BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's basketball team picked up its first win of 2025 on Thursday. The Eagles defeated Lynn 63-52 on the road to keep their record in Sunshine State Conference play unblemished.
 
RECORDS:
Embry-Riddle: 10-1, 5-0 SSC
Lynn: 7-5, 1-4 SSC
 
GAME NOTES
• The Eagles are ranked 21st in the latest WBCA Coaches' Poll and eighth in the most recent D2 CSC Media Poll
• Thursday's win was the Eagles' first in three seasons at the de Hoernle Center.
• Embry-Riddle outscored Lynn 38-24 in the paint
 
KEY PERFORMERS
Embry-Riddle
• Kailey Turpening: 14 pts, 3 ast, 4 reb
• Anye' Staton: 12 pts, 4 reb
• Madyson Jean-Louis: 11 pts, 7 reb.
• Laurie Satchell: 10 pts, 7 reb

Lynn
• Jess Knight: 14 pts, 6 reb
• Trinity Mocadlo: 12 pts, 5 reb.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
• The Fighting Knights scored the first bucket, but the Eagles answered with a 7-0 run to go up 10-3.
• The Eagle defense force five Lynn turnovers and held the Fighting Knights to just two made field goals in the first 10 minutes.
• The first quarter featured end-to-end play with just one foul called on each team.
• Embry-Riddle was 30 percent (5-of-19) from the field and led 12-5 at the end of the first.
 
Second Quarter
• The Eagles extended their lead to 22-11 to open the second quarter
• Both sides made seven field goals, but the Fighting Knights bested the Eagles 2-0 in three-pointers in the period.
• Embry-Riddle was scoreless in the last 3:14 of the quarter and Lynn went on a 6-0 run in the last 2:58 to cut the lead to four (28-24) at the half.
 
Third Quarter
• Early in the quarter, the Eagles struggled to hold on to the ball, committing three turnovers inside the first four minutes.
• The Fighting Knights capitalized on the miscues, cutting the lead to two (34-32) with 6:07 left in the period.
• A three-point play by Turpening triggered a 12-4 run that put the Eagles up by 10 (46-36) at the 2:41 mark.
• Baskets by Jean-Louis and Staton made the score 50-38 in favor of the Blue and Gold heading into the fourth.
• The Eagles were 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from the field and outscored Lynn 22-14 in the third quarter.
 
Fourth Quarter
• Lynn edged the Eagles 14-13 in a tightly contested fourth quarter.
• Back-to- back threes by Turpening and two straight layups by Satchell helped the Eagles widen the gap to 19 points (63-44).
• Lynn went on an 8-0 run in the final 3:07.
 
NEXT UP
The Eagles are back on the road for another SSC contest next Wednesday when they travel to Lakeland for a 5:30 p.m. tip against Florida Southern.
 
The 2024-25 Embry-Riddle women's basketball season is presented by Daytona Mitsubishi.