Boca Raton, Florida - The Fighting Knights took the court in the South Region quarterfinal looking to avenge losses from earlier in the season to Embry-Riddle. The Fighting Knights fought hard, but they were unable to win their way into the regional semifinals.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Embry-Riddle 3 Lynn 0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-18)
Records: Lynn (19-12, 14-6 SSC), Embry-Riddle (26-6, 15-5 SSC)
Location: UWF Field House | Pensacola, Florida
All-Time Series: Lynn leads 18-8
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STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The Fighting Knights were sluggish out of the gate, as they struggled to put points on the board early. They fell behind 12-6 early but put together a mini 3-0 run to cut the score to 12-9. However, the Eagles responded with a 5-0 run of their own, and it looked like set 1 was going to be a blowout. However, with Embry-Riddle stuck at set-point, the Fighting Knights put together six straight points to cut the score to 24-23. Ultimately, the Eagles were able to close out the set, but momentum was clearly on Lynn's side heading into set 2.
• In the first set, both teams recorded 13 kills with the Eagles outhitting the Fighting Knights .267-.189.
• In the second set, it looked like Lynn had built on the momentum from the first set. They jumped out to a lead that grew to as many as three. The Eagles kept hanging around, and they took their first lead of the set to make it 14-13. From there, it was all Eagles as they were able to put together a 13-5 run to win the set 25-18 and put Lynn's season just one set away from ending.
• The third set saw Lynn trail for the entirety, and though they were able to cut the lead to three a few times, that was as close as it got. The Eagles would ultimately put Lynn away 25-18 to end the season.
• The Fighting Knights hit .237 in the final set, but the Eagles hit .394 to lock up the win.
• Sonja Udovcic ended her career with the Fighting Knights by leading the team with 12 kills. She recorded a hitting percentage of .333 and she had eight digs. Both numbers were second-most on the team. She also tied Lauren Odom for the most blocks on the team, by recording three block assists.
• Morgan Browne hit .455 as she recorded six kills and just one error. 
• In addition to her three blocks, Odom compiled four kills and a hitting percentage of .231.
• Nadia Lindner had seven kills and six digs in the game.
• Emily Edwards led the way with 16 assists, and she added seven digs. She also led the team with two service aces.
• Isabella Gentile recorded the most digs, compiling 15 as the starting libero.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• This was the second consecutive season that the Fighting Knights made the postseason after only doing so five times in their first 23 seasons.
• Odom ended up with 107 block assists on the season, just one away from tying the school record for block assists in a single season. She will end her career as the holder of seven school records.
• Udovcic ends her time with the Fighting Knights as the school-record holder in three categories, including career kills. She finishes with 1490, 263 more than the second-highest.

UP NEXT:
This will end the Fighting Knights' 2021 season.