DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Four Eagles reached double-figures in kills on Saturday as the Embry-Riddle volleyball team took care of the visiting Eckerd Tritons in three sets, 27-25, 29-27, 25-22. With the win, ERAU improves to 11-4 and 5-3 in conference, while EC drops to 8-7, 3-5 in SSC play.
 
Erika Barbour led the Blue and Gold with 15 kills while Theresa Jordan, McKenna James, and Melanie Canfield each chipped in with 10 kills apiece. Jordan added nine digs while Barbour tallied eight. Olivia Roa led all players with 28 digs and Alyssa Rudd ran the offense with 42 assists.
 
The Eagles led 7-3 early in the first set, but Eckerd rallied with a 9-1 run to jump ahead, 12-8. Embry-Riddle fought back and got back on level footing with a block from Jordan and Sam Lanning that made it 15-15. The Blue and Gold used a 4-0 spurt to take a 22-19 lead, but EC answered back with a 4-1 run to tie things once again at 23. The two sides traded sideouts for the next four points until a Jordan kill was followed up by a block from James and Jordan that clinched the set, 27-25.
 
The second set saw Eckerd lead for a vast majority of the time, with the Eagles not taking their first lead until an attack error gave them set point at 25-24. The Tritons fought off that set point, as well as two more, before the Blue and Gold were able to score consecutive points thanks to kills from Canfield and James to finally win the set, 29-27.
 
Eckerd once again got off to a quick start in the third set, jumping out to a 5-2 lead and maintaining that advantage until ERAU went on an 8-1 surge to take control of the set, 17-12. The Tritons came back to close the gap to a single point at 23-22, but a ball handling error followed by Canfield's 10th kill of the match closed the door on the EC comeback attempt, sealing the victory with a 25-22 set three final score.
 
The Eagles are back on the road next week for three SSC contests, beginning with a tough test at No. 8 Tampa on Tuesday, Oct. 2. That match is slated for a 7 p.m. start.