Reagan Lyerla led the Saint Leo University women’s volleyball team with nine kills in a 3-0 loss to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Oct. 9, 2026, in a Sunshine State Conference match in Daytona Beach, Florida. Embry-Riddle won the sets 25-21, 25-22 and 25-19. The result dropped Saint Leo University to 5-13 overall and 1-7 in conference play, while Embry-Riddle improved to 11-5 overall and 4-3 in the Sunshine State Conference.
Saint Leo University recorded a .262 hitting percentage, its second-best performance of the season. Embry-Riddle hit .319 in the match. The Eagles completed the straight-set victory with a six-point margin in the third set.
Reagan Lyerla Leads Saint Leo University Offense
Lyerla added four digs, committed two hitting errors and finished with a .233 attack percentage. Emma LeTourneau and Sheby Toney recorded six kills each. LeTourneau hit .357, added one service ace and had one dig, while Toney hit .313 and recorded all six of her kills in one set.
Jansen Warbritton contributed 15 assists, nine digs and three kills for Saint Leo University. Camila Villar added seven assists, and Bridget Gallagher recorded six assists. Giada Solorzano led the team defensively with 14 digs.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Gets Balanced Attack
Dakota Zieman led Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with 17 kills, while Lindsay Smith added 13. The Eagles finished with a .319 hitting percentage compared with Saint Leo University’s .262 mark. Embry-Riddle won each set to secure the Sunshine State Conference match.
Saint Leo University was scheduled to travel to Rollins College for a 4 p.m. match the following afternoon. The contest followed the Lions’ 3-0 loss in Daytona Beach. Saint Leo University entered the next match with a 1-7 conference record.
FSB Take
Saint Leo University’s .262 hitting percentage was the team’s second-best performance of the season, but Embry-Riddle’s .319 mark and straight-set result defined the match. Lyerla led the Lions with nine kills, while Warbritton and Solorzano supplied nine digs and 14 digs, respectively. Saint Leo University next was scheduled to face Rollins College at 4 p.m.
Source: Original report