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HAYWARD – Cal State L.A.'s women's volleyball team made its first conference trip to California Collegiate Athletic Association newcomer Cal State East Bay a successful one.
The Golden Eagles won their seventh straight match with a 25-20, 25-20, 25-12 victory over the Pioneers Wednesday night in Pioneer Gym. Cal State L.A. (16-6, 12-3 CCAA) remains in third place in the conference after winning for the 11th time in its last 12 matches. The Golden Eagles completed a season sweep of Cal State East Bay (7-15, 5-9 CCAA).
Brianna Bryant had six kills for Cal State East Bay.
Cal State L.A., ranked 22nd in the nation, hit at a .202 percentage and limited Cal State East Bay to just .018 hitting. The Golden Eagles had a big 42-22 edge in kills.
Cal State East Bay got off to a promising start and held a 13-11 lead in the first set. A service error, two attack errors and a kill by Hamilton put the Golden Eagles ahead, 15-13, and they never trailed again. Cal State L.A. led by as many as five points, saw Cal State East Bay close to within 22-19, and then put the set away on kills by Mora, De La Rosa and Bulawczyk.
The Golden Eagles led nearly the entire way in the second set. After trailing, 7-6, the Golden Eagles got two kills by Cizova, a service ace from Hamilton and a kill by Mora as part of a 4-0 run that gave them the lead for good. Cal State L.A. led by as much as 19-12 after a kill by Hamilton and eventually closed out the set on a kill by Bulawczyk and a service ace by De La Rosa.
Cal State L.A. jumped out to a quick 15-4 lead in the final set to close things out. The Golden Eagles led, 21-9, after a kill by Hamilton, got to match point behind the serving of
Kassie Faulkner and then finished the match after a Cal State East Bay serving error.
The Golden Eagles will return to action on Friday with a match at No. 2 UC San Diego in La Jolla.
