FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks celebrated Senior Night on Saturday afternoon with a victory over Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern. In game two of a three-game home stand, the Sharks dominated and took down the Mocs in four sets (25-17, 17-25, 25-20, 26-24).Prior to the match, Nova Southeastern Athletics honored seven senior, Aleyna Kennel, Brittany Landrum, Madison Cook, Amanda Hall, Evelyn Kinsch, Bruna Avila and Grace Green.
INSIDE THE MATCH
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern 14-10, 7-7 SSC, Florida Southern 13-11, 6-8 SSC
SCORE: Nova Southeastern 3, Florida Southern 1
LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- NSU started the first set trailing, but a kill from Madison Cook tied the score at 10-10.
- The Sharks gained momentum as kills by Cook and Cambry Pope gave the team a 14-10 lead.
- Following that stretch, a strong run capped by kills from Kate Mihacevich and Jordan Chessar gave the Sharks a 21-12 advantage.
- An ace from Chessar secured a 25-17 win for the Sharks in the first set.
- Back-to-back kills by Olovia Aniol put Nova Southeastern ahead in the second set, 9-8.
- The set continued to go back-and-forth until an ace from Mihacevich gave NSU a 14-13 lead.
- A late rally by the Mocs secured the Sharks’ fate, losing the second set 25-17.
- Much like the first two sets, the third set was tied until a Taylor Stockman kill gave the Sharks a 7-6 lead.
- Four straight points from Mihacevich, a service error and a service ace put NSU in great position with a 22-17 advantage.
- Kills by Mihacevich, Chessar and Stockman finished off a 25-17 win in the third set for the Sharks.
- A slow start in the fourth set saw NSU go down 9-1, but back-to-back kills by Mihacevich and Stockman brought the score to 9-3.
- The Sharks rallied back, bringing the deficit to 15-12 with kills by Aniol, Michacevich and Cook.
- Nova Southeastern tied the match at 17-17 on consecutive kills from Mihacevich and Stockman.
- The Sharks and Mocs went back-and-forth until back-to-back kills gave Nova Southeastern a 26-24 win in the fourth set, and 3-1 win in the match.
STAT OF THE MATCH
Madison Cook recorded 49 assists in the four-set match and totaled her 2,000th career assist as a Nova Southeastern Shark with her 36th of the match.
UPCOMING
Nova Southeastern concludes a three-match home stand on Tuesday, Nov. 1 vs. Florida Tech at the Rick Case Arena. First serve is set for 7 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and Twitter at NSU_VB
