DAVIE, Fla. —  The fourth-ranked Barry Buccaneers secured a season sweep of South Florida foe, Nova Southeastern in a five-set match at the Rick Case Arena on Tuesday evening.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #4 Barry 3, Nova Southeastern 2
Records: Barry (22-4, 15-4 SSC), Nova Southeastern (12-14, 6-12 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads series 46-14

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Set One - As most sets begin, Valeriya Kozlova earned the first point of the set for Barry. The Bucs scored three straight to close out the set and take the match lead. Kozlova led the set with seven kills, while Varvara Osychenko added four kills and four digs. | Barry 25, NSU 21
• Set Two - The freshmen had the first kill once again for the Buccaneers in the second set. NSU used a 7-1 run that made it 17-10 and gave them enough space to take the set and tie the match. Barry hit .125 compared to the Sharks .355 hitting percentage. Eight attacking errors would be the difference maker in the set for the Buccaneers. | NSU 25, Barry 17
• Set Three - This was the biggest back and forth set that saw the score tied 20 times and had 11 lead changes. Being down 24-22 the Bucs fended off set point with Veronika Eremeeva picking up a kill. Erika Spankus ended the set with back to back kills and gave NSU the 2-1 match lead. Eremeeva went six for eight in the set and hit .750. | NSU 27, Barry 25
• Set Four - For the first time in the match the Sharks picked up the first point in the set. At 16-16, the Bucs had a three point run that would be enough of a gap to take the set and force a winner take all fifth set. Kozlova had 10 kills in the set to lead the way. Osychenko took all 20 serve receptions in the set and passed them successfully without getting aced. | Barry 25, NSU 23
• Set Five - A Shark error and solo block from Osychenko gave Barry a two-point edge at 5-3. Two big blocks came from Ester Pushkarov with the help of Kozlova to put the lead at 11-5. Nova Southeastern had a slight comeback, but Kozlova put it away to end the match the way it started. | Barry 15, NSU 11

NOTEWORTHY:

• Valeriya Kozlova had her third career 30-plus kill match, while adding four blocks for 34.5 points.
• Osychenko tied her season-high in kills with 15 for her seventh double-digit outing. It was her third double-double on the year with 16 digs. 
• Thalia Iglesias orchestrated the offense with her second career 50-plus assist match.
• She had a double-double with 10 digs.
• It was the Bucs 14th match with double-digit blocks this season.

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