FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women’s volleyball team defeated Florida Tech on Saturday, winning its 5th consecutive match. The Sharks lost the first set before gaining momentum, winning the next three, and defeating the Panthers in four sets (29-31, 25-16. 25-23, 25-19).
INSIDE THE MATCH
RECORDS: Nova Southeastern 17-10, 10-7 SSC, Florida Tech 13-15, 5-12 SSC
SCORE: Nova Southeastern 3, Florida Tech 1 LOCATION: Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
· Nova Southeastern got off to a slow start in the first set, finding themselves down 10-15 before a kill by Cambry Pope lowered the Sharks’ deficit to 15-17.
· NSU rattled off six straight points with kills from Taylor Stockman and Jordan Chessar to give the Sharks a 22-20 lead.
· The rally would fall short, as NSU dropped the first set 29-31.
· The Sharks got out to a 7-4 lead in the second set with two consecutive kills from Madison Cook and Stockman.
· Kills by Kate Mihacevich and Chessar lengthened the Sharks lead to 23-14.
· A final kill from Mihacevich, assisted by Cook, ended the second set and gave the Sharks a 25-16 win.
· The Sharks and Panthers fought back and forth throughout the third set, but NSU rallied three straight points on kills from Mihacevich to put the Sharks up 23-22.
· NSU continued its hot streak, taking the third set 25-23 on an attack error by the Panthers.
· Mihacevich had three consecutive service aces as a part of six straight points by the Sharks, putting NSU in good position to end the match with a 19-10 lead.
· Despite a strong comeback effort by the Panthers, a Chessar kill won the Sharks the set, and the match, 25-19.
UPCOMING
Nova Southeastern returns home on Monday, Nov. 1 to take on Saint Leo at the Noel P. Brown Center. 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