FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A career night by Laurie Satchell and the biggest comeback of the season propelled the Embry-Riddle women's basketball team to a 74-69 win over Nova Southeastern in a battle of two NCAA II Top 25 programs on Wednesday. The victory solidified the Eagles spot at the top of the Sunshine State Conference standings as they remain the only undefeated team in league play at 10-0

RECORDS:
Embry-Riddle: 16-1, 10-0 SSC
Nova Southeastern: 15-3, 8-2 SSC
 
GAME NOTES
• The Eagles climbed to No. 10 in the latest WBCA Coaches' Poll and seventh in the most recent D2 CSC Media Poll.
• Nova Southeastern is currently 17th in the WBCA poll and 13th in the media poll.
• Laurie Satchell more than doubled her previous career best with a game and ERAU season-high 24 points in Wednesday's game.
• Satchell also record the first double-double of her career, adding 10 rebounds to her scoring total.
• The Eagles handed the Sharks their first loss in eight games.
 
KEY PERFORMERS
Embry-Riddle
• Laurie Satchell: 24 pts, 10 reb, 2 stl
• Madyson Jean-Louis: 17 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast

Nova Southeastern
• Payton Graber: 12 pts, 6 reb
• Aubrey Stupp: 12 pts, 4 ast, 4 reb
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
• The Eagles jumped out a quick 6-0 lead, but the Sharks came back to go up 8-6.
• The Sharks had an 8-4 advantage on the offensive boards but only managed six second chance points.
• Embry-Riddle's defense limited the home team to just 17 percent (4-of-21) shooting in the first 10 minutes.
• A pair of made free throws by Jean-Louis at the 4:16 mark keyed a 10-0 run that included four of Satchell's eight first-quarter points.
• Heading into the second, Embry-Riddle led 16-11.

Second Quarter
• The Eagles were plagued by turnovers in the second quarter.
• The Eagles committed seven turnovers over the next seven minutes and the Sharks scored 10 points off those turnovers to take over the lead.
• The Sharks significantly improved on their shooting in the second period with a 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the field and a 6-for-6 clip from the free throw line.
• Mary Lengemann's layup at the 3:32 mark made it a one-point (24-23) game in favor of the Eagles, but the Sharks made five of their last five field goals and outscored the Eagles 12-5 in the final minutes to lead 38-26 at the half.  

Third Quarter
.• The Eagle offense continued to struggle in the first half of the third period, scoring just four points in the first five minutes.
• A Kailyn Terrell three that increased the NSU lead to 15 (47-32) prompted ERAU head coach Lisa Wilson to call a timeout, which turned into a media timeout.
• Wilson found the magic words in that timeout as the Eagles erupted for an 11-0 run.
• After missing their first seven three-point attempts, the Eagles got a pair of treys from Jenna Teterycz as part of a 16-3 run in the last 4:47 that pulled the Eagles within two (50-48) heading into the fourth.

Fourth Quarter
• The Eagles kept their third-quarter momentum going in the fourth frame.
• Layups by Lengemann and Chandler Brooks, and a three by Jean-Louis gave the Eagles a five-point (55-50) lead, their first lead since early in the second quarter.
• Alana Ellis made a layup to cut the Eagle advantage to two (56-54) at the 7:19 mark, but a Jean-Louis layup triggered a 10-2 Eagle run that grew the lead to 10 (66-56).
• The Sharks forced Eagle miscues and controlled the offensive boards over the next minute and half, which allowed the home team to close the gap once again.
• NSU had a chance to make it two-point game, but Brooks came up with a big block to keep the Sharks from scoring.
• On their next possession, the Eagles got the ball to Sarah Napoli on the wing and the senior buried a three-pointer to make it a two-possession (69-62) game with 40 seconds left.
• The Sharks answered with a three of their own with 26 seconds left and elected to make Embry-Riddle earn the win at the charity stripe.
• Brooks and Napoli combined to hit five of the Eagles' last six free throws to secure the victory.

NEXT UP
The Eagles are back on the road again on Saturday with a 2 p.m. game against Eckerd in St. Petersburg.
 
The 2024-25 Embry-Riddle women's basketball season is presented by Daytona Mitsubishi.