WINTER PARK, FLA. – The Nova Southeastern men’s soccer team dropped their regular-season finale against the Rollins Tars on Thursday evening from the Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field.
Score: Nova Southeastern 2, Rollins 3 Records: Nova Southeastern (7-5-2, 6-3-1 SSC) | Rollins (8-5-1, 6-3-1 SSC) Location: Barker Family Stadium and Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Fla. Get Social: Instagram | Twitter/X – NSU_MSoccer
The Sharks stayed aggressive offensively but were unable to overcome the deficit, dropping their SSC regular finale against Rollins 3-2.
Coach Matt McArthur – Disappointing night. The only positive coming out of tonight is that we now know we will host the first game of conference tournament. We need to stick together and go again Monday.
The Sharks will gear up for the SSC tournament, which is set to begin on Monday, November 11th.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team secured a draw in a conference battle with Embry-Riddle. After a three-goal first half by Embry-Riddle, the Sharks answered with three goals in the second half to tie the Eagles.
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 | Embry-Riddle 3 Records: Nova Southeastern (5-4-3, 4-1-3 SSC) | Embry-Riddle (8-6-3, 4-3-3 SSC) Location: Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium | Daytona Beach, Fla. Get Social: Instagram and X – NSU_WSoccer
The Sharks were not done yet, as Haley Mettrick put one in the back of the net, assisted by Tabea Schütt in the 53rd minute to make it 3-1.
Coach Amy Vaughan – A fantastic result on the road against top team, away at riddle is always a difficult game. The girls stuck together, rose to the challenge showed belief and determination and got what they deserved. We look forward to getting back into training and moving forward.
Nova Southeastern will return on the road on November 8th to close out the regular season in a conference match against Eckerd College at 6 pm.
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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Volleyball team was defeated in five-sets in the team’s first County-Line Cup clash versus Sunshine State Conference rival Barry on Monday evening from the Health & Sports Center.
Records: Nova Southeastern 17-7, 8-6 SSC | Barry 15-4, 8-4 SSC Score: Nova Southeastern 2 | Barry 3 Locations: Health and Sports Center | Miami Shores, Fla. Get Social: Instagram – NSU_VBall | X – NSU_VB
Nova Southeastern started slowly in the contest, trailing the Buccaneers 6-2.
Olivia Aniol started a brief 3-1 run by the Sharks, bringing the score to 7-5.
Barry pulled away, using a 7-0 run to win the first set 25-12
The Buccaneers started the second set lead 5-0, but two straight points from Kate Mihacevich, followed by a kill from Elizabeth Price and a Brooke Spurgeon service ace, cut the Barry lead to 6-4
The two-point deficit was the slimmest margin the Sharks had in the second set, as NSU dropped the frame 25-14.
Aniol led a 9-1 run early in the third set, recording five points, as NSU took an 11-6 lead over Barry.
The Sharks and Bucs traded points, as Barry cut the NSU advantage to two-points, but two kills from Aniol and another from Mihacevich put Nova Southeastern ahead 20-16.
Mihacevich tallied four of the final five points in the frame for the Sharks, as NSU took the frame 25-20.
Nova Southeastern took advantage of a pair of Barry errors to lead 7-5 in the fourth set.
The Sharks and Bucs exchanged points, as the score sat tied at 12-12, before Aniol, Elizabeth Price, and Taylor Stockman all recorded points in a 3-0 rally for NSU
Mihacevich and Juliana Imbuzeiro sparked a 4-0 rally by NSU, pushing the Sharks’ advantage to 21-18
Nova Southeastern forced a fifth-set with a 25-20 fourth set win.
Mihacevich tallied three consecutive service aces to give the Sharks a 5-2 lead in the final set.
A block from Mihacevich and Aniol gave NSU a 10-6 lead.
Barry rallied to win the final set 15-11 over the Sharks, as Nova Southeastern dropped the first County-Line Cup Clash between the programs.
Nova Southeastern and Barry will face-off in the second match-up for the County-Line Cup on Saturday, November 9th at the Rick Case Arena. Prior to the match, NSU Volleyball will honor Elizabeth Price, Jordan Chessar, Kate Mihacevich, and Brittany Landrum for senior day. First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m. To stay up-to-date on NSU Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – The Nova Southeastern men’s soccer team won a thrilling victory over Embry-Riddle Monday night from the NSU Soccer Stadium. A late goal from Kevin Rubaszewski lifted the Sharks to the 3-2 win against the Eagles.
Score: No. 20 Nova Southeastern 3, Embry-Riddle 2 Records: No. 20 Nova Southeastern (7-4-2, 6-2-1 SSC) | Embry-Riddle (4-8-3, 2-6-2 SSC) Location: NSU Soccer Stadium. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Get Social: Instagram | Twitter/X – NSU_MSoccer
In the 66th minute, Santiago Marengo took it himself and scored a beautiful goal to put the Sharks up 2-1.
Two minutes later, Rubaszewski scored his second goal to put the Sharks up 3-2 (assisted by Santiago Marengo), ultimately securing the victory for NSU.
Coach Matt McArthur – Delighted with the win tonight. A hard-fought game against a good Embry-Riddle team. The boys showed great grit and determination to win the game after a quick turnaround from Saturday, keeping an unbeaten home record within the SSC regular season of 5-0. Proud of the team! We will rest up and go again Thursday vs Rollins.
Kevin Rubaszewski – After a quick turnaround from Saturday’s game, the team dug deep and secured a well-earned result. I’m thrilled to help the team with the game-winning goal in the final minutes. Now, our focus shifts to the last regular season game against Rollins, where we aim to secure second place in the SSC.
Nova Southeastern is back in action on Thursday, November 7th, at 6:00 PM. They will travel to Winter Park, FL, to take on the Rollins Tars Florida Tech Panthers in a conference matchup.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The #18 Nova Southeastern Sharks Women’s Golf team (+30/300/299/295) finished in sixth place at the Rollins Legends Invitational on Tuesday at the Champions Gate Golf Course.
Team Winner: Flagler (+4) Individual Winner: Stella Jelinek, Flagler (-3) Get Social: Instagram & X – NSU_WGolf Results
Haruka Muta led the way for the Sharks, finishing tied for 12th in the tournament. Muta (+5/77/73/71) played her best round of the tournament in the final round. Muta nearly shot a bogey-free round, totaling two birdies and 15 pars.
Mei Chan (T27/78/74/74) ended her tournament with five birdies in the final round.
Maria Torres (T32/+12/73/80/75) totaled four birdies on the back-nine.
Arianna Carvalho (T27/+10/72/78/76) totaled 14 pars in her final round
Ida Lundh (T32/+112/79/74/75) added one birdie for the Sharks and parred seven consecutive holes in the last round.
No. 18 Nova Southeastern has concluded their fall schedule. Sharks Women’s Golf will return to the course in February 2025 at the World Golf Invitational. To stay up-to-date on NSU Women’s Golf, be sure to follow on Instagram and X at NSU_WGolf.
COURTESY OF NSU ATHLETICS NSU President George L. Hanbury II poses with national championship trophies earned during the 2023-2024 athletic
To honor George L. Hanbury II in his final tenure as president and CEO of Nova Southeastern University, the athletic department will host a tribute to President Hanbury during the first men’s basketball home game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15. The tribute will take place during half-time in the Rick Case Arena, after the homecoming king and queen are announced.
“It’s really important for us to appreciate his legacy and appreciate what he’s done for the university and NSU athletics,” said John Sung, interim athletic director.
To show appreciation for Hanbury, Sung is making it a goal to fill the stands. All NSU students, staff, faculty and alumni are encouraged to attend.
“To all the staff, students, faculty, professors, business people, I mean, literally, anyone that’s an NSU employee, come out and show your support, not just for our team, but for the person that’s helped us get to where we are at right now. Let’s give him something that he’ll remember forever,” Sung said.
Orlando, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Women’s Golf team began the first round of play in the Rollins Classic at ChampionsGate Golf Club on Sunday morning. NSU (+23) finishes day one in seventh place, Haruka Muta and Ariana Carvalho (+6) sit in a tie for twenty fifth.
TEAM LEADER: Dallas Baptist (+3) INDIVIDUAL LEADER: Sidney Robertson, (Dallas Baptist) -2 LOCATION: Champions Gate Golf Club | Orlando, Fla. GET SOCIAL: Instagram and Twitter – NSU_WGolf
Haruka Muta, started her first round with three birdies on the front nine, after hitting the turn Muta collected eight consecutive pars. Muta added twelve pars and a birdie in round two, finishing the day six-over.
Ariana Carvalho, totaled nine birdies and eighteen pars in her first day of action, closing rounds one and two at six-over.
Mei Chan, began round one with eight consecutive pars with a bogey on the ninth, adding eight more pars and a bogey on the back nine. Chan finished the day eight-over.
Ida Lundh, tallied two birdies and six pars to start her first round, adding seven pars through the back nine. Lundh shot nine-over for the day.
Maria Torres, collected eleven pars in both rounds of play, with three birdies in her second round. Torres finished play nine-over.
The Sharks will tee off the second round of the Rollins Classic in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, Nov. 4. To stay up-to-date on the Sharks, be sure to follow on Instagram and Twitter at NSU_WGolf.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Sharks Women’s Tennis team finished the remainder of day two of the Shark Bite Invite and finished out their fall schedule on Sunday, hosting Flagler and St. Thomas University, concluding day three of the Shark Bite Invite.
SINGLES
Ita Habekovic defeated Flagler’s Nikolova [6-2, 6-2].
Shing came out victorious against Jipescu [6-3, 6-3].
Ciancaglini took on and defeated Kruk [6-4, 6-4].
Moraes earned a victory against Flagler’s Valdes [6-2, 6-2].
Sagadiyeva was defeated by Balsera [5-7, 2-6].
Shing fell against Nikolova [6-7, 6-3, 6-10].
Moraes lost to Balsera [3-8], then came out with a victory against St. Thomas player Nardone [8-4].
Carpi won versus St Thomas’s Burgos [7-6].
Sagadiyeva defeated Fullerton [8-2].
DOUBLES
The Sharks have finished their fall schedule and will return to the courts in January 2025. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Tennis, be sure to follow on Instagram and X at NSU_WTennis.
LAKELAND, Fla. – All five starters for the second-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks scored in double-digits, while Dallas Graziani broke his own single-game program record by recording 17 assists and narrowly missed a triple-double (17 points/17 assists/9 steals), as the Sharks rolled the St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans 116-81 on Sunday evening during the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.
Graziani also set the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic tournament record for assists (17) and steals in a game (9). The Sharks now hold the top two scoring performances in a single game during the tournament, scoring 122 versus Gannon and 116 against STAC on Sunday.
NSU tied its record for field goals made in a single game (47) in both games during the tournament. Additionally, the Sharks now hold the record for most points scored during the SCB Hall of Fame Classic (238), total field goals made (94), total field goals attempted (163), rebounds (83), and assists (59).
Records: No. 2 Nova Southeastern 2-0 | St. Thomas Aquinas 0-2 Score: No. 2 Nova Southeastern 116 | St. Thomas Aquinas 81 Location: George W. Jenkins Field House | Lakeland, Fla. Get Social: Instagram & X – NSU_MBasketball
First Half – The Sharks were able to open the game with an 8-4 lead in the first four minutes of the game, as Tyler Eberhart, MJ Iraldi, and Ross Reeves all got involved on the scoreboard. A three-point bucket by Ryan Davis, followed by a fast-break lay-up by Dallas Graziani extended the NSU advantage to 17-10. NSU found their groove and capitalized on a pair of Spartans turnovers with both Eberhart and Ryker Cisarik finishing off buckets to extend the lead to 30-19 midway through the first half. With under seven minutes remaining in the first half, a steal from Graziani set up a three-pointer from Eberhart as the Sharks took a 41-28 lead. NSU closed the half on a 5-0 run, heading into the break leading 58-44.
Second Half – The Sharks continued to roll following halftime and quickly extended their lead to 20-points with a 13-4 run to begin the second half. Graziani contributed on six consecutive points for NSU, pushing the lead to 79-61 with 12 minutes remaining. NSU surpassed the 100-point mark with over five minutes left in the game, as a pair of free throws by Graziani put Nova Southeastern ahead 101-70. Eli Allen, Alex Mangold, Tommy Sala, and Alex Sessoms all contributed points down the stretch for NSU, closing out the 116-81 victory.
NSU outscored STAC 25-10 off of turnovers, 74-48 in the paint, and 24-2 in transition. The Sharks held the lead for 39:33 seconds in the game, going wire-to-wire for the victory.
Dallas Graziani: 17 points, 17 assists (single game program record), nine steals (second most in a single game in program history) MJ Iraldi: 23 points, 10-15 FG Ross Reeves: 21 points, 8-12 FG, seven rebounds Ryker Cisarik: 18 points, 7-10 FG, seven rebounds Tyler Eberhart: 12 points, 5-8 FG, six rebounds
Head Coach Jim Crutchfield – “It’s unusual for us to play back-to-back days against teams that play a similar style of basketball that we do. It resembled practice a lot, transition basketball and a lot of points on the board. Overall, it was a great two days. We saw really good basketball from some of the top teams around the country here at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.”
No. 2 Nova Southeastern will travel to Montevallo, AL., to take on the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers for the SSC-GSC Crossover on Friday, November 8th, at the Central State Bank Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Men’s Basketball, be sure to follow on Instagram and X at NSU_MBasketball
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The second day of the Shark Bite Invitational was suspended until Sunday, November 3rd, due to rain. The Sharks will continue their matches against Flagler on Sunday morning.