DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - The Embry-Riddle volleyball team opened the home portion of their 2022 schedule with a resounding 3-1 won over Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday night. The Eagles, 9-2 overall, improved to 3-0 in the Sunshine State Conference, while the Sailfish dropped to 5-5 overall, and 0-3 in SSC play.

ERAU was led by Jaden McBride and Cameron Gilleland as the pair combined for 27 kills and 32.5 points on the night. Devyn Petrowski led the Blue and Gold with 23 assists, while Tamzen Wilson paced all players with a match-high 19 digs. Constanza Silva registered one solo block and eight block assists, and the home team out-hit the visitors .263 to .113. Additionally, Gilleland recorded 11 digs for her third double-double of the season.

In the opening set, the Eagles pulled away late, breaking a 17-17 tie on a PBA service error and scoring eight of the period's last 12 points, capped by a McBride kill.

In the second, it was another back-and-forth affair, with the Sailfish going up 14-10 before ERAU answered with four straight points to knot the set at 14-14. With the score at 17-17, Isabella Rujano registered a big kill, followed by a Lexie Hage kill and the Eagles were able to hold off a late PBA rally, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-23 set two win.

The Eagles were poised to sweep the Sailfish, but the visiting team, tied 17-17 with ERAU, out-scored the hosts 8-5 over the final few minutes to force a fourth set.

ERAU turned things on in the fourth, wasting little time to race out to a 15-6 lead on back-to-back attack errors by the Sailfish, and never really looked back, cruising to a 25-14 victory in the fourth and final set.

The Eagles stay at home and will host Barry tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. in the ICI Center.

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The 2022 Embry-Riddle volleyball season is presented by Radiology Associates.