MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team began Sunshine State Conference play with a 3-0 defeat against the Barry University Buccaneers on Friday evening.

Records: Nova Southeastern 7-3 | Barry 8-0
Location: Health & Sports Center | Miami Shores, Fla.
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- The Sharks fell behind early, trailing 5-1 at the beginning of the first set.
- Caiden Largent recorded a pair of points on kills, with points also coming from Erika Spankus, Olivia Aniol, and Abbie Roth brought the score to 7-5.
- Erika Spankus and Taylor Stockman each tallied points to bring the score to 11-8.
- The Sharks capitalized on a Buccaneers error and added a service ace from Olivia Aniol, cutting the Buccaneers lead to 17-14.
- Olivia Aniol recorded a kill late in the set to bring the Sharks back within a point at 21-20.
- The first set concluded with a 25-21 score in favor of the Buccaneers.
- The second set began with a quick rally by the Sharks, taking a 4-2 lead with kills coming from Brantley Chipley, Erika Spankus, and Abbie Roth.
- Caiden Largent recorded a kill to even the score at 5-5.
- Brantley Chipley put a pair of points on the board with a kill and a block assisted by Taylor Stockman to make the score 12-10 with the Sharks trailing.
- Olivia Aniol teamed up with Taylor Stockman and Abbie Roth for a pair of blocks to bring the score to 18-14.
- The Buccaneers controlled the remainder of the set, finishing the second set with a 25-15 score.
- At the beginning of the third set the Sharks took a 2-0 lead from a pair of Caiden Largent kills.
- Mackenzie Pryor put the Sharks back ahead 4-3.
- The Sharks regained the lead at 8-7, from a pair of errors by the Buccaneers and a kill by Brantley Chipley.
- The Buccaneers held the lead for the remainder of the contest, concluding the match with a 25-15 score in the final set.

The Sharks will head to West Palm Beach to take on the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in Sunshine State Conference play on Saturday, September 27th. First serve is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. inside the Rubin Arena. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.