SAN BERNARDINO -- Cal State LA's women's volleyball team came up short for a second straight night against a nationally-ranked team undefeated on its homecourt.

The No. 9 Golden Eagles, one night after falling short to No. 16 Cal Poly Pomona in Kellogg Arena, dropped a four-set decision to No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino. Cal State LA (20-3, 12-3 CCAA) started well, but couldn't sustain a blistering offensive attack and lost to the Coyotes, 21-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-17 Saturday in Coussoulis Arena. Cal State San Bernardino (22-2, 15-1 CCAA) leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association South Division by one game over Cal Poly Pomona with Cal State LA 1 1/2 games. The Golden Eagles have two matches remaining, while Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino have one match left.

Daisy Crenshaw had 16 kills and two blocks and hit at a .481 percentage to lead the Golden Eagles. Daisia LaBrie had 11 kills and four blocks, while Mickayla Sherman had 10 kills and two blocks.

Alexis Cardoza had a big match for the Coyotes with a match-high 25 kills and 15 digs. She hit at a .500 clip. Hailey Jackson added 14 kills and Jayann DeHoog had 51 set assists.

Cal State San Bernardino had a 57-47 edge in kills and hit at a robust .357 percentage while Cal State LA hit .139 with 28 attack errors. The Coyotes had a 9-7 edge in blocks. The Golden Eagles had three service aces and five service errors, while the Coyotes had three service aces and nine errors.

Kelsey Molnar had 37 set assists and seven digs, while Karla Santos and Jeshmarie Suarez led the team with 12 digs each.

The Golden Eagles hit at a sizzling .483 clip while taking the first set. The Golden Eagles broke a 6-6 tie with seven straight points and benefited from a strong serving run by Suarez. A kill by LaBrie gave the Golden Eagles a 7-6 lead and the run included back-to-back kills by Santos and two kills by Crenshaw. Cal State LA maintained the lead throughout the set, moving to a 23-18 advantage after a kill by Alejandra Negron, getting to set point after a kill by Sherman and closing out the set on a block by Negron and LaBrie.

Cal State LA was unable to sustain its opening-set play and dropped the final three sets. Cal State LA led 9-8 in the second set after a kill by Sherman and was still tied at 11-11 after another kill by Sherman. Cal State San Bernardino, though, scored the next five points to take control. A kill by Molnar made it 19-16, but that was as close as Cal State LA would get.

Cal State LA was even at 8-8 in the third set, but the Coyotes went on an 8-0 run and never looked back.

Cal State LA hung tough in the opening stages of the fourth set, taking a 4-3 lead after a kill by Sherman and pulling to within 9-8 after a kill by Crenshaw. A kill by Santos kept the Golden Eagles within 15-13 and a pair of Crenshaw kills kept the margin at two at 18-16. Cal State San Bernardino scored the next six points to put the match out of reach.

Cal State LA will conclude the regular season with a pair of home matches beginning on Friday against Cal State San Marcos at 7 p.m.