TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. – The long-range shot served the fifth-ranked Embry-Riddle men's basketball team well in the Eagles' 100-82 victory over Florida College Tuesday. The Eagles connected on 21 of their 44 three-point attempts to set a new school record for made three-pointers, eclipsing the old mark of 19 set against Susquehanna on Dec. 29 1998.

Last season, Glenn Dalcourt posted a season-high 16 points against Florida College. This year's match-up against the Falcons brought out the best in Dalcourt again as the ERAU senior hit seven three-pointers and went 9-of-15 from the field to lead all scorers with a career-high 25 points.

Dalcourt was largely responsible for the Eagles taking a quick 14-5 lead in the first three and a half minutes. Dalcourt  missed his first attempt from long range, but knocked down each of his next three-point attempts to account for his first nine points of the game during that stretch.

After Jordan Mitchell made one of two free throws to make the score 14-6, Brett Rawlings also found success beyond the arc and his trey sparked a 9-0 run that helped the Blue and Gold increase its lead to 17 points (23-6) with 13:38 left in the half.

The Eagle also played solid defense in the first seven minutes, forcing seven Falcon turnovers in that time frame.

Over the next four minutes the Eagles seemed to have trouble holding on to the basketball themselves, recording four of their 10 first-half miscues during that span. The turnovers allowed the Falcons to narrow the gap to eight points and at the intermission, the Eagles only led by nine at 50-41.

David Wynn opened the second frame with a three-pointer for Florida College and his shot appeared to give the Falcons new life as they were now within six points (50-44) with an entire half to make up the deficit. The Eagles missed their first attempt of the half, but Wynn's three-pointer seemed to trigger something in the Eagle offense and the Blue and Gold knocked down four threes in its next six possessions to quickly swell the lead to 16 points (65-49) in a three-minute span.

Reeling from the barrage, Florida College Head Coach Robb Mitchell called a timeout to rally his troops, but the stoppage in play did nothing to cool the Eagles' hot hands as treys by Dalcourt and Brandon Caputo made it a 20-point game (71-51) with 15:15 to play.

Embry-Riddle increased the margin to 29 (92-64) with 6:11 remaining, but beginning with a made basket by Steven Cunningham at the 4:26 mark, the Falcons began to find their rhythm from beyond the arc. Over the next 1:30 Cunningham buried three threes in a row to cut the lead to 16. The Eagles responded with a possession that yielded three offensive rebounds and culminated in a three by Josh Seidel that helped the Blue and Gold to the 18-point victory.

Four other Eagle players joined Dalcourt in double figures, including David Butler, who came off the bench to contribute 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists and five blocks. Blake Touchard and Jarod Leonard tallied 13 points apiece, while Caputo, in his first start of the year, totaled 11 points to go with his game-high six assists.

The Eagles will travel to Washington D.C. over the holiday weekend to compete in a tournament hosted by Gallaudet. Embry-Riddle opens tournament play against Medgar Evers at 4 p.m. on Saturday.