MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – The Embry-Riddle women's basketball team got off to fast start and never looked back in a76-48 rout of Brewton-Parker on Thursday evening. All 11 players that took the court for the Blue and Gold got into the scoring column as the Eagles notched their second road win of the season and evened their record at 3-3.
 
The Eagles sprinted out to an 8-0 lead and held the Barons scoreless for the first three minutes of play. After her team missed their first four shots, Lady Baron Head Coach Jana Baggett called an early timeout in an effort to get her offense going, but the home team could not find an answer for a potent ERAU offense that shot 76.9 percent (20-26) from the field in the first 20 minutes of play.
 
The Eagles did the majority of the damage on the inside as 36 of their first half points came inside the paint. An 8-of-10 performance from the charity stripe, as well as a 18-6 advantage on the defensive boards and a solid defensive effort that forced 11 turnovers, helped propel ERAU to a commanding 49-16 lead at the half.
 
Coming out of the break, the Lady Barons offensive struggles continued in the as they connected on just one of their first six field goals and turned the ball over three times in the first four minutes of the second frame. On the other side of the ball, the Eagles did not let up offensively, building their lead to as many as 34 points on the way to the 28-point victory.
 
The sizeable advantage gave ERAU Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson the opportunity to use all 11 available players and that decision led to 45 bench points for the Eagles.
 
Mercedes Jorge led all Eagle scorers with 13 points, while Tara Fields and Ashle Muse came of the bench to contribute 11 and 10 points, respectively.
 
Brewton-Parker's Briana McClain led all scorers with 18 points as the Lady Barons dropped to 2-10 on the year.
 
The Eagles will close out their two-game road trip with a 2 p.m. tip at Coastal Georgia on Saturday.