LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.'s women's volleyball team found the going tough in its return to the Eagles Nest after a rough four-game road swing.

The Golden Eagles found themselves in a five-set battle with Cal State Dominguez Hills and came up on the short end as the Toros won the final seven points of the match to take a 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 17-25, 15-8 win in the Eagles Nest. Cal State L.A. (14-12, 9-9 CCAA) lost its fifth consecutive match.

Iona Lofrano had 16 kills and 23 digs for the Golden Eagles, while Bethanee Boggs had 13 kills and three blocks and Kymberly Silveyra had 11 kills.

Whitney Lee had 17 kills and six blocks for the Toros (9-17, 2-16 CCAA), while Alijah Gunsaulus had 16 kills. Lee hit at a .517 percentage and also recorded two aces.

Cal State Dominguez Hills had a 60-55 edge in kills and an 11-7 advantage in blocks. Cal State L.A. had three service aces and 10 service errors, while the Toros had three aces and eight errors.

Shea Hamilton had 43 set assists and three kills for the Golden Eagles, while Colby Joseph had a pair of aces and 12 digs.

The two teams traded sets to get to the deciding fifth frame.

The Toros used an 8-2 run in the opening set to break a 12-12 tie and closed the period out on a kill by Lee.

Cal State L.A. bounced back to take the second set. That set, too, was tied at 12-12 before the Golden Eagles scored the next four points and never looked back. Cal State Dominguez Hills closed to within 23-22, but an attack error and kill by Lofrano evened the match.

Cal State Dominguez Hills jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the third set after back-to-back blocks by Tarryn Luafalemana and Taryn McCullough and eventually closed out the set on a kill by Gunsaulus.

The Golden Eagles responded with a big win in the fourth set, jumping out to a quick 8-1 lead behind the serving of Joseph. After the Toros closed to within 12-9, a kill by Loreal Carter got the serve back for the Golden Eagles and Joseph served a pair of aces to extend the lead. A kill by Lofrano ultimately sent the match to a fifth set.

The Golden Eagles led 7-6 after a block by JamieAnn Bero and Carter, but a kill by Elizabeth Krieger tied it at 7-7. A bad set by the Golden Eagles was countered by a kill by Lofrano to tie the set for a final time at 8-8.

The Toros then scored the final seven points, six of them coming from the serving of Jilianne Pineda, who had one aces and several other serves that could not be handled by the Golden Eagles.

Cal State L.A. will return to action on Friday with a home match against Cal State Stanislaus.