HUNTSVILLE, Al. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team began play at the Triton Invite in St. Petersburg with a 3-2 victory against the University of Indianapolis and a 3-0 victory over Bowie State University.
Records: Nova Southeastern 6-2 | University of Indianapolis 6-3 | Bowie State University 1-8
Game 1 Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | University of Indianapolis 2
Game 2 Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | Bowie State 0
Location: McArthur Center | St. Petersburg, Fla.
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GAME 1
- The first set began with the Sharks in a quick deficit, trailing 2-0.
- Brantley Chipley got the Sharks on the board with kill, shortly after a service ace by Brooke Spurgeon evened the score 3-3.
- Olivia Aniol recorded three straight points for the Sharks with a pair of solo blocks, pushing the score to 8-6 in favor of the Greyhounds.
- Coming out of the Sharks first timeout, Taylor Stockman, Brantley Chipley, and Olivia Aniol each tallied points to cut the Greyhounds lead to 14-10.
- Gabrielle Spankus and Taylor Stockman each put up a point to make the score 18-16 with the Greyhounds leading.
- The Sharks pushed the score to 20-19 with a service ace from Marley Navaretta.
- The Greyhounds remained in the lead, winning the first set 25-19.
- The second set began with a quick rally for the Sharks, getting out to a 3-0 lead with points from Gabrielle Spankus, Olivia Aniol, and Erika Spankus.
- A kill from Olivia Aniol brought the Sharks within a point of the Greyhounds with the score at 6-5.
- They Greyhounds took control of the second set, never relinquishing the lead and winning the set with a score of 25-11.
- The Sharks found themselves down 6-2 after a pair of service aces and an error.
- Olivia Aniol tallied a pair of points with a solo block and a kill, making the score 6-4.
- The Sharks rallied with a 5-2 scoring run led by Taylor Stockman, cutting the Greyhounds lead to a point at 10-9.
- The two sides exchanged points through the middle of the set, pushing the score to 16-16.
- A 3-0 run for the Greyhounds forced a timeout from the Sharks bench, as the score hit 20-17 with the Sharks trailing.
- The Sharks fought back with points from Taylor Stockman and Madelyn Hooper, getting back within a point of the Greyhounds at 21-20.
- The Sharks were able to keep the set up for grabs with the score at 24-24, points coming from Cami Kelsay, Olivia Aniol, and Erika Spankus.
- The Sharks evened the set off an error in service by the Greyhounds.
- A service ace from Olivia Aniol put the Sharks at set point, Erika Spankus recorded the final point of the set as the Sharks won with a score of 27-25.
- The fourth set began with the Sharks needing to rally again, trailing 8-3.
- The Sharks put together a strong scoring run with points from Erika Spankus, Taylor Stockman, and Brooke Spurgeon, making the score 10-9 in favor of the Greyhounds.
- The Sharks offense began to take control of the set, going on a 9-0 run to take the lead at 18-11. Olivia Aniol and Taylor Stockman recorded seven points for the Sharks during the stretch.
- With a 7-1 closing run by Olivia Aniol, Cami Kelsay, Erika Spankus, and Taylor Stockman the Sharks took the fourth set, finishing with a score of 25-15.
- The fifth set started with alternating points as the score sat at 4-3 for the Greyhounds.
- The Sharks pulled even at 6-6 after kills by Erika Spankus and Abbie Roth.
- Cami Celsay, Olivia Aniol, and Taylor Stockman put the Sharks in the lead at 10-9.
- The two sides went back and forth until the Greyhounds took a 13-11 advantage.
- Abbie Roth evened the set at 13-13 with a service ace.
- Taylor Stockman recorded a pair of points as the Sharks closed out the match with a score of 16-14.
GAME 2
The Sharks took on Bowie State in their second match of the day.
- The first set began with a flurry of points for the Sharks, jumping out to a 7-0 lead with four service aces from Erika Spankus, and points from Taylor Stockman and Caiden Largent.
- Taylor Stockman and Caiden Largent each tallied kills to push the Sharks advantage to 10-1.
- Erika Spankus recorded a pair of points to push the score to 14-6.
- Brantley Chipley tallied a pair of kills and another service ace from Erika Spankus put the Sharks lead at 18-10.
- The Sharks closed out the first set after kills from Erika Spankus and Abbie Roth, with a score of 25-14.
- The Sharks fell behind 6-4 at the beginning of the second set.
- Hadley Dantzler, Caiden Largent, and Brantley Chipley put the Sharks in the lead at 10-8.
- Abbie Roth recorded three consecutive service aces, as the Sharks pushed their advantage to 14-8.
- Taking advantage of errors by the Bulldogs, the lead grew to 20-13.
- Points from Natalya Bergant and Gabrielle Spankus put the Sharks ahead 22-13.
- Hadley Dantzler recorded a solo block to put the Sharks at set point.
- The Sharks took the set with a block from Brantley Chipley and Natalya Bergant, with a score of 25-19.
- The third set began with four consecutive points from Taylor Stockman and Brantley Chipley, as the Sharks took a 4-0 lead.
- Taylor Stockman tallied a pair of kills as the score reached 6-3.
- The Sharks got points from Taylor Stockman, Erika Spankus, and Hadley Dantzler, making the lead 11-6.
- The Sharks took the score to 18-11 following kills by Brantley Chipley and Taylor Stockman.
- The Sharks benefited from a pair of errors, taking the lead to 22-13.
- Brantley Chipley put the Sharks at set point, and the match ended with a 25-15 score following an error.
GAME 1
Olivia Aniol: 11 kills, 13 total blocks (career-high)
Taylor Stockman: 15 kills, 0.308 hitting percentage, three service aces
GAME 2
Taylor Stockman: 13 kills, 0.571 hitting percentage
Erika Spankus: 10 digs, eight kills, 0.353 hitting percentage, five service aces (career-high)
The Sharks will face off with Edward Waters University in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, September 20th, first serve is set for 12:15 p.m. inside the McArthur Center. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
