Following a return to the Sunshine State Conference tournament in 2021-22, the Sharks Women’s Basketball team, led by Head Coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry, has reloaded and built a deep team ready to contend this season. NSU finished last season with a 16-12 record and the Sharks welcome seven new players, five of which come from the Division I level.
“Our staff appreciates our team’s work ethic, drive and competitive spirit” said Head Coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry. “We have a fun, experienced group to coach and are excited to see how we come together this season.”
Madison Frederick (Iowa State), Zeyno Seren (New Mexico), Emma Krause (William & Mary), Suzan Kinran (UC Riverside) and Kyannah Grant (UT-Martin) come to NSU after spending some time at the D-I level. Mackenzie Steele also comes to the Shark Tank after playing the first four years of her career in the Sunshine State Conference with Florida Southern.
The Sharks open its season on the road in the GSC/SSC Challenge, travelling to Alabama to take on Montevallo and Auburn-Montgomery in a back-to-back on 11/11 and 11/12. After a trip home to take on Flagler in the home opener at the Shark Tank (11/19), the team is back on the road, travelling to Raleigh to take on Saint Augustine on 11/22.
“Our non-conference schedule will prepare us well for the grind of the SSC season,” said Freeland-Curry. “The opening GSC/SSC Challenge in Montevallo is a great opportunity to play against region opponents.”
Nova Southeastern will then play a back-to-back against Minnesota-Crookston (11/25) and Purdue Northwest (11/26) at the Shark Tank. SSC play opens against Lynn on 11/30, followed by matchups against Eckerd (12/3) and Palm Beach Atlantic (12/10). A four-game homestand is on the horizon for the Sharks against Saginaw Valley State (12/18), Bluefield State (12/19), Florida Tech (12/29) and Florida Southern (1/1).
From that point, the Sharks will visit Rollins (1/4) and Barry (1/7) before coming back home to take on Tampa on 1/11 and St. Leo on 1/14. A short trip to Embry-Riddle (1/18) is up next for the Sharks before a two-game homestand against Lynn (1/21) and Rollins (1/25).
The Sharks then play five of its next eight on the road, starting with a visit to Florida Southern on 1/28, followed by a trip home to take on Palm Beach Atlantic (2/1). A two-game road trip is up next for Nova Southeastern with matchups against Florida Tech (2/8) and St. Leo (2/11).
Nova Southeastern will finish off the season against Barry (2/15), Tampa (2/18), Eckerd (2/22) and will take on Embry-Riddle for Senior Night on 2/25.
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