LOS ANGELES – Cal State LA's women's volleyball team wanted a positive result for its four outgoing seniors Saturday night, but Chico State refused to let that happen.
 
The Golden Eagles took the first set, but the Wildcats stormed back to take a 17-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17 victory in University Gym. Cal State LA (15-10, 11-6 CCAA) held a pregame ceremony for seniors JamieAnn Bero, Chloe Clancy, Lauren Gomez and Taylor Kushner.
 
Chico State (21-6, 15-3 CCAA) put the finishing touches on its CCAA North Division crown, while Cal State LA hopes to hit the reset button at next week's CCAA Championship Tournament. Pairings for the eight-team tournament were announced later on Saturday and the Golden Eagles will face Sonoma State in a first-round match on Thursday at 5 p.m..
 
Alma Serna had 14 kills in 17 swings for the Golden Eagles, a hitting percentage of .765 that is tied for No. 2 all-time for highest single-match performance. Daisy Portillo had 10 kills and four digs for the Golden Eagles.
 
Camryn Rocha had 15 kills for Chico State, while Kim Wright had 13 kills.
 
Kelsey Molnar had three kills, 29 set assists and two blocks, while Cynthia Giron had a team-high 10 digs.
 
Chico State had a 57-38 advantage in kills and hit at a .223 percentage to .129 for the Golden Eagles. The Wildcats had a 6-4 edge in blocks and had seven service aces to just one for the Golden Eagles.
 
The Golden Eagles had their best stretch of the match in the first set when they opened up a 19-11 lead after a kill by Molnar. A kill by Serna got the Golden Eagles to set point at 24-15 and an attack error ended the set.
 
Cal State LA took a brief lead in the second set at 5-3 after a kill by Kushner, but Chico State went on a 14-4 run to take control. The Wildcats eventually closed out the set on an ace by Shannon Cotton.
 
Chico State opened up an early lead in the third set, which was the closest of the match. Cal State LA stayed within one point at 20-19 following a kill by Serna, but Chico State went on a 5-1 run to take the frame.
 
Chico State took early control in the fourth set to close out the match. The Wildcats took an 8-2 lead and never looked back. A block by Gomez closed the gap to 9-7 and a kill by Serna made it 10-8. Chico State, though, went on another run and opened up a 19-12 lead and eventually ended the match on a kill by Baytosh.