While most students spent their winter breaks catching up on sleep and watching Netflix, a number of NSU’s athletes were hard at work. Catch up on some of the action that happened while you were away.
Women’s basketball
The women’s basketball team competed and were victorious in four games over winter break. The Sharks are on a seven-game win streak, which is currently the highest win streak in the Sunshine State Conference. As of Jan. 4, the Sharks are ranked first overall in the SSC, with a conference record of 4-0 and a season record 12-1.
The team kicked off winter break with a close 90-84 victory over Shaw University at home on Dec. 17. The women’s December schedule also included the Shark Holiday Classic on Dec. 19 and 20. The Sharks competed against Miles College and Albany State University in the NSU Arena and won both games by scores of 103-50 and 78-63, respectively.
Over winter break, the team scored a total of 334 points and allowed 250 to be scored by opponents. The team’s final victory over break was a 63-53 win over Embry-Riddle on Jan. 2.
Men’s basketball
The men’s basketball team went 2-2 over their winter break competitions to earn a current season record of 5-6. They are currently ranked seventh in the SSC and hold a conference record of 1-2 so far this season.
The men’s team started out strong with an 81 -70 victory over Eastern University on Dec. 16 in the NSU Arena. On Dec. 18 and 19, the Sharks traveled to Melbourne, Fla., to compete in the Florida Tech Holiday Classic. The men faced Arkansas Tech and Lane College during the two-day tournament but fell to both teams by a close margin. Arkansas Tech defeated the Sharks by a score of 61-76 and Lane College defeated the team by a score of 80-85. Senior Chris Page and junior Harrison Goodrick led the Sharks in scoring for the tournament, scoring 20 and 19 points, respectively.
The men finished out winter break with an 87-64 victory over Embry-Riddle in the NSU Arena on Jan. 2.
Women’s volleyball
During December, senior women’s volleyball player Dana Holger received a South Region Honorable Mention from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Holger was the only player from NSU to receive an award of this type.
Earlier this season, Holger, along with teammates Caitlin Donahue, Katie Pyles and Denvyr Tyler-Palmer, was named to the All-Sunshine State Conference Volleyball team. Holger also became a member of the 1,000 Kill Club earlier this season and ended the season with a total of 1,219 career kills.
In addition to receiving a multitude of accolades throughout the season, Holger was also able to post some of the best numbers of her career in 2015. One of Holger’s best single-season stats was her career-high 430 kills, with a career-high of 22 kills in a single match.
