HOOVER, Ala. – The Embry-Riddle volleyball team extended its winning streak at the South Region Crossover to 12 straight matches and finished the tournament with a 3-0 record for the fourth consecutive season after earning two come-from-behind wins on Saturday. The Eagles dropped the first set against Union (14-8) before coming back to win the next three, downing the Bulldogs 19-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-21 to open the day. ERAU finished the weekend by rallying from an 0-2 hole against West Florida (15-8) to defeat the Argonauts 21-25, 15-25, 25-17, 28-26, 15-10.

In the morning match, ERAU was led by Jordan Schumacher's 16-kill, 11-dig effort, her fourth straight double-double. Theresa Jordan added 15 kills and Melanie Canfield tallied 10 kills to go along with four digs and three blocks. Alyssa Rudd, who was selected to the All-Tournament Team, racked up a match-high 48 assists and Olivia Roa, who also was selected to the All-Tournament Team, had a match-best 23 digs.

The Eagles jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first set, but Union used a 4-0 spurt to get within a point (8-7) and later had a 5-0 run that pushed the Bulldogs in front, 17-15. ERAU was able to draw even at 17-17 and 18-18, but Union closed out the frame on a 5-0 run to take the set, 25-19.

Union got the first two points of the second set before Embry-Riddle rattled off eight points out of the next nine rallies to go ahead, 8-3. The Blue and Gold maintained that lead until a late comeback saw the Bulldogs score a quick four points to tie it up at 23. A Jordan kill gave the Eagles set point, which Union fought off, but another Jordan kill was followed by a kill from Canfield that closed out the set, 26-24.

Trailing 4-2 in the third set, ERAU scored six consecutive points, including a pair of kills each from Schumacher and Canfield, to move in front, 8-4. An 11-4 run increased the lead to 19-10, and the Eagles stayed comfortably in front until the very end. With Embry-Riddle leading 24-17, the Bulldogs scored six straight points, trimming the deficit to just one point (24-23). After Joslynn Gallop's second timeout, the Eagles came up with the big point they needed thanks to a kill from Amelia Hartnett, giving ERAU a 25-23 win and a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
The fourth set saw Union open up a 9-4 advantage early on, and the Bulldogs extended the lead to as many as seven points at 15-8. The Blue and Gold showed its resiliency, scoring five straight points to close the gap to 15-13, and going on a 5-1 run to tie the set at 19. After Union briefly regained the lead, 20-19, the Eagles scored five consecutive points to earn match point at 24-20. Two points later, a Bulldog attack error finished the match with ERAU winning the fourth set, 25-21.
 
In the nightcap, Schumacher once again led the Eagles with 16 kills and 14 digs, marking her fifth consecutive double-double and second of the day. Hartnett added 13 kills and Canfield tallied 10 kills and six blocks (one solo). Rudd recorded a match-high 50 assists and 11 digs while Roa led all players with 28 digs.
 
West Florida won the first seven points of the match and the Argonauts never trailed for the remainder of the first set. The Blue and Gold did not go quietly, however, using a 6-1 run to quickly make it a competitive set at 8-6. ERAU got within a single point on four separate occasions, including as late at 17-16, but UWF held on for a 25-21 win.
 
The Eagles held a slim 6-5 lead early in set two but a 9-3 run put West Florida in front, 14-9. The Argonauts closed out the frame by winning six of the last seven points to pull away for a 25-15 victory, taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
ERAU was down 6-2 in the third before a Hartnett kill sparked a quick 4-0 run to tie things up at 6-6. After UWF scored four straight, Hartnett started another long Eagle run with a kill, leading to seven straight Eagle points to give them the lead, 13-10. Embry-Riddle continued to increase the margin in the latter stages of the frame, pulling away for a 25-17 win to stay alive in the match.
 
In set four, the Argonauts once again started quickly, scoring six of the first seven points and taking a lead as large as 10-4 in the early going. Embry-Riddle closed to within three at 15-12, but UWF answered with four straight points to take a commanding 19-12 lead. A 5-2 spurt got ERAU back in it at 21-17, but after West Florida scored the next two points to lead 23-17, the Eagles had their backs against the wall. After a timely Gallop timeout, Embry-Riddle rattled off six consecutive points, including three kills and a block from Schumacher, pulling even at 23-23. UWF stopped the run with a kill to earn a match point at 24-23, but Hartnett put down an important kill to tie it at 24. After another Argonaut kill, Schumacher scored an important kill to stave off the second UWF match point, knotting the set at 25. West Florida committed an error on the next point and followed that with a kill to move the score to 26-26. A big Canfield kill gave Embry-Riddle its second set point, and an Argonaut error sealed the frame with ERAU taking a 28-26 victory, sending the match to a fifth set.
 
The fifth set was a back-and-forth affair, featuring six ties and three lead changes in the early stages. West Florida led 6-5 before a 4-1 run put the Eagles in front, 9-7, which would end up being the last lead change of the day. Back-to-back Canfield kills built the lead to 11-8 and the Blue and Gold closed out the match by scoring the final three points of the contest, capped by a double-block from Schumacher and Jenna Bishop to secure the 15-10 win.
 
The Eagles will jump back into Sunshine State Conference play next week, beginning with an Oct. 22 contest at Florida Tech beginning at 7 p.m.