DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle volleyball played one of its most efficient matches on Saturday afternoon, hitting .425 in a 3-0 sweep (25-13, 25-13, 25-12) of visiting Warner. The Eagles improved to 16-9 and 10-1 in league play while the Royals fell to 8-12, 7-5 in conference matches.
The Blue and Gold committed just three attack errors in the match, the fewest attack errors in a single match since Joslynn Gallop took over the program in 2005. The last time Embry-Riddle committed that few attack errors was in a 3-0 win over Warner Southern (the former name of Warner University) on Oct. 21, 2000.
Evelina Abdurakhmanova led the way with 12 kills, hitting .500. Jennifer Beatty and Cheye-Anne Savage each added eight kills, with Savage also hitting .500 and Beatty picking up eight digs. Hannah Gray had a match-high 19 digs and Tamires Ferreira tallied 35 assists and 11 digs.
Marisa Moralobo led Warner with nine kills but also had eight errors, hitting .023. Heather Lockwood collected 18 digs and Rachel Stanton racked up 21 assists.
As they were the night before, Embry-Riddle was dominant throughout the match, trailing for a total of just one point on Saturday. The Eagles were leading for 110 of the 113 points played as well, as there were just two tie scores.
ERAU had a slim 11-9 lead midway through the first set, but the Blue and Gold went on a tear for the rest of the frame, outscoring the Royals 14-4 to capture a 25-13 win and set the tone for the match. Embry-Riddle outhit Warner .444 to .030 in the set, racking up 16 kills in 36 swings without a single error.
The Eagles got off to a quick start in the second set, jumping out to a 7-2 lead. The Royals closed to within three (12-9), but ERAU closed out the second set in similar fashion to the first, scoring 13 of the final 17 points to win by the same score of 25-13. Embry-Riddle upped its hitting percentage to .447 with 18 kills and just one error in the frame.
After Warner scored the first point of set three, the Blue and Gold scored the next five and never looked back. The Eagles finished the match on a 12-4 run, winning the set by a 25-12 score to finish the 3-0 sweep. ERAU's efficiency dipped to .375 but the defense picked it up, holding WU to a -.029 percentage in the final frame.
The Eagles return to the court on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Lakeland for a 7 p.m. contest at Southeastern. ERAU will be back home next Thursday (Nov. 6) to host Northwood at 7 p.m.
