October 3, 2025
Volleyball Preview: No. 2 Tampa Heads South for Pair of Conference Matchups
TAMPA, Fla. - Volleyball will take on Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday, October 3, at 6:00 PM and will play again on Saturday against Nova Southeastern at 4:00 PM.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
- The Spartans are 10-0.
- Tampa moved up one spot to No. 2 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
- The team is hitting an average of .332.
- Utampa has dropped just three sets in its 10 total matches.
- Nathaly Perez is just 24 kills away from 1,000 career kills.
SCOUTING PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
- PBA is 10-3 on the season.
- Two of the three Losses for the Sailfish have come in SSC play.
- Rachel Smith leads the team with 101 kills.
- Five players have 80-plus kills this season.
SCOUTING NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
- NSU is 8-3 and 1-1 in the SSC.
- The Sharks are coming off an away victory over the Sailfish.
- Brantley Chiply leads the conference in hitting percentage (.398).
- Olivia Aniol and Chipley both rank inside the top five for blocks averaged per set.
- Taylor Stockman is third in the league for points averaged per set.
SERIES HISTORY
- The Spartans have won 13 straight over the Sailfish and are 23-5 in the all-time series.
- Tampa has won two consecutive matches versus Nova Southeastern and is 40-5 all-time.
FOLLOW ALONG
- All games will be streamed on SunshineStateConference.tv
- Livestats can be found on TampaStats.com
- The schedule can be found here
