DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle volleyball team dropped a four-set match to visiting Lynn on Saturday, 16-25, 27-25, 14-25, 18-25. With the defeat, the Eagles are now 12-14 on the season, while LU now stands at 14-12.
 
Amanda Saunders led the Eagles with 15 kills while Ana Pajic (13 kills) and Asya Oguz (11 kills) also reached double-figures. Sumerr Paxton picked up a match-leading 13 digs and Tamires Ferreira tallied 39 assists and eight digs.
 
The Fighting Knights ran out to a 10-point lead early in set one (14-4) and never looked back, winning the frame, 25-16.
 
Set two was a back-and-forth affair with 12 ties and three lead changes. The Eagles used an 11-3 run to move ahead, 24-21, but Lynn rallied to score three straight points to tie it at 24. After trading sideouts, the Blue and Gold got kills from Oguz and Erika Hinel to win the set, 27-25.
 
Lynn hit .412 in set three and sided out 14 out of 15 chances en route to a 25-14 win and a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
Set four saw the Fighting Knights jump out to a 9-2 lead and quickly push it to double-digits at 16-6. The Eagles scored six straight to cut an 11-point deficit to just five (23-18), but back-to-back errors gave LU the final two points they needed to clinch the set, 25-18.
 
The Eagles continue this five-match home stand next Friday when they host Barry at 7 p.m.