MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball closed out their weekend road trip with a career-high night from
Caiden Largent and
Erika Spankus and a season series sweep over the Florida Tech Panthers in a four-set victory on Saturday afternoon in Melbourne.
Records: Nova Southeastern 17-9 (10-7) | Florida Tech 14-11 (9-8)
Location: Clemente Center | Melbourne, Fla.
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- The Sharks trailed 4-1 in the beginning moments of the first set.
- The Panthers pushed their lead to 10-3 with four consecutive points.
- The Sharks put together a 5-2 rally with points from Erika Spankus, Gabrielle Spankus, and Brantley Chipley as the score reached 12-8.
- The Panthers held the lead for the remainder of the set, finishing the first set with a 25-18 final score.
- The second set opened with the Panthers taking a 4-2 lead.
- The Sharks offense found momentum in the early stages of the set with kills from Olivia Aniol and Erika Spankus as the Sharks took a 7-4 lead.
- Caiden Largent and Olivia Aniol tallied four points in a four-point run pushing the lead to 11-6.
- Olivia Aniol, Brantley Chipley, Gabrielle Spankus, and Caiden Largent combined to take the lead to 15-9.
- The Sharks continued their offensive display with points by Taylor Stockman, Brantley Chipley, and Erika Spankus, the Sharks pushed their advantage 18-12.
- Erika Spankus and Caiden Largent totaled three points in a late rally to put the Sharks ahead 22-14.
- Caiden Largent totaled two of the final points in the set as the Sharks evened the match with a 25-16 set two final score.
- The Panthers took a quick 4-2 lead in the third set.
- Taylor Stockman, Erika Spankus, and Olivia Aniol each tallied points as the Sharks evened the score at 5-5.
- With three consecutive kills from Olivia Aniol, Brantley Chipley, and Gabrielle Spankus the Sharks grabbed a 9-7 lead,
- The Sharks and Panthers alternated points in the middle of the set, taking the score to 12-12.
- The Sharks defense flipped the set with five consecutive points led by combo block by Olivia Aniol and Erika Spankus as the lead hit 17-13.
- Olivia Aniol, Erika Spankus, and Caiden Largent combined to add three points to the Sharks total as the lead reached 20-15.
- Caiden Largent tallied consecutive kills as the Sharks lead grew to 22-18.
- Erika Spankus delivered the Sharks to set point with a kill, leading 24-20.
- The Sharks picked up the third set victory with a 25-22 final score after a kill by Erika Spankus.
- The Sharks grabbed a quick 3-1 lead with a pair of points from Caiden Largent and a kill by Brantley Chipley.
- Taylor Stockman, Olivia Aniol, and Erika Spankus led a 4-1 rally for the Sharks as the lead hit 7-5.
- Caiden Largent and Brantley Chipley powered the Sharks with four points in consecutive fashion to push the score to 13-9.
- The Sharks capitalized on a series of errors by the Panthers as the lead ballooned to 18-11.
- As Erika Spankus tallied three consecutive service aces the score reached 23-12.
- With a pair of kills by Olivia Aniol and Brantley Chipley the Sharks secured the match with a 25-14 final score in the fourth set.
The Sharks will return home for their final match inside the Rick Case Arena in 2025 as they host the Barry University Buccaneers on Tuesday, Nov. 18. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
