CLEVELAND, Tenn. –The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the 2011 campaign, falling to No. 2 Lee, Thursday at the Kickin' it for Kids With Cancer Classic hosted by Lee. The Lady Flames improved to 3-1 overall after a 13-day layoff, while the Eagles, ranked 10th in the latest NAIA Coaches' national poll, move to 4-1-1 on the year.

Lee held a 17-8 advantage in shots and a 7-5 edge in corner kicks. The Eagles got three shots each from Martine Olsen and Cecilie Henriksen who also took all five of the Eagle corners.
 
 The Lady Flames got off to a strong start and tallied their first goal just 14 minutes into the contest.  After the ball went out of touch for a Lee corner, Jamie Achten lifted the ball into the box where Danielle Ciabattone headed it to Chalotte Canlett who pushed it past the ERAU defense for a 1-0 Lee advantage.

Lee continued to have the better of the offensive chances, outshooting the Eagles 10-5 in the first half. They managed to convert on another of those 10 chances with just under five minutes left in the first half. The Eagles had been able to maintain a good bit of possession inside the Lee half and after Martine Olsen's shot on frame was scooped up by Lee's Leah Wilson, Achten managed to get a shot off on the other end that was stopped by Lauren Gallant. The Lady Flames managed to latch onto the ensuing goal kick and Achten finished a pass by Leah Fortune to give Lee a 2-0 halftime advantage.

The Eagles came out stronger and more composed to start the second half and created more chances to get on the scoreboard, but in the 79th minute, the Lady Flames won their seventh corner of the contest and this time Ciabattone's header found the back of the net for the 3-0 final score.

Gallant finished the night with five saves, playing all 90 minutes between the pipes for the Blue and Gold.

The Eagles will close out play in the tournament at 5 p.m. on Saturday when they take on No. 16 William Carey.