Box Score DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The top-seeded Eagles defeated third-seeded St. Thomas in the championship by a score of three sets to none (25-21, 25-18, 25-20). It marked the second straight season that the Bobcats have finished runner up in The Sun Conference Championships.

Embry-Riddle, ranked 18th in the NAIA, improved to 21-9 on the year, while the Bobcats ended the season with a 15-14 mark.

Nicole McInnis led the Bobcats with 12 kills to go along with 11 digs. Jordan Wiese picked up a team-best 12 digs and Dana Nowaczyk registered 29 assists.

After STU took an early 3-0 lead in the first set, Embry-Riddle rallied back to take a 10-7 lead. The Bobcats responded with a 6-1 run to regain the advantage, 13-11, forcing an ERAU timeout. Out of the timeout, the Eagles went on a 9-2 run to jump ahead, 20-15. St. Thomas clawed back to within one point (21-20), but Embry-Riddle scored four of the final five points to take the set, 25-21.

St. Thomas once again took a 3-0 lead in the second set, and just like the first frame, Embry-Riddle rebounded to take the lead, 13-9, and eventually close the stanza, 25-18.

ERAU didn't allow the Bobcats to lead at any point in the third set, running out to 12-7 lead early on, followed by a lead of 19-14. Embry-Riddle withstood a late-set run by St. Thomas to win the set, 25-20, clinching the match and the championship for the Eagles.