DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Led by a double-double from senior Abby Hall, the fifth-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team swept Ave Maria (25-17, 25-17, 25-15) to complete their third consecutive undefeated conference regular season. With the win, ERAU improves to 25-4, 12-0 in conference, while AMU drops to 12-18, 6-6 in TSC play.
 
The Eagles did not lose a single set in conference play (36-0), the first time they have accomplished that feat in program history. The Blue and Gold haven't lost a set in conference play since dropping the third set in a 3-1 win at Northwood on Oct. 22, 2010, a string of 49 straight sets. The last time Embry-Riddle fell in a regular season conference match was Sept. 12, 2008, when Webber International defeated ERAU 3-0. The Eagles have won 55 consecutive regular season conference matches, the second-longest streak in the NAIA, behind Columbia's (Mo.) streak of 138 matches.
 
The two teams exchanged blows early in the first set with neither side taking a lead of more than two points until a kill from Emily Jacobson put ERAU in front, 15-12. A kill from Gloria Kemp extended the lead to 19-13, and back-to-back kills from Hall closed out the set, 25-17.
 
The second set also started out as a close affair, but the Eagles were able to build a comfortable 20-12 thanks to a 6-0 run in the middle stages of the set. Hall put down a kill to push the lead to 23-15 and an AMU attack error finished the set, 25-17.
 
ERAU got a slight jump on the Gyrenes in the third set, taking an 8-5 lead early on. But Ave Maria rebounded to tie the set at eight and kept it close up to 15-14. From that point, AMU committed seven consecutive errors to give the Eagles a commanding 22-14 lead. Taylor Martin ended the set and the match with a kill to give Embry-Riddle a 25-15 win in the set and a 3-0 win in the match.
 
Hall led the Eagles with 12 kills (.379 hitting percentage) to go along with 14 digs, while Martin added 11 kills. Jordan Holcomb contributed six kills on just 11 attacks (.545 hitting percentage) and Kemp chipped in with nine kills (.368 hitting percentage); both Holcomb and Kemp recorded a match-high three blocks. Senior Nina Kontrec led the defense with a match-high 15 digs and Adrana Vazquez racked up 40 assists as the Eagles hit .370 collectively; Vazquez also added six kills on six attacks.
 
Ashley Voudrie and Raquel Laing each tallied a team-high six kills for AMU, while Savannah Stona and Christianne Ludwick each record five kills. Hayley Wonka picked up a team-best eight digs and Megan Arago registered a team-high 21 assists.
 
The Eagles will travel to Miami Gardens, Fla. next weekend for The Sun Conference Tournament hosted by St. Thomas University. Embry-Riddle will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will receive a bye through to the semifinals, where they will meet the winner of the Ave Maria-Warner quarterfinal match.