WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball team picked up their first win in Sunshine State Conference play with a sweep over the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Saturday evening.
Records: Nova Southeastern 8-3 | Palm Beach Atlantic 10-3
Location: Rubin Arena | West Palm Beach, Fla.
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- The first set began with the Sharks taking a quick 3-1 lead with points from Brantley Chipley, Avery Piatt, and Taylor Stockman.
- The lead grew to 7-4 after a kill from Caiden Largent and a block from Olivia Aniol and Erika Spankus.
- The Sharks offense kept them ahead in the middle of the set, pulling ahead 12-8 with kills coming from Brantley Chipley, Olivia Aniol, and Erika Spankus.
- Points from Caiden Largent, Brooke Spurgeon, and Taylor Stockman took the Sharks advantage to 15-11.
- Olivia Aniol sparked a five-point run with a pair of blocks and a pair of kills to take the lead to 20-13.
- Erika Spankus put consecutive points on the board for the Sharks to push the score to 22-17.
- Taylor Stockman tallied back-to-back kills to wrap up the set win with a 25-19 score.
- The second set began with a pair of kills by Caiden Largent, as the Sharks trailed 4-2.
- The Sharks fell behind 12-4 as the Sailfish went on an 8-1 run.
- The Sharks offense began to gain some momentum, with kills from Erika Spankus, Taylor Stockman, Olivia Aniol, and Caiden Largent. The Sharks cut the deficit to 14-9.
- A 6-0 run saw the Sharks draw even in the middle of the set at 15-15, with points from Taylor Stockman, Caiden Largent, and Olivia Aniol.
- The Sharks regained the lead at 17-16 after a Caiden Largent kill.
- Brantley Chipley tallied a pair of points as the Sharks pulled ahead with a 22-19 score.
- The Sharks got points from Brantley Chipley, Taylor Stockman, and Caiden Largent as the second set finished with a 25-21 score.
- The beginning of the third set saw the Shark take a 4-1 advantage as Brantley Chipley, Caiden Largent, and Brooke Spurgeon all recorded points.
- A pair of points from Caiden Largent from a kill and a block assisted by Abbie Roth, and a kill by Olivia Aniol put the Sharks back ahead 7-5.
- Olivia Aniol continued to stack points with a kill and a block assisted by Abbie Roth, growing the Sharks lead to 11-6.
- A 4-1 scoring run from Erika Spankus, Olivia Aniol, and Brantley Chipley put the Sharks ahead 15-9.
- The trio of Erika Spankus, Caiden Largent, and Olivia Aniol added points to take the Sharks lead to 18-13.
- Olivia Aniol put consecutive points on the board for the Sharks as the score reached 21-17.
- The Sharks held off a late rally by the Sailfish as the lead was cut to 23-22.
- Caiden Largent put the final two points on the board with the deciding point coming from a block with an assist from Olivia Aniol, as the Sharks finished the sweep with a 25-22 final score.
- Caiden Largent: 13 kills, 0.619 hitting percentage, seven digs
- Olivia Aniol: 12 kills, 0.625 hitting percentage, five total blocks
- Abbie Roth: 38 assists, four total blocks, five digs
The Sharks will be back in action as they head back home to the Rick Case Arena to take on Florida Southern College on Friday, October 3rd.To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
