Box Score CARSON -- Cal State L.A.'s women's volleyball team came up big in late-set situations last week in a pair of home wins, but that wasn't the case Wednesday night in a California Collegiate Athletic Association match in the Torodome.

The Golden Eagles fell to Cal State Dominguez Hills, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23 Wednesday in three tight sets that tilted the Toros way in each one. Cal State L.A. (5-7, 3-2 CCAA) slipped out of a six-team logjam for second place in the conference, while Cal State Dominguez Hills (6-6, 4-1 CCAA) climbed into sole possession of second after recording its first three-match winning streak since 2004.

Marquis Mora had 12 kills and four blocks for the Golden Eagles, while Kymberly Silveyra added 12 kills and seven digs. Alexandra Bura had 32 set assists and two blocks.

Elizabeth Krieger had 14 kills for Cal State Dominguez Hills, while Carissa Santos had 12 kills.

Cal State Dominguez Hills had a 43-39 advantage in kills, while Cal State L.A. hit at a .165 percentage to .163 for the Toros. Cal State L.A. had an 8-6 advantage in blocks. The Golden Eagles, though, struggled from the service line, posting only two aces while committing 10 service errors, including one that ended the match. Cal State Dominguez Hills was more efficient with four aces and four errors.

The Golden Eagles started slowly and Cal State Dominguez Hills rushed out to a 19-11 lead. Two straight kills by Mora started a Cal State L.A. comeback that really picked up steam after a kill by Sylveyra, a kill by Loreal Carter and an attack error. That tied the set at 23-23, but Santos recorded back-to-back kills for the Toros to claim the set.

The Golden Eagles didn't dig themselves as big a hole in the second set, but, once again, it was the Toros who came up big down the stretch. A kill by Mora brought the Golden Eagles to within one point at 23-22, but a Santos kill and a block by Santos and Whitney Lee put the Toros up 2-0.

Cal State L.A. tried unsuccessfully to extend the match in the third set. The Golden Eagles held a 13-10 lead after a kill by Reanna Hill and had a 14-11 edge after a kill by Mora, but the Toros scored the next four points to erase the deficit. A kill by Sukhjit Athwal tied it at 18-18, but the Toros responded by scoring the next three points to take the lead for good.

The Golden Eagles fought off three set points after trailing 24-20 on a kill by Silveyra, a block by Mora and Carter and a kill by Mora, but a serve into the net ended the match.

Cal State L.A. will return to action with a home match against San Francisco State on Friday at 7 p.m.