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Calan Gizelbach
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Montevallo Mont 0-1,0-0 Gulf South
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Winner Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 1-0,0-0 Sunshine State
Montevallo Mont
0-1,0-0 Gulf South
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Final
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Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU
1-0,0-0 Sunshine State
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Montevallo Mont 24 19 17 (0)
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 26 25 25 (3)
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Winner MSU Denver MSUD 2-0,0-0 RMAC
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Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 1-1,0-0 Sunshine State
Winner
MSU Denver MSUD
2-0,0-0 RMAC
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Final
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Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU
1-1,0-0 Sunshine State
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
MSU Denver MSUD 23 25 25 25 (3)
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 25 16 18 17 (1)

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

Volleyball Breaks Even at Opening Day of Bahama House Classic

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle Volleyball Team opened its 2025 campaign with the annual Bahama House Classic on Friday. ERAU ended the day with a 1-1 record after swiftly handling Montevallo 3-0 in the opener before coming up short against No. 6 Metropolitan State Denver, 3-1. The Eagles have won every home and season opener dating back to the 2018 season. 

MATCH 1: RV Embry-Riddle - 3, Montevallo - 0

RECORDS
RV Embry-Riddle - 1-0
Montevallo - 0-1 

ALL-TIME SERIES
  • Embry-Riddle leads 5-0
  • This was the first meeting inside the ICI Center
  • The Eagles swept the Falcons in the last meeting during the 2023 South Region Crossover. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
  • The opening set was competitive as there were 14 ties and five lead changes
  • Both sides traded three-point spurts to level the score at 9-9.
  • A 5-0 streak from three attacking errors and a pair of Haley Manjack kills vaulted the Blue and Gold ahead 16-14.
  • Embry-Riddle fought off two match points before scoring four unanswered points to claim the opening set 26-24 

Second Set
  • The Eagles never trailed for the rest of the match.
  • A 5-1 run had Embry-Riddle ahead early
  • Montevallo closed the gap to 6-5, but Isabella Rujano notched back-to-back aces to increase the lead back to four (9-5)
  • Dakota Zieman was responsible for four of the Eagles' next eight point to send ERAU ahead 17-12 and on its way to a 25-19 set win.

Third Set
  • Stella Weisbrod took control to start with four kills in the Eagles' first nine points (9-3)
  • Each team registered four-point runs to make the score 13-7 in favor of Embry-Riddle
  • ERAU kept a distance of at least three points through the rest of the set to secure the win

INSIDE THE STATS
  • Embry-Riddle outhit Montevallo .271 to .117
  • The Eagles produced 44 kills to just 29 for the Falcons
  • ERAU also had the advantage in digs, 50-42
  • Zieman posted a double-double in her first collegiate match, leading the team with 15 kills to pair with 10 digs
  • Weisbrod added a career-high 11 kills
  • Ashlyn Koerner also added a career high with three aces


MATCH 2: #6 MSU Denver - 3, RV Embry-Riddle - 1

RECORDS
#6 MSU Denver - 2-0
RV Embry-Riddle - 1-1

ALL-TIME SERIES
  • This was the first-ever meeting between the two programs

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
  • Embry-Riddle was efficient in the first set with a .375 hit percentage
  • Zieman set the tone with two-straight aces to send ERAU ahead 4-1
  • The Eagles captured their largest lead of the match soon after (11-6)
  • Zieman sealed the set with a kill (25-23) 

Second Set
  • The Roadrunners took control early on with a 7-2 lead
  • Embry-Riddle's deficit grew to 18-8 after a six-point streak from MSU Denver
  • The last three points went to the visitors to even the match with the 25-16 set win

Third Set
  • Another early scoring streak had MSU Denver out in front from the beginning (5-2)
  • Zieman posted back-to-back successful spikes to kickstart a 4-0 spurt and bring the Eagles within two points (14-12)
  • From there, the Roadrunners went on a 7-2 streak to lead 21-14 and eventually win 25-18

Fourth Set
  • The two squads traded punches with neither team gaining more than two points of separation in the early stages (12-11, MSU Denver)
  • Immediately after, the Roadrunners tallied five-consecutive points to make the score 17-11
  • Embry-Riddle reduced the gap to four points, but MSU Denver closed the set on a 5-1 run to foil ERAU's upset attempt

INSIDE THE STATS
  • Gabriela Pagan posted the most digs on the court with 18 while Koerner achieved a match-high 35 assists
  • Zieman once again led the team in kills with 12
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle concludes the Bahama House Classic with a pair of matches on Saturday. The Eagles face RV Flagler at 2:30 p.m. followed by a meeting with Sioux Falls at 7 p.m.
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