MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — Embry-Riddle volleyball lost 3-1 to Barry on Friday with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 24-26 and 16-25. The Eagles (13-6, 6-4 SSC) finished with 48 kills and 65 digs, while the Bucs (13-4, 8-2 SSC) totaled 53 kills, 45 digs and 11 total blocks.
ERAU's strongest sustained stretch came late in the second set, when it won seven of eight rallies after trailing 20-18. That run included a lead change after a 20-19 deficit, a go-ahead point at 21-21 and a four-point closing burst that finished the set. ERAU won the second set behind a .444 hitting percentage but hit .069 in both the first and fourth sets.
The Eagles opened the first set with an
Ashtyn Good kill from
Ashlyn Koerner and later moved ahead 3-2 on
Taylor Fonseca's ace. Barry answered by building a 7-4 lead, though
Haley Manjack and
Dakota Zieman supplied kills to keep ERAU within reach through the middle of the set. After
Lindsay Smith's kill made it 12-9, Barry scored the next four points, including back-to-back service aces, to stretch the gap to 16-9. Zieman and Manjack added kills as the Eagles tried to respond, and Good put down a late kill, but Barry closed the set 25-14.
ERAU's best set came in the second frame, answering a 20-18 deficit by winning seven of the final eight rallies to take the second set from Barry, 25-21. Earlier, the set stayed tight as Fonseca served an ace to tie it at 3-3, Good and Koerner combined on a block for a 7-6 lead, and Zieman helped the Eagles move in front 10-8.
Stella Weisbrod and Manjack supplied points through the middle of the set, but Barry won four straight rallies after ERAU led 16-14 to go ahead 18-16. The Eagles worked back with a Smith kill and Manjack's tying kill at 20-20, then moved ahead 21-20 on Weisbrod's kill; after Barry tied it once more, Weisbrod and Manjack added consecutive kills, a Barry attack error brought set point and Zieman and Manjack combined on the block that ended the set.
The Eagles built a 24-21 lead in the third set, but Barry scored the final five points to take the set 26-24. ERAU answered an early 5-3 deficit with blocks involving Smith, Manjack, Weisbrod and Koerner, and Manjack's kill put the Blue and Gold in front 6-5 before the run reached 7-5. The set stayed tight through the middle, with ERAU getting kills from Weisbrod,
Maddey Cruse, Good, Zieman and Smith while repeatedly moving back ahead by one or two points. Zieman and Smith helped the Eagles push to 22-19, and Smith added kills for the 23rd and 24th points before Barry closed with the deciding run.
The Blue and Gold spent the fourth set trying to recover from an early 10-1 deficit as Barry's block and serve pressured the visitors through the opening stretch. Zieman got ERAU on the board with a kill from Koerner, and Fonseca later added a service ace before Manjack put down two kills to help the visitors reach 7-12. The Eagles put together a four-point response from 7-15 to 11-15, using kills by Zieman, Cruse and
Ashley Lunt during
Geiliany Del Valle Fuster's service turn.
Kailey Hrbek and Cruse added late kills, and Smith held off the first set point with a kill from Koerner, but Barry finished the set at 25-16.
Inside the Statistics
- ERAU has recorded at least 44 assists in four consecutive matches.
- The Eagles have recorded at least 48 kills in four consecutive matches.
- ERAU totaled 48 kills on .208 hitting, added 65 digs to Barry's 45 and finished with five total blocks.
- Barry carried advantages in categories, finishing with 53 kills on .290 hitting, 10 service aces and 11 total blocks.
- Zieman had 14 kills and a season-high 16 digs for the Eagles, while Manjack added 10 kills on .500 hitting with four block assists.
- Zieman has recorded at least 14 kills in four consecutive matches and at least 14.5 points in four straight contests.
- Manjack has recorded at least 10 kills in two consecutive matches and posted a hitting percentage of at least .500 in two consecutive matches.
- Koerner finished with 39 assists and has recorded 39 assists in four consecutive matches.
- Fonseca had 15 digs and has recorded at least 15 digs in two consecutive matches.
Up Next
Embry-Riddle visits Florida Tech on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. in Melbourne, Fla. for the Kármán Clash.
