DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle volleyball team rebounded from Friday night's loss in a big way on Saturday, handily defeating visiting Florida Southern in three sets, 25-13, 25-20, 25-18. The win moves ERAU to 16-3 on the year, 8-3 in conference play, while FSC falls to 9-6 overall, 6-5 in SSC matches.
 
The Blue and Gold outhit the Mocs .388 to .112 in the match, led by Jaden McBride's .467 attack percentage on 16 kills in 30 attempts. Cameron Gilleland added 10 kills and hit .308, while Melanie Canfield tallied seven kills with a .455 attack percentage. Tamzen Wilson led all players with 17 digs and Emily Weaver recorded a match-high 41 assists.
 
Florida Southern held an early 3-1 lead in the opening set, but a 7-1 Eagle run put Embry-Riddle ahead, 8-4. Another 7-1 run later in the frame increased the lead to double-digits at 19-9, and the Eagles easily sailed to a 25-13 set win.
 
An early 10-3 run in set two put ERAU in the driver's seat with a 12-5 lead. Four straight points built the lead to 16-8, but FSC slowly crept back into the set, getting to within three points at 23-20. A kill by Amelia Hartnett stemmed the tide and a block from Hartnett and Sam Lanning closed out the set at 25-20.
 
The third set started out with 11 consecutive sideouts before ERAU went on a 7-2 spurt to take a 12-7 lead. A 7-2 rally that included a pair of kills from Weaver extended the margin to 22-14, and a few minutes later a McBride kill clinched the match with the Eagles taking set three, 25-18.
 
The Blue and Gold will travel to Winter Haven next weekend for the annual South Region Crossover Tournament. ERAU's opponents, which will be from the Gulf South Conference and will be determined based on the conference standings, will be announced in the coming days.