Embry-Riddle got back into the win column with a three game sweep of Saint Mary's from Kansas on Friday afternoon in Parkville, Missouri.  ERAU took the first set 25-18, the second 25-23, and finished the match with a 25-19 win.  

The Eagles came out swinging in the first set and hit a remarkable .414 in the win.  After trailing 2-0, Alexsandra Rodriguez (Phoenix, Ariz.), Katie Rolle (Missoula, Montana) and Dalia Haase (Tucson, Ariz.) each had a kill to quickly catch ERAU up.  The score was tied 9-9 until Embry-Riddle used a 5-0 run to open up a lead.  The Spires never got within three points the rest of the set and the Eagles closed it out 25-18.  

In the second set, ERAU jumped out to a 5-1 lead but Saint Mary's was able to tie the score at 9-9 on an error by the Eagles.  Anela Chew (Pearl City, Hawaii) and Kelly Hansen (El Dorado Hills, Calif) put Embry-Riddle back in front with back to back kills and make the score 12-10.  Three mistakes in a row by the Spires and a kill from Hannah Clear (Fort Worth, Texas) gave ERAU the 18-13 advantage.  Saint Mary's did not go away quietly though as they were able to get back within one point at 19-18.  Embry-Riddle closed out the set with two big blocks the first by Clear and Hansen and the second by Clear and Rodriguez as the Eagles won 25-23.  

After ERAU took another lead to start the third set, Saint Mary's went on a 5-1 run to tie the score up at 10-10.  Embry-Riddle used a 4-1 run of their own to retake the lead as Rodriguez added two more kills to her total for the day.  The Eagles closed out the final set 25-19.  

Embry-Riddle will continue their play in the Park Classic on Saturday with two matches.  The first begins at 8am Arizona time.