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No. 19 @ERAUVolleyball Downs Northwood, 3-0

| By: Michael Pierce | @mepierce01
Emily Jacobson had four kills on just five attacks, hitting .800 in Thursday's win

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EMBRY-RIDDLE
(18-9, 10-0 TSC) RANK: 19th
Nov. 7, 2013 | Daytona Beach, Fla.
ICI Center | Box Score
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 16 15 13
25 25 25
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 19th-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team improved to 10-0 in Sun Conference play and 18-9 overall with a convincing 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-15, 25-13) of Northwood on Thursday night at the ICI Center. The Seahawks dropped to 8-23 overall and 1-8 in league play.
 
Taylor Ruiz led all players with 13 kills and added 10 digs while Jennifer Beatty chipped in with eight kills for the Eagles. Hannah Gray collected a match-high 30 digs while Tamires Ferreira flirted with a triple-double, finishing with a match-leading 26 assists, 12 digs, seven kills and three service aces.
 
Nikki McKown led the Seahawks with eight kills and added 10 digs. Danielle Lampman led the team with 11 digs while Nicole Papineau racked up a team-high 19 assists.
 
A pair of Ruiz kills early in the first set helped the Eagles to a 7-3 lead and a Ruiz service ace pushed the lead to 11-6. Ferreira put down a kill and followed it with consecutive service aces to make it 17-13 and Caitlyn Ballard scored a kill to build the margin to 21-15. The Blue and Gold finished the set with four unanswered points to take the frame, 25-16.
 
The Seahawks held a slim lead through the early stages of set two before the Eagles exploded for seven straight points to take a 13-7 lead. A Ruiz kill increased the lead to 17-10 and a block from Ferreira and Morgan Shattuck made it 21-13. Shattuck teamed up with Ballard for a double block that clinched the set, 25-15, giving ERAU a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Ruiz put down a kill to cap a 5-1 run that Embry-Riddle opened the third set with, prompting Northwood Head Coach Chris Taylor to take an early timeout. A 4-0 run, comprised entirely of Seahawk errors, pushed the deficit to seven points (15-8), and another 4-0 run increased the margin to 19-10. Embry-Riddle closed out the match on a 6-2 run to win the third set, 25-13, sealing the 3-0 sweep.
 
Embry-Riddle returns to the court on Saturday for the final regular season match of the year against Ave Maria at 2 p.m. ERAU seniors Emily Jacobson, Leslie Roper, Morgan Shattuck and Cailey Washington will be honored prior to the match.
Stats Comparison
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Kills 21 39
Errors 21 10
Total Attacks 108 99
Attack Pct. .000 .293
Assists 20 36
Digs 45 60
Blocks 1 4
Service Aces 5 4
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 Stat Leaders
McKown 8 Kills 13 Ruiz
Papineau 19 Assists 26 Ferreira
Lampman 11 Digs 30 Gray
Polscher/Fish 1 Blocks 3 Shattuck
Fox 3 Aces 3 Ferreira
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