LOS ANGELES -- Cal State LA's women's volleyball team wobbled a bit, but pulled things together for an important California Collegiate Athletic Association win over Cal State Dominguez Hills.
The Golden Eagles built a 2-0 lead, dropped the third set and then pulled away in the fourth set to complete a 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18 victory over the Toros in the Eagles Nest. Cal State LA (16-7, 8-6 CCAA) pulled into a three-way tie for fifth in the conference, just one game out of third.
Iona Lofrano had 16 kills and 13 digs to lead the Golden Eagles, while
JamieAnn Bero had 11 kills and seven blocks. Bero had an outstanding fourth set with five kills and four blocks to help put the match away.
Taylor Kushner had seven kills, four blocks and six digs.
Alijah Gunsaulus had 10 kills and five digs for Cal State Dominguez Hills (7-16, 5-10 CCAA). Morelia Castro had eight kills, including four in the final set.
Cal State LA had a 49-37 advantage in kills and had a .199-.064 hitting advantage. The Golden Eagles also had an 11-5 edge in blocks and an 8-6 advantage in service aces. The Golden Eagles had seven serving errors to eight for the Toros.
Mia Alcaraz had five kills and four blocks for the Golden Eagles, while
Kelsey Molnar had four kills, 30 set assists, six digs and two blocks.
Sydney Kralj had 11 set assists and seven digs and
Lexi Resch had a team-high three service aces, two digs and a block.
The Golden Eagles got kills from Kushner and Lofrano to close out the first set and a kill from Lofrano and an ace from
Lauren Gomez to close out the second set.
Cal State Dominguez Hills, though, bounced back impressively to take the third set and held a 13-10 lead in the fourth before the Golden Eagles stormed back. A kill by Lofrano broke a 14-14 tie and started the Golden Eagles on a 9-0 run largely behind the serving of Resch. A kill by Lofrano got the Golden Eagles to match point and a kill by Alcaraz eventually ended the contest.
Cal State LA will return to action on Tuesday with a CCAA match at Cal State San Marcos.
