LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.'s women's volleyball team completed a perfect run through its tournament.

 

The Golden Eagles, ranked 17^th in the nation, defeated Central Washington, 30-23, 29-31, 30-22, 30-20, Saturday night in the Eagles' Nest to wrap up action in the Cal State L.A./Cal Poly Pomona Invitational. The Golden Eagles (3-0) won all three of their matches in the tourney.

 

Bianca Gorospe had a match-high 20 kills and 12 digs to lead five Golden Eagles in double figures. Ursula Vieira added 17 kills, Airess Padda had 13 kills, Lindsay Laakso had 12 kills and 16 digs and Kha Tara Steen had 10 kills.

 

Rachel Schurman had 13 kills and four blocks, Kady Try had 12 kills and Erin Norris had 11 kills and a match-high eight blocks.

 

Cal State L.A. hit at a .325 clip for the match, including a sizzling .515 in the first game. Central Washington hit at a .185 percentage, but owned a 12-8 edge in blocks.

 

Keslie Brown had 70 set assists for the Golden Eagles, while Maggie Olson had 43 for the Wildcats (0-4). Cal State L.A. had a 75-52 edge in kills.

 

Cal State L.A. broke an 8-8 tie in the opening frame with a 12-5 run that put the Golden Eagles up, 20-13. A kill by Gorospe gave Cal State L.A. a 25-15 edge and the Golden Eagles led comfortably the rest of the way. A kill by Laakso ended the first game.

 

Central Washington rallied from a 27-23 deficit in the second game, scoring six straight points behind some strong serving from Erika Stevens. A block by Rachael Schurman and Try gave the Wildcats the lead at 28-27, and, after the Golden Eagles scored two straight points to erase a 29-27 deficit and tie the game, kills by Schurman and Bree Brandt gave Central Washington the second game.

 

Cal State L.A., though, regained control in the third game, taking the lead for good at 11-10 after a kill by Gorospe. The Golden Eagles used back-to-back kills by Vieira and Steen during a strong service run by Andrea Rodriguez to take a 29-20 lead and ultimately won the game on a kill by Vieira.

The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 13-7 advantage in the fourth game and steadily pulled away to a 19-12 edge. Central Washington pulled to within 20-19 after an ace by Schurman and a kill by Try, but a kill by Gorospe started the Golden Eagles on an 8-0 run that included three kills from Steen. Cal State L.A. then got another kill from Steen and an attack error from the Wildcats to end the match.

 

Cal State L.A. will return to action on Friday in the Colorado Premier Challenge against No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth.