Complete Box Score

LOS ANGELES – After being upset and swept by #19 UC San Diego one night earlier, the Golden Eagles got back on the winning track with a sweep of their own, a 30-16, 30-20, 30-24 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday night in the Eagles Nest. The Golden Eagles improve to 5-2, 1-1 CCAA, as the Toros fall to 3-5, 0-2.

Alexandra Meuter paced the Golden Eagles hitting .583 with seven kills, 12 total attacks, and recording 29 assists. Defensively, Kha Tara Steen had five assisted blocks in just two games of action, while Airess Padda assisted in four over the span of three games.

Game one saw the Golden Eagles pull out to an early 5-0 lead. The Toros were able to reduce the margin to just one point before Cal State L.A. went on to win 12 of the next 13 points, including an amazing run of nine consecutive points. With the Golden Eagles leading 23-11, the Toros took a timeout in an effort to regroup. In the end, Cal State L.A. proved to be too dominant for Cal State Dominguez Hills, as the Golden Eagles took the first game, 30-16.

The Golden Eagles dominated game two, hitting .379 as a team, to the Toros' .107. A Cal State Dominguez Hills service error late in the game put the Golden Eagles up, 26-15. The Toros would go on to win six of the next seven points, but would still be unable to catch the Golden Eagles as Cal State L.A. won game two, 30-20.

After facing a 4-10 deficit, the Golden Eagles, much like UC San Diego the night before, looked as if a sweep was not in store. However, Cal State L.A. battled back to tie the game up at 12-12 before taking the lead and never looking back. Bianca Goropse contributed five kills to the winning effort, and Alexandra Meuter had three of her seven. Kha Tara Steen clinched the Golden Eagle victory with a Keslie Brown-assited kill. Cal State L.A. completed the sweep, 30-24.

Following tonight's win, the team heads to Northern California to face Sonoma State on Thursday, September 7. The Golden Eagles will then face new CCAA foe, Humboldt State, on Saturday, September 9. Both matches are scheduled for 7 pm starts.

The team returns home in two weeks as the current Golden Eagle squad faces off against teammates from the past in the annual Alumni Game, scheduled for a 7 pm start, on Friday, September 15. The following night, Cal State L.A. returns to CCAA action as CSU Monterey Bay comes to the Eagles Nest for a 7 pm match.