DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle women's basketball senior Nikki Tucker cemented herself as one of the best to ever wear the Eagle uniform on Saturday. Exactly one month after setting the Eagles' career rebounding record, the Marshall, Michigan native broke the ERAU all-time scoring record with her 24 points in the Eagles' 66-61 road win over Palm Beach Atlantic.

Just three days after becoming the 11th ERAU basketball player, male or female, to record over 700 career rebounds, Tucker eclipsed Sabrina Whiting's career mark of 1,417 points and tops the Embry-Riddle record book with 1,419 career points with four games left in the regular season.

The Eagles are currently tied with Nova Southeastern for fifth in the Sunshine State Conference standings at 9-7 and are 11-10 overall. Palm Beach Atlantic drops to 5-19 overall and 2-15 in the SSC.

Saturday's game featured an up tempo start for both teams. An even contest in the first 10 minutes of play led to a 20-20 tie at the end of the first quarter.

The game remained close through the first three minutes of the second, but turnovers took a toll on the Eagles' productivity. The Eagles shot 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from the field and 60 percent (3-of-5) from beyond the arc, but PBA converted seven Eagle miscues into 11 points, and at halftime, the home team led 41-36.

Coming out of the break, the Eagles were focused on taking care of the basketball as evidenced by the reduced number of turnovers (3) in the third period. The Sailfish managed to increase their lead to seven (43-36), which prompted ERAU Head Coach Lisa Wilson to call a timeout. Immediately following the timeout, Madyson Jean-Louis hit her only three of the game and that keyed a 10-0 run that put the Eagles ahead 46-43. Jahnae Midget ended an over six-minute scoring drought for PBA to tie things up at 46-46, but the Eagles held the Sailfish to just two points in the last 2:10 to take a 55-50 lead into the final period.

Turnovers were a factor once again for the Blue and Gold in the fourth quarter. The Sailfish were only 26.3 percent (5-of-19) from the field for a total of 11 points, but seven of those scores were off ERAU miscues. Those seven points were key in the Sailfish cutting an eight-point Eagle advantage to one (62-61) with 1:09 left in the game.

The difference in the final 18 seconds of the game for the Eagles came at the free throw line. After Macee Sugrue went 2-for-2 in her trip to the charity stripe and PBA was unable convert on their next possession, Tucker stepped up to the line with seven seconds remaining and scored career points 1,418 and 1,419 to seal the victory for the Eagles.

In addition to her game-high 24 points, Tucker had eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Sugrue finished with 15 points, three boards and two assists.

Midget (11 pts) and Shekinah Guthrie (15 pts) combined for 16 points to pace the Sailfish offense.

The Eagles' next game will be at the ICI Center against No. 16 Eckerd on Feb. 16. Wednesday's Play for Kay game is sponsored by Radiology Associates and will tip off at 5:30 p.m.

The 2021-22 Embry-Riddle women's basketball season is presented by Daytona Mitsubishi.