(Prescott, AZ) The Park University Gilbert volleyball team (5-13, 1-10) lost to the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles (11-11, 4-8) by a score of 3-2, Friday night at the Eagle Gym in Prescott, Ariz.
The Buccaneers and Eagles battled it out in a five-set thriller for the first since Nov. 2, 2023. Embry-Riddle came away with the win Friday evening (13-25, 25-16, 25-19, 16-25, 8-15), as the Eagles now move to 13-4 all-time against the Bucs.
After dropping the first set by 12 points, Park-Gilbert responded by taking two straight sets. The Bucs and Eagles were tied at 19 in the fourth set, when Park went on to score the next six points in that frame. ERAU began to take momentum back in the fifth set as the Buccaneers trailed for the entirety of the decisive set.
Athena Hice led the defensive efforts with a career-high 13 digs. Keep Williams led Park offensively with 14 kills, posting a .105 attack percentage. Miyah Vila and Adrianna DeMario split time at setter Friday evening, posting 17 and 18 assists respectively.
TEAM STATS
| Set | Park-Gilbert (AZ) | Embry-Riddle (AZ) | |||||||
| K | E | TA | % | K | E | TA | % | ||
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 36 | .000 | 17 | 2 | 31 | .484 | |
| 2 | 11 | 4 | 29 | .241 | 11 | 8 | 32 | .094 | |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 43 | .163 | 12 | 12 | 47 | .000 | |
| 4 | 10 | 9 | 40 | .025 | 12 | 6 | 31 | .194 | |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -.176 | 7 | 2 | 16 | .312 | |
| 43 | 31 | 165 | .073 | 59 | 30 | 157 | .185 | ||
INDIVIDUAL STATS
| Kills | Williams, Keep (14), Lick, Hayven (12), Calvary, Lainey (9) |
| Aces | Vila, Miyah (1), Lick, Hayven (1) |
| Blocks | Knight, Kyla (2.0), Aikens, Molly (1.0), Williams, Keep (1.0) |
| Assists | DeMario, Adrianna (18), Vila, Miyah (17), Knight, Kyla (1) |
| Digs | Hice, Athena (13), Winfield, Alyssa (11), Vila, Miyah (8) |
UP NEXT
The Buccaneers return home for the first time in nearly a month as they face the Arizona Christian University Firestorm (10-9, 5-7) on Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Ariz. This match will take place on Friday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. MST.
Press Release courtesy of Park University Athletics – Garrett Campbell
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