DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the first time since Jan. 21, the Embry-Riddle women's basketball team was back in the ICI Center and the Eagles marked the return to their home court with a dominant 63-36 victory over Tampa on Saturday. Embry-Riddle is now 14-7 on the year, while Tampa falls to 14-6 with the loss.
 
The Eagles, who were 50 percent (25-of-50) from the field and 40 percent (10-of-25) from the perimeter, were led by Tara Fields who bettered her single-game scoring record for the second time this season with 21 points. The junior was 10-of-13 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds in her 26 minutes on the court. Sabrina Whiting added 18 points with all six of her made field goals coming from behind the three-point line.
 
After Tampa won the tip, the first points of the game came from the Spartans' Karmie Jeremie . The Eagles answered on their first possession and proceeded to score on each of their first four attempts from the field. Fields had her way inside the paint, resulting in her scoring nine of the Eagles' first 15 points. 
 
The Blue and Gold opened an 10-2 lead within the first 3:30 of the contest and that advantage quickly swelled to 15 points (21-6) and the Eagles did not look back rolling to their 11^th win against a Sunshine State Conference opponent this season.
 
"I'm  really, really proud of our whole team," ERAU Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson stated." After playing three tough road games, they made the adjustments necessary to bounce back and compete the way we are capable of doing. From top to bottom, every player stepped it up in their commitment to doing what our team needs. We stuck to our defensive game plan and controlled the boards. We were more patient and took better shots against the zone tonight and it showed in our shooting percentage. Some players made key shots for us tonight, and that's what we need.
 
"We also did a really good job of sharing the ball," Nuxol-Wilson said of the Eagles' 19 assists on their 25 field goals. Sigrid Sandstrom led the way in that category with a season-high eight assists to go with seven rebounds.
 
The Eagles will be back in action next Saturday when they travel to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.