Box Score

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.'s women's volleyball team put an exclamation point on its best week of the 2011 season.
 
The Golden Eagles won their third consecutive match, beating Humboldt State, 25-17, 25-21, 27-25, Saturday night in a California Collegiate Athletic Association match in the Eagles Nest. Cal State L.A. (12-11, 9-9 CCAA) completed a season sweep of the Lumberjacks (8-14, 5-13 CCAA) with the win.
 
Natalia Gonzalez had 16 kills for the Golden Eagles, while Chelsea Hamilton had 14 kills and hit at a .591 percentage.
 
Alexa Rosendale had 12 kills and 11 digs for Humboldt State, while Ashley Neale and Oceana Matsubu had nine kills each.
 
Marquis Mora had seven kills and five blocks for Cal State L.A., while Kymberly Silveyra had seven kills and three service aces. Kaylynne Taeatafa had 38 set assists, 13 digs, six kills and four blocks and April Reyes had a team-high 16 digs.
 
Cal State L.A. had a 53-37 advantage in kills, while Humboldt State had an 8-7 edge in blocks and a 6-4 edge in service aces. The Golden Eagles hit at a .298 percentage and held Humboldt State to a .198 clip.
 
The Golden Eagles, carrying the momentum from a four-set win over Sonoma State on Friday, started quickly on Saturday. Cal State L.A. opened up a 16-10 lead following a kill from Mora and extended the edge to 23-14 after kill by Mary Laupepa, Gonzalez and Hamilton. The Golden Eagles reached set point after an attack error and closed out the set on a kill by Hamilton.
 
The final two sets were real battles. A kill by Neale pulled the Jacks even at 19-19, but a kill by Gonzalez and a ball-handling error by Humboldt State gave the Golden Eagles the lead for good. A kill by Matsubu closed the gap to 21-20, but a kill by Hamilton and a block by Hamilton and Mora made it 23-20. A kill by Rosendale made it 23-21, but a kill by Silveyra and an attack error by the Jacks ended the set.
 
Cal State L.A. took leads of 10-4, 14-8 and 18-12 in the third set, but Humboldt State rallied strongly and had a chance to extend the match. The Jacks pulled even after a kill by Rosendale and back-to-back attack errors by the Golden Eagles and got to set point at 24-23 after a block by Neale and Allison Drobish. A kill by Laupepa, though, saved the set point for the Golden Eagles and an attack error gave the Golden Eagles their first match point at 25-24. A kill by Matsubu made it 25-25, but a service error and an attack error ended the match.
 
The Golden Eagles honored their five seniors – Alexandra Risko, Mary Laupepa, Chelsea Hamilton, Natalia Gonzalez and Briana Fields – in pre-match ceremonies.
 
Cal State L.A. will play its final four matches on the road, beginning with a match at Cal Poly Pomona next Wednesday.