FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2022) – The Rollins volleyball team got off to a strong start on Saturday, winning the first two sets, but ultimately fell in five sets at Nova Southeastern, 23-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 15-9. With the loss, the Tars are now 4-13 overall and 2-7 in conference play, while the Sharks move to 11-5 on the season, 5-4 in SSC matches.
Andie Baldridge led the Tars with 14 kills and added 12 digs for her third double-double of the season.
Lana Gerard chipped in with eight kills and eight digs while
Emma Begley and
Makayla Moran each added seven kills.
Adriana Lopez had a team-leading 18 digs and
Natalie Horsley dished out a match-high 34 assists.
Taylor Stockman led NSU with a match-best 16 kills to go along with nine digs, while Julia Bernardes (11 kills) and Kate Mihacevich (10 kills) also reached double-figure kills. Jordan Chessar contributed seven kills and a match-best 10 blocks (one solo), while Bruna Avila tallied 27 assists and Preslee Brooksbank collected a match-leading 21 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set One
- After NSU won the first point of the match, Rollins rattled off seven in a row to take an early 7-1 lead.
- The Sharks fought back, winning seven straight points to tie the set at 16.
- The Tars took six of the next eight points to go up 22-18, but Nova Southeastern got the next four to tie things up once again at 22.
- Baldridge came up big in the final few points, scoring two kills and a block to help Rollins win three of the last four rallies, clinching the set, 25-23.
Set Two
- Rollins jumped out to an early 7-3 lead in set two, but the home team battled back to within a point at 9-8.
- The Tars grabbed the next three points to rebuild their four-point advantage (12-8), but once again the Sharks got back to within one at 13-12.
- Leading 16-14, Rollins scored the next two points and didn't allow NSU to score on serve until it had built a commanding 24-17 lead.
- Though Nova Southeastern won four in a row, a Baldridge kill was all it took to close out the set, giving Rollins a 25-21 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set Three
- Set three saw the Sharks turn the tide, jumping out to an early 9-4 lead of their own for the first time in the contest.
- The Tars kept things close until a 7-1 run pushed NSU to a 22-14 advantage, and it wasn't long before Nova Southeastern took the set, 25-17.
Set Four
- Rollins took a quick 4-1 lead in the fourth and maintained that advantage until a 5-0 run put the home team up 11-9.
- Back-to-back kills from Baldridge and Gerard tied the set at 13, but NSU then won 10 of the next 11 rallies en route to a 25-16 set win, sending the match to a fifth set.
Set Five
- The Sharks were able to string together multiple points on five separate occasions while preventing Rollins from doing the same, allowing Nova Southeastern to build an 11-5 lead in the fifth.
- A 4-1 spurt cut the deficit to just three (12-9), but NSU won the next three points to win the set, 15-9, and with it, the match.
UP NEXT:
The Tars will stay on the road as they make the trip down I-4 to Lakeland on Tuesday for a match at Florida Southern. The contest, which was originally slated for Oct. 1, but was postponed due to Hurricane Ian, will get going at 7 p.m.
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