DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball team looked to snap its three-game skid when it hit the road to face the undefeated Embry-Riddle Eagles on Friday night.
 
PBA (6-7, 1-4 Sunshine State Conference) started strong by winning the first set, but Embry-Riddle (9-0, 5-0 SSC) recovered and controlled the remainder of the match. The Eagles outhit the Sailfish .339-.176 in the match, defeating PBA 3-1.
 
The first set was a back and forth affair as both teams traded leads early in the set. Three consecutive errors by ERAU gave PBA a 15-11 lead midway through the set.  The Sailfish led the rest of the set as they were able to resist the Eagles' comeback attempts. Kills by Jazz Schmidt and Caroline Swan put the exclamation point on a 25-20 set win for the Sailfish. Schmidt led PBA with six kills in the set.
 
ERAU was in control for most of the second set as the Sailfish never held a lead. With the Eagles leading 18-14, the Sailfish attempted to make a run. Two straight points cut the deficit to two, but the Eagles closed the set on a 5-1 run to win the set 25-19. 
 
The third set was much more lopsided towards ERAU. The Eagles outhit PBA .652-.071 in the set which they won 25-10.
 
ERAU carried its momentum into the fourth set as the Eagles led 10-3 early. Slowly but surely, the Sailfish tried to battle back. A 6-2 run in the middle of the set made it 21-19 and forced the Eagles to call a timeout. Unfortunately for the Sailfish, ERAU scored four straight points out of the timeout to win the set 25-19 and clinch the match.
 
Schmidt finished the night with 15 kills, eight assists and seven digs. Caroline Swan posted a career-high 10 kills and Amber Rowoldt set a season-high with five total blocks. Emma Pieper led the Sailfish with 32 assists and 12 digs.
 
PBA completes its short road trip tomorrow with a match against Florida Tech. The match in Melbourne, Fla. takes place at 4 p.m.