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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The third-ranked Embry-Riddle men's basketball team celebrated homecoming on Saturday night with an 81-50 victory over Coastal Georgia. The Eagles improved to 2-0 with the win, while the Mariners dropped to 3-1.
 
Reed Ridder led all players with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. Rico Saldana chipped in 14 points (6-of-7) and a game-high nine rebounds, while Dalton Barnes (12 points) and Brandon Serle (11 points) also reached double-figures in scoring. DeForest Carter racked up a game-high 10 assists to go along with six points and four boards.
 
P.J. Reason led the Mariners with 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting and Kentorey Johnson tallied a team-best 12 rebounds to go along with nine points and three steals. Reggie Burke recorded a team-leading six assists while scoring eight points.
 
Embry-Riddle used an 11-0 run that started with back-to-back jumpers from Barnes to take a 13-5 lead in the first six minutes. A layup by Jason Powell built the lead to 20-8 with 11 minutes to play in the first half and a Brandon Serle layup increased the margin to 16 points (33-17) with 2:51 to go until halftime. The Eagles scored the last seven points of the half to take a 40-19 lead into the locker room.
 
The Blue and Gold kept the momentum going, scoring the first five points in the second half to take a 45-19 lead with 18:32 left in the game. The lead remained comfortably above 20 points, ballooning to as large as 27 points (62-35) with just over 10 minutes remaining. ERAU closed out the game on a 10-2 run to wrap up the 81-50 victory.
 
The Eagles return to the court on Tuesday (Nov. 12) when they host Johnson University (Fla.) at 7 p.m.