DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The 12th-ranked Embry-Riddle
volleyball team continued its winning ways with another sweep on Saturday
afternoon inside the ICI Center, dispatching of visiting Florida Memorial (1-5,
0-4 TSC), 3-0 (25-7, 25-4, 25-8) in less than an hour. With the win, the Eagles extend their winning
streak to 10 matches and improve their record to 13-1 overall and 2-0 in Sun
Conference action.
The Eagles scored the first five points of the match and
established a 10-point lead (15-5) on a Gloria Kemp kill. Embry-Riddle would go on to win the set,
25-7, outhitting Florida Memorial .680 to .000.
In set number two, ERAU's Nina Kontrec served 19 consecutive
points as the Eagles opened up a 22-2 lead. Embry-Riddle would eventually take the set by a
score of 25-4. During the set, Abby Hall
racked up eight kills in nine attempts (.889 hitting percentage) and senior
Lauren Anastase recorded four kills in four attempts, while Florida Memorial
did not register a kill.
Embry-Riddle continued to roll in the third set, using three
early service aces from Jordan Holcomb to start the set with a 9-2
advantage. A service ace from Leslie Roper gave the home team a 17-5 lead, and kills from Hannah Rasmussen and
Anastase closed out the set, 25-8.
Hall tallied a match-high 16 kills to go along with
three aces and four digs, while Adriana Vazquez recorded 31 assists, five digs,
and seven kills in seven attempts. As a
team, Embry-Riddle registered 13 service aces and a outhit Florida Memorial,
.567 to -.153.
The Eagles will travel to Lakeland next weekend for The Sun
Conference Mid-Season Tournament hosted by Southeastern. On Friday, Embry-Riddle will take on the
other members of Pool A, Florida Memorial at 1 p.m. and Northwood at 7 p.m. ERAU will also play two matches on Saturday
against opponents that are yet to be determined. Based upon the results of Friday's play,
three new pools will be formed for Saturday's matches. Friday's winners of Pools A, B, and C will
become a new pool on Saturday, as will the three second-place finishers and the
three third-place finishers.
