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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

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Hailey Vrolyk
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Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 11-6,4-3 Sunshine State
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Winner Palm Beach Atl. PBA 14-4,4-3 Sunshine State
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU
11-6,4-3 Sunshine State
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Final
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Palm Beach Atl. PBA
14-4,4-3 Sunshine State
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 25 26 23 22 10 (2)
Palm Beach Atl. PBA 18 24 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97

RV Volleyball Struggles to Close Out Match in 3-2 Loss to Sailfish

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Despite claiming the first two sets, Embry-Riddle Volleyball was unable to secure a win over Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday Night at Rubin Arena. The Sailfish performed a reverse sweep, and the Eagles fell in five sets. Embry-Riddle did well to limit PBA's attack, as the Sailfish were hitting under .100 through two sets with six blocks coming from ERAU's front row. The highlight of the match was when Isabella Rujano produced five aces in just six serves to close out the first set.

It's the fourth time Embry-Riddle has lost in five sets this season, which is tied for the most in a single season in program history and the most since 2014.

RECORDS
Embry-Riddle - 11-6, 4-3 SSC (T-4th)
Palm Beach Atlantic - 14-4, 4-3 SSC (T-4th)

ALL-TIME SERIES
  • Palm Beach Atlantic leads the all-time series 37-15
  • The Eagles are 7-20 at PBA
  • The loss broke Embry-Riddle's four-match win streak against the Sailfish
  • The Eagles have won nine of the last 11 meetings
  • ERAU took the season series last year, winning 3-1 at Palm Beach Atlantic and later sweeping the Sailfish at home
  • PBA's last three wins in the all-time series have come at home

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
  • Palm Beach Atlantic had the early 4-1 lead
  • However, Embry-Riddle responded with five unanswered points, three of which came from Sailfish miscues
  • The Eagles continued to increase their lead by outscoring PBA 7-3 over the next 10 rallies, which ended with back-to-back blocks that included Haley Manjack, Dakota Zieman and Ashlyn Koerner to lead 13-7
  • Up 17-12, Palm Beach Atlantic made a comeback by tallying five consecutive points to even the set score
  • Tied 18-18, ERAU took control as Rujano powered the Eagles to a set-ending 7-0 streak with five aces
  • Each of Embry-Riddle's final four points came from aces by Rujano
Second Set
  • Four attack errors from the Sailfish had the Eagles ahead early on, 6-1
  • Later on, Palm Beach Atlantic used four-consecutive points to tie the set at 11
  • The Sailfish then stole the lead from Embry-Riddle with four points in a row (17-15)
  • Another late-set surge allowed the Eagles to reach a potential set point as three PBA errors sent Embry-Riddle on a 4-2 run
  • The Sailfish fought off two set points, but ERAU utilized a spike from Kailey Hrbek on an overpass and a kill by Rujano to seal the set, 26-24
Third Set
  • Neither side could get more than a point of separation to start the set as it was level at 9-9
  • Hrbek and Stella Weisbrod propelled Embry-Riddle to a two-point lead (11-9)
  • At that point, Palm Beach Atlantic rattled off six-straight scores to go ahead 15-11
  • The Eagles replied with a 5-1 run with a pair of Weisbrod kills and three Sailfish errors 
  • Then PBA forced a Blue and Gold timeout after grabbing five of the next six points (21-17)
  • The break allowed the Eagles to regroup as Embry-Riddle stormed back to tie the set 22-22
  • However, Palm Beach Atlantic used three kills to finish out the set, 25-23
  • It was a closely contested set which included 12 ties and three lead changes
Fourth Set
  • The momentum of the match appeared to be shifting as Palm Beach Atlantic constructed a 6-1 streak to lead 7-4
  • Embry-Riddle then utilized kills from four different Eagles to produce an 8-2 run and regain the lead 12-9
  • The Sailfish answered by taking six of the following eight rallies to go back ahead 15-14
  • The set remained closely contested from there as the score was tied an additional five times 
  • At 22-22, Palm Beach Atlantic secured the set by taking the next three points and earning the 25th point with an ace
Fifth Set
  • PBA took a 3-1 lead with two kills and a block
  • The Eagles then claimed five of the following six points from four kills and an ace (5-3)
  • The Sailfish then retook the lead on a 4-1 run (7-6)
  • Manjack and Weisbrod regained the lead for the Blue and Gold with kills
  • However, the home side scored six unanswered points to launch ahead 13-8 and later win 15-10 

INSIDE THE STATS
  • Entering the match, Rujano registered five or more aces in a single match just one time in her collegiate career. She reached that mark in the first set from just eight serves
  • Weisbrod posted a career-high and team-leading 17 kills
  • Hrbek recorded personal-bests in kills (7) and points (10)
  • Koerner's 20 digs were the most in a match in her time as an Eagle
  • She added 51 assists for her seventh double-double of the season
  • Embry-Riddle led in digs, 76-74
  • The Eagles tied for a season-low in service errors (3)

PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
  • Gabriela Pagan moved into ninth on the program's top-10 career digs list with 1,167

UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle stays in South Florida as the Eagles prepare to face Nova Southeastern on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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