BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's basketball team was unable to get its offense going on Saturday, resulting in a 64-47 loss to Lynn at the Fight Knights' de Hoernle Center. The Eagles scored well below their season average of 60.6 points per game and shot just 26.5 percent (18-of-68) from the field to fall to 13-6 overall. Lynn improved to 9-10 with the win.
 
"We didn't have a good enough effort on defense today and we definitely took some bad shots and missed wide open ones," ERAU Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson observed. "When you don't defend well and don't put the ball in the basket., the result is usually going to be an loss. I believe in our young ladies and I know they will do what they need to do to turn things around and get back to what we do well. Defend and play as a team."  

The Eagles had an early three-point lead in the first quarter, but they struggled on the defensive end of the court, resulting in a 21-14 advantage for the Fighting Knights heading into the second.
 
Tara Fields scored the first bucket of the second quarter for ERAU and after the Eagles held the Fighting Knights scoreless through the first 2:30 of the period, they pulled within two points on a Sabrina Whiting three pointer. At the 3:58 mark, Laniere Coleman drew the Eagles level at 26-26, but Lynn answered immediately at the free throw line to pull ahead once again and took a 31-29 edge into the locker room at the half.
 
The Eagles found themselves at a disadvantage early in the third as Coleman, who paced the Eagles with 10 points in the first half, picked up two quick fouls and was forced to sit out the last seven minutes of the period. Without Coleman's post presence and with the Eagles shooting just 4-of-20 from the field, the Fighting Knights grew the lead to as many 10 points before taking a 48-41 lead into the final frame.
 
Embry-Riddle's offensive woes continued in the fourth quarter. Ashley McWilliams scored on a free throw to make it a six-point (48-42) game, but that was as close as the Eagles would get as Lynn closed out the game on a 16-5 run to secure the win.
 
Three players finished in double-digit scoring for the Blue and Gold, led by Whiting, who recorded the second double-double of her career with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Coleman finished with 10 points, while McWilliams scored a season-best 11 points in her second start of the year.
 
Paola Vazquez Concepcion led all scorers with a 17-point performance to pace the Fighting Knights.
 
The Eagles will look to bounce back from back-to-back losses on Wednesday when they wrap up their three-game road swing with a trip to Winter Park to face Rollins. Game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.