HUNTSVILLE, Al. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team began play at the UAH Invitational on Friday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over Spring Hill College. The Sharks were defeated in the evening by the University of Alabama-Huntsville in five sets.

Records: Nova Southeastern 3-1 | Spring Hill College 2-4 | University of Alabama-Huntsville 4-1
Game 1: Nova Southeastern 3 | Spring Hill 1
Game 2: Nova Southeastern 2 | Alabama-Huntsville 3
Location: Spragins Hall | Huntsville, Al.
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GAME 1

- The first set opened with the Sharks down 5-0.
- The Sharks rallied to get within a point, trailing 9-8.
- A pair of scoring runs put the Badgers up 22-9.
- Caiden Largent and Taylor Stockman each tallied a point before the conclusion of the set.
- The Sharks and Badgers went back and forth to begin the second set, sitting 3-3 with kills from Erika Spankus and Taylor Stockman.
- The Sharks sparked a five-point run to lead 8-3 with points from Caiden Largent, Olivia Aniol, Brooke Spurgeon, and a pair from Taylor Stockman.
- The back-and-forth scoring continued with the score being tied at 11-11.
- A four-point run put the Sharks back in front, with kills by Olivia Aniol, Mackenzie Pryor, and Taylor Stockman.
- The Sharks found themselves down 24-22 following a late rally from the Badgers.
- Olivia Aniol sparked a four-point swing to take the second set 26-24.
- The start of the third set remained tightly contested as the Sharks and Badgers alternated points taking the score to 7-6 with the Sharks trailing.
- A six-point swing for the Badgers put the Sharks in a 13-6 deficit.
- Working their way back into the set with points from Abbie Roth, Brantley Chipley, Erika Spankus, and Taylor Stockman, taking the score to 14-12 with the Badgers leading.
- The Sharks powered ahead, taking an 18-16 lead as Taylor Stockman and Olivia Aniol piled up points.
- The Sharks closed out the third set at 25-23 with kills from Brantley Chipley and Taylor Stockman.
- The start of the fourth set was all Sharks, grabbing a 6-0 lead with points from Taylor Stockman, Brantley Chipley, and Erika Spankus.
- The Sharks took their lead to 9-1 as Taylor Stockman and Brantley Chipley continued to be involved.
- The Sharks continued to increase their lead, holding a 16-8 advantage.
- Taylor Stockman and Caiden Largent took the lead to 19-10 late in the set.
- Points from Brantley Chipley, Olivia Aniol, Caiden Largent, Taylor Stockman, and Abbie Roth put an end to the match as the Sharks won the final frame 25-12.

GAME 2

In the Sharks' second match of the day, NSU took on the host Alabama-Huntsville Chargers
- The first set started with a quick 3-3 score, with the Sharks getting points from Taylor Stockman, Brantley Chippley, and Olivia Aniol.
- The Chargers took a 10-5 lead into the first Sharks' timeout.
- Cadien Largent, Taylor Stockman, and Brantley Chipley pulled the Sharks back within striking distance with the score at 14-11 in favor of the Chargers.
- The Chargers continued to hold the lead for the remainder of the first set.
- At the start of the second set the Sharks took a 5-3 lead with points from Brantley Chippley, Abbie Roth, Taylor Stockman, and Olivia Aniol.
- The two sides battled tightly through the beginning stages of the set, pulling the score to 10-9 for the Shark with points from Olivia Aniol, Taylor Stockman, and Brantley Chippley.
- The set was briefly tied at 10-10 before the Sharks went on an 11-3 run to pull away from the Chargers. Taylor Stockman tallied four points during the stretch.
- The Sharks secured the second set with a score of 25-17, kills coming from Taylor Stockman, Brantley Chippley, and Olivia Aniol.
- NSU opened the third set with a kill from Largent, but UAH answered to take a 6-4 lead.
-The Chargers stretched it to 8-4, forcing an NSU timeout.
-Sharks pulled within 11-8 with kills from Aniol, Stockman,and Chipley.
-The Sharks pulled within 13-10 following kills from Chipley and Stockman.
-NSU rallied to tie it 17-17 with an ace from Spurgeon and a kill by Aniol.
-NSU closed the gap again with an Aniol kill (20-18), but the Chargers sealed the set 25-18.
-The Chargers opened strong, taking an early 7-4 lead.
-NSU answered with kills from Aniol, Stockman, and Largent to tie it at 9-9.
-The Sharks and Chargers traded points, with UAH edging ahead 16-13.
-NSU pulled even at 18-18 behind a kill from Roth and a block from Aniol and Pryor.
-Down the stretch,Chipley and Stockman delivered kills to push NSU in front 23-22.
- Chipley closed the set with back-to-back kills, giving NSU the 25-22 win.
-NSU jumped ahead 3-1 with kills from Chipley, Stockman and Pryor.
-UAH battled back to tie it 6-6 before edging ahead 9-7.
-The Sharks answered with kills from Largent and Chipley to even it at 9-9.
-UAH surged in front 14-10, forcing a Sharks timeout.
-NSU fought off two match points with kills from Stockman and Chipley, closing to 14-13.
-A service error ended the rally, as the Chargers claimed the set 15-13 and the match.
 

Game 1

Taylor Stockman: 17 kills, six total blocks, three service aces
Olivia Aniol: 11 kills, 0.476 hitting percentage, five total blocks
Brantley Chipley: 10 kills, 0.476 hitting percentage, six total blocks
Abbie Roth: 44 assists, 10 digs

Game 2

Taylor Stockman: 22 kills
Caiden Largent: 11 kills, 14 digs
Abbie Roth: 56 assists (career-high), 12 digs, five kills

The Sharks will continue play in Huntsville, Alabama to match up with matchups against Trevecca Nazarene University at 1:15 p.m. ET and Lincoln Memorial University 5:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 13th, at Spragins Hall. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be