BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle volleyball team fell to the Fighting Knights of Lynn on Friday night, 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20), dropping to 4-5 on the season and 2-4 in Sunshine State Conference play. Lynn moves to 4-4 (2-3 SSC) with the win.
 
Melanie Canfield set a career high and led all players with 22 kills and hit .370, while Theresa Jordan added 11 kills, nine digs and six blocks. Ella Duggan recorded a match-high eight blocks to go along with five kills and McKenna James tallied five kills and five blocks. Alyssa Rudd led the Eagles with 45 assists and Olivia Roa picked up a match-best 26 digs.
 
The Fighting Knights slowly pulled away in set one, eventually stretching their lead to 21-13. The Eagles went on an 8-2 run to trim the deficit to just two points (23-21), and a few rallies later a Canfield kill cut the margin to a single point at 24-23. Unfortunately for the Blue and Gold, Canfield committed an attack error on the next play, cutting the Eagle rally short and giving Lynn a 25-23 win.
 
LU opened set two up 4-1, only to see ERAU respond with four straight points to take a 5-4 lead. The Eagles increased their lead to 16-12 on a Jordan service ace, and Embry-Riddle closed out the set with four consecutive points to win, 25-19, tying the match at a set apiece.
 
After the extended break between sets two and three, Lynn came out on fire, jumping out to an 8-2 lead in the third frame. Following a Joslynn Gallop timeout, the Eagles bounced back, going on a 6-1 run to cut the lead to 9-8. The Fighting Knights answered back, winning five of the next six rallies to pull out to a 15-9 lead. The back-and-forth continued, with Embry-Riddle eventually closing to within a single point for the second time in the set at 21-20. LU was able to right the ship and score the set's last four points to win by a 25-20 score, taking a 2-1 lead.
 
The fourth set saw Lynn use a 5-0 spurt to gain a comfortable 11-5 advantage. The Eagles battled hard to get back into the set, and a Canfield kill got the Blue and Gold to within three at 17-14. The two teams proceeded to trade sideouts for the next seven straight points, and neither side was able to score more than two straight points for the remainder of the match, with Lynn cruising to a 25-20 set win and a 3-1 match victory.
 
The Eagles return home next weekend for a pair of SSC matches. Tampa visits the ICI Center on Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m., with Florida Southern making the trip to Daytona on Saturday, Oct. 7 for a 4 p.m. match.