MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Embry-Riddle head coach Samantha Bohon got the 50th win of her coaching career as the Eagles (7-2-1, 2-1) bested St. Thomas (5-3, 2-1) 4-2 in Sun Conference women's soccer action, Friday at Bobcat Field. Bohon has spent her entire head coaching career at Embry-Riddle and reached the 50-win mark in just her fifth season with the Blue and Gold.

Showing no ill effects from a close to two-hour transportation delay due to mechanical problems, the Eagles settled into their game quickly and although St. Thomas had the ball to start the game, it was the Eagles who registered the first shot of the day at the 1:42 mark. As the first half progressed, ERAU continued to have the better of the possession and in the 27th minute, their pressure on the Bobcat defense paid off.

At the 26:27 mark, the Eagles won their second corner of the contest on the left side of the field. ERAU's corner kick specialist, Cecilie Henriksen, lofted the ball into the box where, following a brief scrum, the ball went from Bjorg Olafs to Martine Olsen. Olsen took advantage of being unmarked at point blank range to tap in her 11th goal of the season to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.

ERAU's second goal of the afternoon also came from a corner kick, this time from the right side of the field. After Valerie Obita won the corner, Henriksen's cross into the box was played in perfectly for Olafs. The senior created just enough separation from the Bobcat defense and gained great position to head home her second goal of the season to give the Blue and Gold a 2-0 halftime advantage.

The Eagles maintained their first half intensity to start the second frame and outshot the Bobcats 3-1 in the first 13 minutes. In the 59th minute, St. Thomas' Sara Mira managed to get a shot off from close range, but ERAU goalkeeper Lauren Gallant came up with a tremendous kick-save to keep St. Thomas at bay.

Four minutes later, Madeleine Edbom received the ball on the right side and took it down the field herself. Just before reaching the end line, Edbom launched the ball toward the box, and what initially appeared to be a cross, flew over the head of STU goalie Ariana Lorenzo into the far side netting for the Eagles' third goal of the day.

Embry-Riddle seemed to have the game in hand, holding on to a 3-0 lead with under 30 minutes remaining, but two minutes after Edbom's goal, Mira scored from the penalty spot after the referee called a dubious foul on the Eagles inside the 18-yard box to make the score 3-1. The goal gave the Bobcats new life and in the 71st minute, they pulled within one when Melony Poviones put back the rebound off Mira's miss.

The diminished scoring margin provided fuel for both sides as St. Thomas looked for the equalizer while the Eagles looked to extend their lead. After a number of near misses, ERAU was finally able to find the back of the net for the fourth time in the 85th minute. Obita completed a pass to Olsen making a diagonal run at the top of the box, resulting in a one-v-one situation with Olsen and the St. Thomas goalkeeper. Lorenzo turned back Olsen's shot, but Krizzy Menez, lurking on the right side, collected the rebound and stuck the ball in the back of the net for the 4-2 ERAU win.

Gallant played all 90 minutes for the Eagles and finished with a season-high seven saves. Lorenzo hauled in nine saves in the St. Thomas effort.

“I told the girls before the game that they should expect adversity,” Bohon said. “We had a one-hour, 45-minute bus breakdown and then a little bit of questionable refereeing that played a big part in this game, but I was pleased to see that our girls found a way to get a result. The score could have been higher because we had some really good chances in the second half that we didn't put away, but I'm really glad that we got the win against a really feisty St. Thomas team and am looking forward to recovering and playing against Florida Memorial on Sunday.”

The Eagles close out their two-game conference road swing at 1 p.m. on Sunday when they take on Florida Memorial.