MELBOURNE, Fla. – Make it two Sunshine State Conference road wins in as many days for the 19th-ranked Nova Southeastern volleyball team, as the Sharks followed up Friday’s triumph at Barry with a sound 3-0 sweep of Florida Tech on Saturday. With the victory, the Sharks improve to 15-1 overall and 9-1 at the midway point in SSC play.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Score: No. 19 Nova Southeastern 3, Florida Tech 0
Records: No. 19 NSU 15-1, 9-1 SSC; Florida Tech 2-17, 2-9 SSC
Location: Melbourne, Fla. | Clemente Center
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- After trailing by a slim 3-1 margin early on, the Sharks grasped command of the opening set after a 3-0 spurt pushed their lead to 10-6.
- In front 13-10, NSU rattled off four answered points to stretch the cushion to 17-10, forcing Florida Tech to call timeout.
- Elizabeth Price would later tally one of her team-high six kills in set one to clinch the first set for the Sharks by a final score of 25-19.
- In set two, NSU earned its first lead at 11-10 following a combined block by both Price and Marianna Fiocco.
- That margin grew to its largest of the set at 24-19 thanks to two kills by Fiocco and one by Madison Cook, before NSU soon secured set two with a 25-20 win.
- The Sharks raced out to a 12-3 advantage to begin set three, picking up a combined three service aces, including a pair from Cook.
- Cook later registered another ace, capping an NSU 6-0 run to extend its lead out to 21-11.
- Florida Tech would survive seven straight match points, narrowing a 24-14 gap to 24-21. An attack error by the Panthers, though, would halt the spurt and hand the sweep to the Sharks.
UP NEXT
NSU will wrap up its road swing when they travel to Winter Haven, Fla. for the South Region Crossover on Oct. 22-23. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram at @NSU_VBall and Twitter at @NSU_VB.
