DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The fifth-ranked Eagles of Embry-Riddle needed just under one hour to dispatch of conference opponent Florida Memorial in three sets, 25-5, 25-12, 25-2, Saturday afternoon at the ICI Center. The Blue and Gold hit a season-best .562 (50-5-80) for the match.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while Florida Memorial falls to 1-5, 0-3 in TSC action. 

ERAU dominated from the opening points, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the first set. After allowing just one point to FMU, the Eagles rattled off 11 straight to take an 18-1 lead. A kill by Alison Wade gave the home team a 22-3 advantage, and a Lion attack error ended the set at 25-5. 

The second set started out as a much more competitive affair, with Florida Memorial keeping up with the Eagles for the first 13 points of the set. But ERAU, leading 7-6 at the time, went on an 8-2 run to stretch the margin to seven points (15-8). The Blue and Gold closed out the set on a 9-1 run, culminating in back-to-back service aces by Taylor Martin, as the Eagles took the set, 25-12. 

Embry-Riddle returned to their first-set form in the third frame, dominating from start to finish. Erin McIntyre served for the first eight points, with ERAU opening up a 7-1 lead early on. A Martin service error moved the score to 12-2, but that would be the final point for the Lions. The Eagles rattled off 13 consecutive points to wrap things up, 25-2. 

Martin led the Eagles with 13 kills and a .619 hitting percentage, while Morgan Shattuck also reached double-figures in kills with 10 and hit .600 for the match. Abby Hall played a solid all-around match, racking up seven kills (.600 hitting percentage), six digs and four service aces. McIntyre (20 assists) and Adriana Vazquez (11 assists) split time at setter, while both Nina Kontrec (11 digs) and Julia Frassetto (6 digs) each saw time at libero. Kontrec also spent the third set at outside hitter, tallying four kills on six attempts (.666 hitting percentage) during that time. 

Samantha Bennett led Florida Memorial with four kills, while Sabrina Beckles tallied team-highs in assists (6) and digs (7). 

The Eagles will hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to Texas next weekend to take part in the Scorpion Invitational hosted by Texas at Brownsville. On Friday, Sept. 16, Embry-Riddle will take on No. 20 Oklahoma Baptist at 3 p.m. CDT and No. 1 Texas at Brownsville at 7 p.m. CDT. ERAU closes out the tournament with a 1 p.m. CDT match against Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) on Saturday, Sept. 17.