Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

WBB 2025-26
69
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 22-7,16-5 Sunshine State
85
Winner Eckerd Eckerd 24-6,18-3 Sunshine State
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU
22-7,16-5 Sunshine State
69
Final
85
Eckerd Eckerd
24-6,18-3 Sunshine State
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Embry-Riddle (FL) ERAU 16 11 19 23 69
Eckerd Eckerd 13 25 24 23 85

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Zach Phillips

Women’s Basketball 2025-26 Season Comes to an End in NCAA Regional Quarterfinal

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Embry-Riddle women's basketball will finish the 2025-26 season with a 22-7 record after falling 85-69 to Eckerd on Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA II regional tournament. A 15-0 run from the Tritons to began the second quarter made the difference as the teams were evenly matched 70-69 outside of that five-minute stretch. The Eagles ultimately ran out of time after cutting their deficit to single digits in the fourth quarter, behind a team-high 27-points from Eliana Sheplee. 

RECORDS:
Embry-Riddle: 22-7, (16-4, SSC)
Eckerd: 24-6, (17-3, SSC)
 
GAME NOTES
  • The Tritons now lead the all-time series 16-9 over the Eagles.
  • ERAU and Eckerd split their regular season series, with the home team winning on each occasion.
  • This was the second meeting all-time in the national tournament between the two schools, with ERAU beating the Tritons 57-54 in the opening round of the 2018 national tournament.

KEY PERFORMERS
Embry-Riddle Eckerd
  • Player 1: Ieva Korzane - 30 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast
  • Player 2: Emma Egan - 23 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 5 stl
  • Player 3: Lisa Michaelsen - 16 pts, 2 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl 

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
  • After a turnover on Eckerd's first possession, Embry-Riddle opened the scoring through Mary Lengemann. Her second-chance bucket was part of six points ERAU scored off of offensive rebounds in the first quarter.
  • Eliana Sheplee and Emma Egan each scored the next four points of the game for their teams, seeing the Eagles lead 6-4 through the first three minutes.
  • Back-to-back threes by Eckerd gave them their first lead of the day, ahead 10-8 but the Blue and Gold ended the quarter on an 8-3 run.
  • Sheplee paced ERAU with 10 first quarter points, seeing her team lead 16-13 after the opening period. A dozen of those points for the Eagles came from inside the paint.
Second Quarter
  • A shot from behind the arc by the Tritons on their first possession of the quarter tied the game at 16. It was one of five threes they made in the quarter.
  • The 15-0 run would continue through the first five minutes of the period, with Egan adding six points in a three-minute stretch.
  • Jareah Branch ended the drought with a pair of free throws at the 4:48 mark, before getting a steal on the following possession and converting the layup.
  • Bianca Negreiros made it a 7-0 run in only 45 seconds after connecting on a three. Embry-Riddle now only trailed 28-23 with less than four minutes to go before half.
  • The two teams combined to go 5-for-5 from the field in the final two minutes with a shot from deep and buzzer-beating layup putting Eckerd up 38-27 at the break.
Third Quarter
  • ERAU only gave up one made field goal in the first couple of minutes in the quarter, cutting the Tritons lead to 40-30 with 8:00 still to play.
  • However, neither team missed a shot for the next 2:30, going 7-for-7 with each basket coming from inside the arc along with a pair of free throws. The margin stayed at 10 points with the Eagles behind 48-38 and now having 5:22 left in the quarter.
  • Each team shot over .600 from the field during the quarter as late field goals from Sheplee and Alyssa Brasko kept the Blue and Gold within striking distance.
  • Ieva Korzane scored the last six points of the quarter for Eckerd, giving them their largest lead of the game at 62-46 when the buzzer sounded.
Fourth Quarter
  • Embry-Riddle quickly worked away at the Eckerd lead, opening the fourth on a 7-0 run in the first 90 seconds to make the score, 62-53. 
  • Kailey Turpening had 11 of her 13 total points come in the fourth quarter, connecting on a pair of shots from behind the arc.
  • After consecutive threes from the Tritons, their lead was extended back to 70-55 with 7:32 remaining.
  • Sheplee answered by scoring each of the next six points for ERAU, only trailing 73-61 and more than five minutes left to play.
  • Turpening scored the final eight points of the game for Embry-Riddle but Eckerd went 5-for-6 at the free throw line to stay ahead and advance to the second round with an 85-69 win.

INSIDE THE STATS
  • Eckerd was able to disrupt Embry-Riddle's offense, which ranked 2nd in the SSC in scoring, as the Blue and Gold provided a season-low six assists.
  • The Eagles finish the season as a top 10 rebounding team in the country, having a 22-3 record when outrebounding their opponents.
  • As a team, ERAU ranks fourth in the nation in field goal percentage (.469).

PRESS CONFERENCE
Click here to watch the postgame press conference from Head Coach Lisa Wilson and three members of the 2026 senior class.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will start to prepare for the 2026-27 season which will begin in November 2026. Embry-Riddle will be losing four seniors from this year's roster (Mary Lengemann, Kailey Turpening, Ashley Woodfin, and Laurie Satchell). ERAU has already announced the signing of three freshmen, with more information able to be found here about the next freshman class.
 
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