FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball fell in straight sets on Tuesday night to its fifth top-15 team its faced this season against No. 9 Lynn.
The Sharks fell in straight sets in both meetings with the Fighting Knights this season as Lynn got revenge for the reverse sweep the Sharks enacted on them a season ago inside Rick Case Arena.
Records: Nova Southeastern 11-16 (4-11 SSC) | No. 9 Lynn 22-3 (14-2 SSC)
Location: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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First Set (25-22, LYNN) – The Sharks took a bite out of the Fighting Knights early on, controlling the lead through a majority of the set, but only led by as many as three points. With the set tied at 21 apiece, Lynn took four of the next five points to claim the set ending the frame on a service ace. The Sharks had their best set of the night, hitting .250.
Second Set (25-16, LYNN) – Lynn took off to a 7-1 lead off the top of the second set to put the Sharks at an early disadvantage and couldn't stop scoring limiting the Sharks to a longest run of three consecutive points late in the frame. Changes were made to the NSU lineup in the second half of the set seeing
Callie Largent and
Taylor Norris make their first appearances on the court in a few matches.
Third Set (25-15, LYNN) – The Fighting Knights had their best set of the day hitting north of .400 as Lynn would go on two separate runs of five and seven points unanswered. The Sharks were led in the third set by
Langdon Blackstock and
Callie Largent combining for a majority of the NSU points in the set.
12 different players saw the court for the Sharks, led in scoring by
Natalya Bergant with 12.5 with 10 kills, two service aces and a block assist.
Nova Southeastern hits the road for the final time this season to take on Palm Beach Atlantic in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.
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