FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 7, 2017) – After dropping a five-set marathon the night before, Rollins left no doubt Saturday afternoon, beating Nova Southeastern 3-0 at Rick Case Arena. The Tars took the first 25-20, outlasted NSU 28-26 in the second and closed the door with a 25-21 third set win.
The Tars improve to 5-8 overall and 4-5 in Sunshine State Conference action while dropping the Sharks to 4-8, 2-6 SSC.
Rollins hit a season-best .350 on the day and earned a third sweep of the season, the second in SSC play.
Bri Civiero and Shannon McDonough led the Tars attack with both posting double-doubles. Civiero rolled up 16 kills and 12 digs with two blocks while McDonough recorded 12 kills and 10 digs. Cassidy Cason had a second big game in a row, totaling 43 assists, and Sam Schlesman led the way with four block assists.
Denvyr Tyler-Palmer provided the bulk of the offense for NSU, posting a game-high 21 kills on the night. She also notched six digs and three block assists. Samantha Blasko, Nicole Rivera and Kim Blasko each tallied five kills. Megan Burns led the way with 11 digs.
COACH ROBINSON'S THOUGHTS:
"We did a nice job of playing both aggressively and efficiently on offense today, and any time you can get a 3-0 win on the road in the Sunshine State conference it's a good day."
NOTES:
- Rollins now owns three sweeps on the year, two in SSC play (Embry-Riddle; NSU).
- Bri Civiero has recorded double-digit kills in seven-straight games and five-straight double-doubles
- Bri Civiero ranks fifth in the SSC in kills.
- Shannon McDonough has nine-straight double-digit kill matches and seven-straight double-doubles.
- Shannon McDonough ranks seventh in the SSC in kills.
- Cassidy Cason's 43 assists is the third time this season with 40+ in a match.
- Cassidy Cason ranks third in the SSC in assists.
- Rollins handed NSU its fourth-straight sweep.
NEXT UP:
- Date: Friday | October 13, 2017
- Opponent: TBA – 2017 South Region Crossover
- Location: Hoover, Ala.
- Time: TBA
- Coverage: TBA
The Rollins volleyball team returns to action when they travel to Hoover, Alabama, for the 2017 South Regions Crossover. All eleven Sunshine State Conference teams will compete against members of the Gulf South Conference during the two-day event. Matches will be played October 13-14 at the Finley Center. Seeding for the crossover will be determined at a later date. Since the event began in 2015, the SSC has won 55 of the 66 South Region Crossover matches. Links to live coverage will be available on RollinsSports.com when they become available.
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