Lakeland, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team finished their 2024 regular season with a five-set loss to the Florida Southern Moccasins.
Olivia Aniol set the Nova Southeastern Volleyball program’s single season record for Block Assists, recording her 129th of the season on Saturday.
Records: Nova Southeastern 20-10, 11-9 SSC | Florida Southern 15-13, 9-11 SSC
Score: Nova Southeastern 2 | Florida Southern 3
Location: Jenkins Field House | Lakeland, Fla.
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- The Sharks and Mocs exchanged points back and forth in the early stages of the first set.
- Kills from Elizabeth Price and Olivia Aniol put NSU ahead 11-7.
- An error by Florida Southern sparked an 8-1 rally by the Sharks, giving NSU a 19-9 lead.
- During the run, Brittany Landrum recorded a block, Taylor Stockman tallied a kill, while Gabrielle Spankus and Kate Mihacevich also added points.
- A kill from Landrum sealed the 25-14 opening set win for Nova Southeastern
- Trailing 8-5 in the second set, a 9-2 run by the Sharks flipped the momentum as NSU took a 14-10 lead over the Mocs.
- Florida Southern rallied to score 8-of-9 points and took the second set 25-22.
- FSC controlled the third set throughout, as the Sharks dropped the frame 25-20.
- Trailing 19-14 in the fourth, three consecutive points from Aniol, led NSU on a 7-2 run to tie the frame at 21-21.
- Aniol recorded three of the final points in the fourth set, carrying the Sharks to a 26-24 set win and forcing a fifth set.
- The fifth set was highly contested throughout, as the Sharks tied the frame with a service ace by Emerson Deferme.
- The Mocs pulled away, finishing off the match with by a score 15-12
Nova Southeastern awaits the NCAA Selection show on Monday, November 25th, which will be streamed on ncaa.com. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB
