Iowa, here they come! Eagles vanquish Menlo in NAIA opening round

Embry-Riddle volleyball celebrates after defeating Menlo 3-0 in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Prescott. (Aaron Valdez/Courier)

PRESCOTT — The road to Iowa has finally reached its climax as Embry-Riddle volleyball grinded its way to a sweep of Menlo in the NAIA National Tournament opening round on Saturday.

Embry-Riddle was coming off another excellent regular season, going 28-5 overall and extending their unbeaten streak in Cal Pac Conference action to 51 games. One more test remained as the Eagles needed to defeat Menlo in an essential play-in match before packing their bags for Sioux, Iowa.

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