SAINT LEO, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball broke out the brooms with a sweep of the Saint Leo Lions on the final match of a five-match road trip. The Sharks ended the road trip 2-3.
Records: Nova Southeastern 10-14 (3-10 SSC) | Saint Leo 5-19 (1-12 SSC)
Location: Marion Bowman Activities Center | Saint Leo, Fla.
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First Set (25-12, NSU) – The Sharks had one of their best sets of the season hitting .435 in the opening frame with 12 kills to just five errors. NSU exploded on a nine-point run after Saint Leo scored the opening three points of the match. The Sharks scored five points on service aces. NSU ended the set on three unanswered points with a kill and service ace from
Natalya Bergant with set point coming on a block assist from
Hadley Dantzler and
Callie Largent.
Second Set (25-17, NSU) – NSU collected six blocks in the second set with two service aces and 15 kills en route to a dominant set win, highlighted by a 10-1 run with three kills from
Dana Gibbons in a return to action after a few matches off the court. With the Sharks leading 22-12, Saint Leo rallied scoring five of the next seven points to get itself back into the set. But a rare kill from
Brooke Spurgeon closed the book on the Lions' comeback attempt to take a 2-0 set lead.
Third Set (26-24, NSU) – After the Sharks took an early-set lead, the Lions roared back into the lead at 21-18. Three Saint Leo errors and a Shark service ace took the visitors back into the lead. After a Lion timeout, both teams traded the next four points to tie the set at 24 apiece. A kill from
Hadley Dantzler set up match point for the Sharks who took advantage with a match-ending block from
Abbie Roth and Dantzler.
Dana Gibbons set a season-high eight total blocks with a solo and seven assisted blocks.
Natalya Bergant led in kills with ten, while
Caiden Largent led in points with 14.0 helped by a team-leading five service aces.
Abbie Roth led in assists with 24 while
Taylor Teaman led in digs with 13.
The Sharks collected 10 service aces as a team and a season-high 13 team blocks.
Nova Southeastern returns home after five matches away from Rick Case Arena to take on Rollins and Embry-Riddle on Halloweekend. The Sharks fell to the Tars and Eagles on the road earlier this season. First serve against Rollins on Friday, Oct. 30 is set for 7 p.m.
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