
- The fourth set opened with the trio of Gabrielle Spankus, Brantley Chipley, and Taylor Stockman tallying points, as the Sharks took a 3-1 lead.
- Erika Spankus and Olivia Aniol each recorded a kill as the score was evened at 6-6.
- Brooke Spurgeon put up a point with a service ace as the Sharks cut the Fighting Knights lead to 12-8.
- A four-point rally from Caiden Largent and Brantley Chipley put the score at 17-12.
- Brantley Chipley, Caiden Largent, Taylor Stockman, Avery Piatt, and Olivia Aniol put together a 7-1 rally to tie the score 20-20.
- The Sharks held off the Fighting Knights at match point with three consecutive scores from Gabrielle Spankus and Caiden Largent, taking the score to 24-24.
- The Sharks were ultimately defeated in the fourth set with a final score of 26-24.
What's Next
The Sharks will remain on the road in Sunshine State Conference play as they head to Saint Leo, Fla to face off with the Lions on Saturday, Oct. 11
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