AVON PARK, Fla. -- The 2004 Warner Southern women's volleyball team did something eight Royal senior classes haven't achieved -- they defeated Embry-Riddle University 3-2 (30-23, 25-30, 30-24, 31-29, 15-6) snapping a 17-match losing skid dating back to Oct. 27, 1995.
Tonight's victory played at South Florida Community College because Warner Southern lost its gymnasium to Hurricane Charley, was the first against the Eagles since their inaugural campaign in 1995 when the Royals defeated ERU 3-1 (16-18, 15-2, 15-13, 15-7).
The pivotal point in the match was certainly the fourth game which saw the Eagles squander a 24-16 advantage. Warner Southern went on a 10-1 run behind a pair of kills apiece from Jillian Baker and Tarasa Funk to take a 26-25 lead. Embry-Riddle retook the lead 29-28 on back-to-back kills by Dani Brazolino, but Warner prevailed on three consecutive Eagle miscues, 31-29.
After opening the final game tied at 3-3, it was all Royals down the stretch as they outscored the Eagles 12-3 to close out the match 15-6. Warner was sparked by four kills from Kathryn Kerner and three from Nikisha Arrington. Kerner and Arrington finished the match with 16 and 15 kills, respectively.
The Eagles were paced by Sue Delahanty who exploded for a season-high 22 kills, a .432 hitting percentage, 19 digs and four service aces. Noela Tola was the only other Eagle posting double-figures in kills (14) and added 15 digs.
Embry-Riddle travels to West Palm Beach, for the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish Classic on Friday, Sept. 24 which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. However, Hurricane Jeanne may alter the schedule, we will keep you posted.
Volleyball Box Score Embry-Riddle Women's Volleyball (NAIA) Embry-Riddle (Fla.) vs Warner Southern (Sep 23, 2004 at Avon Park, Fla.) Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Julee Carver........ 5| 3 1 11 .182| 37| 1 2| 0| 5| 0 0 0| 45 Marcia Bullara-Smith 5| 0 1 4 -.250| 0| 1 1| 3| 7| 0 0 0| 06 Noela Tola.......... 5| 14 7 47 .149| 0| 4 1| 1| 15| 0 4 0| 07 Dani Brazolino...... 5| 8 1 20 .350| 0| 1 4| 0| 3| 0 5 1| 08 Sue Delahanty....... 5| 22 3 44 .432| 0| 4 2| 3| 19| 0 0 1| 112 Ashell Curtiss...... 5| 4 6 20 -.100| 0| 1 0| 0| 2| 0 7 2| 03 Nancy Salb.......... 5| 1 1 6 .000| 4| 0 0| 2| 10| 0 0 0| 04 Heidi Guenther...... 5| 0 0 7 .000| 13| 0 1| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 313 Sarah Mansell....... 4| 1 1 3 .000| 0| 0 0| 2| 9| 0 0 0| 014 Jennifer MacRae..... 5| 8 3 22 .227| 1| 0 0| 0| 1| 1 2 0| 1----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.............. 5| 61 24 184 .201| 55| 12 11| 11| 75| 1 18 4| 9 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 Game K E TA Pct 1 11 4 32 .219 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 TEAM RECORDS 2 14 6 43 .186 Embry-Riddle (Fla.). 23 30 30 29 6 1-8, 1-4 FSC 3 16 5 38 .289 Warner Southern..... 30 25 24 31 15 1-3, 1-1 FSC 4 17 6 53 .208 5 3 3 18 .000 Warner Southern | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Shannon Sterner..... 5| 1 0 11 .091| 49| 4 0| 0| 23| 0 0 0| 13 Nikisha Arrington... 5| 15 11 45 .089| 1| 2 2| 1| 4| 0 4 2| 010 Jillian Baker....... 5| 9 4 23 .217| 0| 2 2| 0| 4| 1 2 0| 111 Tarasa Funk......... 5| 12 3 36 .250| 1| 0 2| 2| 12| 0 0 0| 016 Kathryn Kerner...... 5| 16 12 39 .103| 2| 2 1| 2| 5| 0 1 0| 017 Krystie Steele...... 5| 8 5 30 .100| 2| 1 1| 1| 8| 0 1 0| 04 Jennifer Belcher.... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 08 Jennifer Richards... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 0 0| 09 Jennifer Shipman.... 5| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 5| 23| 0 0 0| 014 Erika McGee......... 2| 1 0 3 .333| 0| 0 0| 1| 1| 0 0 0| 0----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.............. 5| 62 35 187 .144| 56| 11 8| 12| 83| 1 8 2| 2 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0 Game K E TA Pct 1 14 6 34 .235 Site: Avon Park, Fla. (So. Fla. Comm. Coll.) 2 11 12 43 -.023 Date: Sep 23, 2004 Attend: 64 Time: 2:25 3 12 8 40 .100 Referees: Mike Gale, Mark Mills 4 16 7 50 .180 First victory for Warner Southern since 5 9 2 20 .350 Oct. 27, 1995 when the Royals defeated ERU 3-1 (16-18, 15-2, 15-13, 15-7) in the Eagles first season of competition. Snapped a 17-match skid
