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Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia Commons An aerial image overlooking the edge of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). Complex 36, pictured in the foreground, has stood dormant for over a decade. The towers pictured at Complex 36 were destroyed in a controlled explosion after the last launch in 2005. Blue Origin intends to bring the site back to life by 2020.
Blue Origin to Build and Launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Andy Lichtenstein Editor-in-Chief On Sept. 15, Blue Origin announced plans to manufacture and launch their own reusable vehicles from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In the announcement on their website, Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos stated he was “inspired by the giant
Saturn V missions that roared to life from these shores.” Complex 36 was built in 1961 at a cost of $6.5 million dollars. Initially, the Air Force needed this infrastructure to launch their Atlas Centaur payloads into orbit. In 1963, the Complex was transferred to NASA to build a second pad. These two pads were subsequently named 36A and 36B.
The second launch site was completed in 1964. Complex 36 is home to many “firsts.” Combined, the launch pads supported the Atlas Centaur and Surveyor missions, which included the first US spacecraft to land softly on the Moon. The pads also provided launch capabilities for the Mariner series, including the first US spacecraft to travel to other plan-
ets, specifically Venus and Mars. Pioneer 10, the first to travel through the asteroid belt, was also launched from Complex 36. The last launch from the Complex was in 2005. Subsequently, the site has stood silent for over a decade. “We can’t wait to fix that,” Bezos said. Bezos added “You will hear us before you see us.”
Blue Origin’s Americanmade BE-4 engine, the powerplant for their new vehicle, will be acceptance tested at Cape Canaveral in the next few years. Blue Origin says the BE-4 will also power the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket. ULA is a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Continued on B3 >>
George Will Talks Politics at President’s Speaker Series Mike Shekari Staff Reporter On Tuesday, Sept. 15, George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator, columnist, and author visited the Embry-Riddle campus for the President’s Speaker Series. During the series, Will discussed the state of affairs of the 2016 presidential elections and current foreign and domestic issues. As a Republican, Will had much to say about the field of candidates trying to win the Republican Party’s nomination for the 2016 general election. He particularly focused on the two current frontrunners, Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson. Will described Trump as a distractor who does not
have any solid plans. He also stated that Trump’s stance on the immigration policy should be viewed as a form of “ethnic cleansing,” referring to Trump’s derogatory rhetoric toward the Mexican population. Will also gave a statistic that of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, 60% of them have been in the country for at least 10 years. Most of them work jobs other Americans would not even desire, and pay taxes to the federal government. As for Dr. Carson, Will described him as a more wholesome candidate, referring to his plans and distinguished career as a pediatric neurosurgeon. However, even though Dr. Carson would be
the favorable of the two frontrunners, Will predicts that neither candidate will win the Republican nomination because of their lack of political experience. Will believes that politics is more a learned profession and hypothesizes that the office of the president will most likely not be filled with entry-level applicants once voters hit the polls. George Will also had much to say on the topic of foreign policy, namely the current Iran nuclear deal. He stated that President Obama committed “constitutional vandalism” by going around Congress with an executive agreement when the deal should have been approached as a treaty brought before Congress.
Will was questioned by an Embry-Riddle student about what kind of threat the Islamic State posed to the United States. Will’s response was that he did not believe ISIS was the number one threat to the country, but rather the fourth. He ranked it behind Russian aggression in Western Europe lead by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese attempts at expanding their territorial waters in the South China Sea, and the potential nuclear threat imposed by North Korea on U.S. allies including South Korea and Japan. When it came to matters of domestic policy, one of the key issues that Will discussed was education. He stated that the current educational sys-
tem has failed in teaching today’s youth how to process information. When asked how the system can be restored, Will stated that “education starts with the family.” He also gave the staggering statistic that approximately 40% of all children born today are born to unwed women without a father in the picture. He remarked that in single parent households it is harder to maintain discipline in the home, which makes the job of educators harder because they have to spend more time teaching discipline in the classroom rather than actual educational material. Will also said that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 forced school systems to dumb down education so that
more students would pass standardized testing. Will also believes that common core education should be abolished and that educational matters should be decided by local school districts. If you missed the opportunity to attend this speaker series and would like to learn more about the issues discussed in this article, you can watch the entire session by going online to YouTube and searching for the ERAU President’s Speaker Series. The President’s Speaker Series is hosted by award-winning journalist and talk show host, Marc Bernier. Upcoming guests include Amelia Rose Earhart, Ann Romney and former CIA operative Valerie Plame.
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America’s youngest Armed Service celebrated its 68th birthday this past Friday, Sept. 18. The United States Air Force received its independence from the United States Army back in 1947 through the signature of President Harry S. Truman. Since then, our Air Force has developed into the most superior and technologically advanced air force the world has ever seen.With more than 650,000 combined active, reserve, air guard, and civilian personnel, the USAF is no longer restricted to the realm of the skies. As a truly multi-faceted branch of our nation’s military, The Department of the Air Force has expanded its vigilance into the space and cyberspace arenas as well. Their mission has five elements at its core: air and space superiority, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance; rapid global mobility; global strike; and command and control. Whether providing air support to troopsin-contact, flying in medical supplies to disaster-stricken regions, or supporting GPS navigation in our cell phones, today’s USAF does it all. Here at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, our own AFROTC Det. 157 celebrated Air Power Day with a multitude of events. Air Power Day celebrations kicked off with a barbeque hosted by upperclassmen from the Cadet Vice Wing in cooperation with the Silver Wings Challenger Chapter service organization. Then, they had a cake-cutting ceremony with Associate Dean Bell from the Dean of Students Office and Dr. Cortes from the Applied Aviation Science department. The celebration was capped with competition field games between flights in the form of soccer, dodge ball, and ultimate frisbee.
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Allocation presentation sign-ups are due by September 23 at 5pm. Allocations will be September 26 through October 3. Get to Know your SGA Kristy Quaranto Director of Internal Affairs Senior/Aerospace Engineering Hello, my name is Kristy Quaranto and I am a senior in the Aerospace Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Program, with a concentration in astronautics. One reason I decided to come to Embry-Riddle was because I wanted a smaller sized institution, so I could connect with both administrative faculty and staff, as well as students on a more personable level. Once stepping foot on campus I fell in love with the University’s positive and exciting atmosphere, and I knew that I had to get involved to become a part of it. During my time here I have become involved with various organizations and athletic teams, for example Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, the Orientation Team, the ERAU Cheerleading Team, and of course the Student Government Association. I started in SGA as an official serving on the Student Finance Board, this small group of student’s main responsibility is to allocate the student’s money back to registered clubs and organizations for them to use to further their organization and projects. Currently, I am the Director of Internal Affairs, in this position I am the inner voice of the SGA where I increase communication and collaboration between the branches and divisions of the SGA. Another responsibility I have is to help those that want to be involved with the SGA and the projects they are working on, but are not necessarily an elected member. Those that are interested can become a Member at Large, and attend committee meetings and take on responsibilities to help advance some of the ongoing SGA projects.
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Blue Origin Continued from A1 >> The Vulcan will launch no earlier than 2019, and ULA
launch vehicle will have to be reused about 10 times before breaking even from the cost of refurbishment. To get a decent return, the vehicle would have to be flown around 14-16 times. Filling and draining a tank 10 times would create huge amounts of fatigue
only recovers 35% of the cost. Pound for pound, it is smarter and more economical to only recover the engine. In addition, SpaceX loses 30% of its payload capability with its vertical landing system because it uses about 3% of its remaining fuel to redirect, decelerate, and
stress, and then the aerodynamic and dynamic stresses that occur during launch and landing must be factored in. Keeping in mind that SpaceX’s current success rate is only 10/11, the ability for one entire first stage to survive 10 consecutive launches appears deplorable at best. ULA’s Russian RD-180 engines have already proven 4000 seconds of run time. In order to be flown three consecutive times, the engine would only have to be improved to last 4040 seconds. This proves that the current engine is already nearly capable of being flown three times with very little modification or cost. The same cost analysis that predicted 10 full stage recoveries to break even also predicts that recovering just the engine only requires reusing it twice. Recovering an entire stage is not practically feasible nor is it economically reasonable. The weight of an engine is only 25% of the weight of the booster, yet it accounts for 65% of the booster cost. That means 75% of the weight that SpaceX is trying to recover
land the entire stage. Considering they are paid pound for pound for payload, a 30% reduction in carrying capacity means smaller payload and smaller contracts. ULA’s system does not incur a payload penalty, which is a major plus for economic efficiency. SpaceX is the only organization attempting complete stage recovery, and there is probably a reason for that.
has stated it will not decide on an engine vendor until 2016. Blue Origin will likely have to modernize the infrastructure at Complex 36 to accommodate for their new
engine, which is powered by liquid methane. Many rockets employ RP-1 fuel, such as the Atlas V from ULA. Last year, Congress passed legislation that required ULA
to use US-built engines by the end of the decade. Engine manufacturer, Aerojet Rocketdyne recently offered to purchase ULA for $2 billion dollars. Coincidentally, Aerojet manufactures the engines that power the Delta IV and the upper stage of the Atlas V. The first stage of the Atlas V is powered by a Russian engine, unrelated to Aerojet. On Sept. 16, Boeing rejected Aerojet’s unsolicited offer to purchase ULA. Todd Blecher, a spokesperson for Boeing, reassured the company’s investment in ULA. “Boeing is committed to ULA and its business, and to continued leadership in all aspects of space, as evidenced by the agreement announcement last week with Blue Origin.” The announcement Blecher referenced was a Sept. 10 agreement to expand Blue
Photo Courtesy: ULA ULA’s partial recovery system for their new Vulcan rocket.
SpaceX is reducing precious payload capacity, carrying burdensome amounts of extra fuel, and using it to slow down the heavy fuel tank structure that will ultimately not survive enough launches to become profitable. Even if they developed stronger structures that could survive multiple launches, ten consecutive launch and landing success is just not realistic. Out of the three planned landing, only two were attempted because of bad weather. If SpaceX plans to make their system profitable, they will have to guarantee a better success ration than 0/3. ULA has chosen the partial recovery route because of the realistic economic returns. Without reducing their payload capacity, they will be able to reduce costs in a reliable, and repeatable recovery system with very little investment into new or unproven technology. Maybe one day SpaceX will surprise the community with a miracle, but as of now it seems ULA has made the ‘smart’ choice. ULA demonstrates the superior economic returns from an engine only recovery.
Morelos 3 - Atlas 5 October 2 @ 6:09-6:28 Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-41
GPS 2F-11 - Atlas 5
October 30 @ 12:17-12:35 Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-41
SES-9 - Falcon 9
Possibly November 17 Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-40
CRS-8 - Falcon 9 TBD Cape Canaveral, FL SLC-40
ISS Sightings Thu., September 24
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The dream of creating the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle has been sought after for decades. The National Aerospace Plane (NASP) began the chase in the 80s with their proposed X-30 space plane. NASA and Lockheed Martin took up the cause with the X-33 in the 90’s. By 2001 the project was cancelled after only 5 years of development. The Space Shuttle was originally intended to be fully reusable. However, the technology needed to overcome the incredible thrust to weight ratios just wasn’t there. With more advances in material engineering and more reliable composites, the dream of a completely reusable vehicle is back on the table and SpaceX has boldly taken on the challenge. Their ambitious plan includes autonomously returning the entire first stage of the vehicle to the launch site using a powered vertical landing. They are the only major company currently planning to completely reuse their vehicle, a goal which has never been successfully completed. In April 2015, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced the Vulcan rocket. Their new design will also be reusable, but only partially, similar to the Shuttle and NASA’s new Space Launch System. They plan on recovering only the first stage engines after the payload has deployed, recovering them with a helicopter. SpaceX and ULA are taking two different approaches to reduce the costs of their launches. It begs the question if one is better than the other. But to compare the two systems, several factors should be taken into consideration. The first question is the feasibility
of recovery. The second factor to gauging success is the feasibility of repeatability. Then, the long-term cost must be assessed in order to determine if reusing the rocket will effectively reduce costs. ULA is taking a conservative, yet feasible approach by only recovering the engine rather than an entire stage. Mid-Air Recovery (MAR) of cargo from high altitudes and from space has been used successfully for over 50 years. It was a major resource in recovering film canisters from space for the Corona Project in the 1960s. Using existing technology that is already proven is an extremely cost effective method of recovery and bodes well for success. In order to return the entire first stage in a vertical landing configuration, SpaceX had to develop several new technologies in order to guide the vehicle to its landing site and slow it down enough to land, including restartable and throttleable engines, new attitude control systems, guidance and navigation sensors, hypersonic grid fins, and landing gear. Developing new technology is expensive and requires extensive testing. SpaceX has implemented this technology on their Falcon 9 v1.1. Two landings have been attempted and both have failed. The feasibility of repeatability is also a huge hurdle SpaceX must overcome. Because of the extreme conditions the engines endure, they are built so strongly that they become inherently reusable. Fuel tanks do not have that luxury. This was obvious in the Space Shuttle mission. STS133 suffered months of delays due to structural failures in the fuel tank that occurred from filling and draining the tank too many times. ULA’s cost analysis predicts that a single
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Origin’s production capability for the Vulcan system. Aerojet is currently working on its own product, called the AR1. However, Aerojet’s development is two years behind Blue Origin, according to ULA officials. Julie Van Kleeck, Aerojet’s Vice President of Space Programs, reiterated the company’s commitment to its product saying, “We’re investing pretty heavily in the engine right now, and we’re on schedule to get a preliminary design review.” With an estimated net worth of $50 billion, according to Forbes, Bezos financed many of Blue Origin’s technical developments with personal funds. Aerojet will continue to work with internal company funds, but their engine’s planned readiness date in 2019 will be contingent upon outside investors.
6:20 A.M. - Appears 11 degrees above NW, rising to a height of 82 degrees before disappearing 10 degrees above SE. Visible for 6 minutes.
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This Week in Space History
September 22, 1966 The Surveyor 2 probe crashes on the Earth’s Moon due to a mid-course correction failure. September 23, 1999 NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter after it descended to a low altitude in Mars’ orbit and was destroyed by atmospheric stresses. The cause of loss was a discrepancy between teams using different units of measurement
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Wednesday Women’s Soccer vs Nova SE Daytona Beach, Fla at 7:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer at Nova Southeastern Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. at 7:00 p.m.
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Zach Fedewa/The Avion Newspaper Katherine Ebbs, Senior, recieves attacks from Barry University to secure the ball. Ebbs headbutts the ball to her teammame. This momentum slingshots ERAU to win (5-1).
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Friday Women’s CC at Moccassin Invite Lakeland, Fla. Men’s CC at Moccasin Invitational Lakeland, Fla. Men’s Tennis vs USTA/ITA Fla Regionals Pensacola, Fla. Women’s Tennis at USTA/ITA Regionals Pensacola, Fla.
Saturday Women’s Soccer at Eckerd St. Petersburg, Fla. at 2:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs No. 5 Tampa Daytona Beach, Fla. at 4:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs Eckerd Daytona Beach, Fla. at 7:00 p.m.
ERAU: 5
BU: 1
Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women’s soccer team (4-2) faced top-ranked NAIA opponents twice in the last three seasons. On both occasions, the Blue and Gold recorded the upset. Saturday’s game continued that trend as the Eagles toppled NCAA II No. 1 Barry(5-1) 2-0 at the ERAU Soccer Stadium.
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“They fought really hard today. We didn’t have the normal technical showing that we’re used to, but just gutted it out and found a way to win and I’m really proud of them. So many times we’ve been the better team and not gotten the result so it was nice to be on the other side this time, and to find a way to get this win against a very good Barry team. “I want to congratulate Denise [Brolly] and her squad. Truthfully, I think they were the better team
on the night; we just found a way to take advantage of our opportunities and then defend well, especially later in the second half when we were trying to hold on to the lead. They are a good side and I think they’re going to cause some problems, not only in the regular season, but in the postseason as well.” The Eagles got on the board early, netting their first goal in the fourth minute. Andrea Froshaug slipped a pass through to Guro Naess Berge on the right side of the box. The freshman delivered a low, first-touch cross to Katherine Ebbs on the other
side of the box and the senior took advantage of an open goal and slotted home her first goal of the year with her first touch to put ERAU up 1-0. Eight minutes later, the Eagles struck again. Once again, Froshaug found Berge on the right and this time Berge took the shot herself. She caught the goalkeeper flat-footed and lifted the ball into the upper netting for a two-goal Eagle cushion, which they took into the halftime break. While the Eagles still worked to create opportunities to increase their lead, it was the Buccaneers who held a decisive advantage in shots (12-3) and corner kicks (5-2) in the second frame. The Eagles did well to withstand the pressure despite many dangerous chances, including a shot by Rayah Seckler that went off the post with 27 minutes left. Olivia Lynch was a force
in the nets for the Eagles on Saturday as she finished the game with eight saves, four of which were made on shots in close range. The shutout was the third of the season for Lynch, while the Buccaneers’ Paula Forero surrendered twice as many goals on Saturday as the Buccaneers had allowed in their previous five contests combined. The Eagles will be back in action at 7 p.m. on Wednesday when they host Nova Southeastern at the ERAU Soccer Stadium. “This is the end to a really hard week with Stetson, Rollins and Barry,” Bohon concluded. “We’re thrilled to have found a way with some heavy legs and some injuries to still get the result tonight. Our top priority right now is to catch our breaths, exhale a little bit, recover and then focus on our upcoming game against a good Nova Southeastern team on Wednesday.”
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Senior Erika Hinel, about to spike the ball on Florida Institute of Technology at Friday night’s game
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The Embry-Riddle volleyball team opened its Sunshine State Conference schedule on Friday night, facing Florida Tech. The Eagles handled the visiting Panthers, defeating them in four sets (25-14, 25-17, 21-25, 25-23) to maintain a perfect 8-0 record this year. “Tonight we learned that in this conference there’s not going to be any easy matches,” Head Coach Joslynn Gallop said after the win. “Everyone is competitive and we can’t afford to take any mental breaks, so that is something that we can work on moving forward.” The Eagles finished the match with 45 kills. Evelina Abdurakhmanova contributed a team-high 15 kills to go along with 11 digs, while Ana Pajic had 14
kills and 10 digs. Ella Duggan was once again a factor up front with six blocks (three solo). Tamires Ferreira added 37 assists and 17 digs in the match. Libero Sumerr Paxton picked up a match-best 21 digs. In the first set, the Eagles were dominant in all facets. Embry-Riddle limited the Panthers to a -.053 attack percentage while racking up 11 kills and five blocks en route to a 25-14 win. The second set was a closer affair until the Eagles drew out a lead on a 6-1 run (9-4). The Panthers were able to counter and recover to come within two but the Eagles again went on a 6-1 run to take out a seven-point lead (18-11). In the stretch, Ella Duggan had a killer block that gave the Blue and Gold the momentum for the remain-
der of the set. The Eagles won it, 25-17. Set three went backand-forth with the Eagles leading by two and three points multiple times, only to have the Panthers rally back to tie. Florida Tech took the lead after both teams were tied at 20 and never looked back. FIT won the set, 25-21, thanks to Jenna Schaffer’s eighth kill of the night. The fourth set saw more close action until Embry-Riddle was able to pull away. The Eagles scored five straight points following two service aces from Madison Lord to lead 15-9. FIT trailed by six points through the rest of the set until ERAU needed just one to win the match. The Panthers then rallied for four straight points to nearly spoil the Eagles’ win but a kill from Pajic sealed the deal, as ERAU won the set, 25-23, and the match, 3-1. Embry-Riddle looks to carry this momentum into tomorrow night against No. 9 Florida Southern. The match begins at 4 p.m. inside the ICI Center.
ERAU Volleyball Falls to No. 9 Florida Southern, 3-1 vs Florida Southern: 3
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Michael Pierce ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle volleyball team played host to Florida Southern on Saturday, and the Eagles gave the ninthranked team in the nation its toughest test of the season. The Blue and Gold dropped the match, 3-1 (24-26, 27-29, 25-23, 26-28), but ERAU forced the Moccasins to extra points in all three sets that FSC won. Coming into Saturday’s match, Florida Southern had been forced to a fourth set just three times, but had never needed extra points in any of those matches. With the loss, the Eagles fall to 8-1 on the year, while FSC improves to 10-0.
ERAU had three players in double-figures in kills and digs, led by Evelina Abdurakhmanova’s 15 kills and 12 digs. Ana Pajic chipped in 14 kills and 16 digs and Amanda Saunders added 12 kills and 12 digs. Tamires Ferreira was the fourth Eagle to notch a double-double with 43 assists, 21 digs and five kills, while Sumerr Paxton picked up a career- and match-high 36 digs. The first set became a back-and-forth affair right out of the gates, with Embry-Riddle taking a 4-1 lead only to see Florida Southern rally back to go ahead,
6-4. A 4-0 Eagle run made it 8-6 but just a few points later the set was tied at 9-9. The Blue and Gold slowly built a threepoint lead (17-14) but FSC scored four straight points to retake the lead, 18-17. Embry-Riddle rallied back to score five straight to earn set point at 24-21, but the Eagles couldn’t earn the 25th point to clinch the set. The Mocs fought off three straight set points and continued the run to a 26-24 set one victory. Neither side opened up a substantial lead in set two until a Pajic kill sparked a 5-0 Eagle run to put the home team ahead, 17-12. As they did throughout the first set, the Mocs had an answer, rattling off seven consecutive points to pull ahead, 19-17. After the Eagles retook the lead briefly at 20-19, FSC scored four straight to make it a 23-20 score. The two teams traded sideouts, giving
Florida Southern three set points at 24-21. This time it was the Blue and Gold who staved off all three set points, knotting the set at 24-24. FSC stopped the bleeding with a kill from Allie Geary to take a 25-24 lead, but Abdurakhmanova came up with a kill to tie it at 25. Anna Tovo’s kill then gave FSC its fifth set point; this time it was Ella Duggan who delivered the point to tie it at 26. Kayshia Brady scored the next point for FSC but Tovo followed with a service error, and so play continued tied at 27. Brady then scored kills on backto-back points, giving FSC a 29-27 win and a 2-0 lead heading into the break. The Mocs carried the momentum from the first two sets into the third, running out to a 13-6 lead. Florida Southern maintained a comfortable lead until the latter stages of the frame when the Eagles’ Ashley Humphrey put
down a ball that sparked a 4-0 run to bring the home team within a point at 20-19. FSC looked to regain control by scoring the next two points, but ERAU showed its resiliency, scoring four straight to take a 23-22 lead. After a Florida Southern sideout tied it at 23, Humphrey put down a kill and Tovo committed an error to clinch the set in ERAU’s favor, 25-23, sending the match to a fourth set. In set four, it was the Blue and Gold that looked to be riding a wave of momentum as the Eagles pulled out to an early 15-6 advantage. Florida Southern cut the deficit to 15-10 with four straight points, but an Embry-Riddle timeout stopped the run and allowed the Blue and Gold to maintain a five-point cushion for the next 10 rallies. The Mocs made another push with ERAU leading 21-15, scoring five straight to cut it to a one-point
lead (21-20). After three straight sideouts left the Eagles ahead, 23-21, Florida Southern scored three straight to take a 24-23 lead. Rachel Mostert sent a ball into the net on match point, tying the set at 24 and giving ERAU the serve. Ferriera’s serve sailed wide, giving FSC another match point at 25-24. The Eagles continued to fight as Abdurakhmanova scored her 15th kill to tie it at 25. After a Brady kill gave FSC match point for the third time, Saunders delivered a big kill to extend the match once again. That would prove to be the final point of the match for Embry-Riddle as the Mocs got kills from Brady and Brindl Langley to clinch the match with a 28-26 win. The Eagles hit the road for a midweek match at Rollins next Tuesday, Sept. 22. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in Winter Park.
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