DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --The Embry-Riddle men's basketball team celebrated Homecoming 2007 with a 90-75 victory over Viterbo, Friday at the ICI Center. Sophomore Eric Lorenzi led all scorers with 23 points, including a 3-4 night from beyond the arc, and pulled down nine boards as the Eagles improved their overall record to 2-0. The V-Hawks' Cornelius Bardney had 17 points, 10 of which came in the second half as Viterbo fell to 0-2 on the year.

Both teams traded baskets in the first few minutes of play until the V-Hawks went up 11-8 at the 15:40 mark. Ryan Ridder, who handed out nine assists on the night, scored his only points of the night to pull the Eagles within one and Tyler DeBord put up two of his 20 points on a layup on the next possession to give the Blue and Gold the lead. From that point, the Eagles never looked back and pulled away to a 53-37 advantage at the half.

The V-Hawks cut the Eagle lead to 11 points in the first four minutes of the second half, but the Eagles fended off the charge and increased their lead to 17 points with 13:15 remaining, thanks in part to a pair of three-pointers by Rocky Pierre who finished the night with 17 points. Pierre connected on five of nine three-point attempts.

But the V-Hawks were undaunted and cut the lead to seven points thanks to a six-point run by Bardney.

The Eagles responded by going on a 12-4 run to close out the game and seal the win.

Embry-Riddle begins a four-game road swing in Kissimmee, Fla. on Monday when they take on Florida Christian at 7 p.m.