SAN BERNARDINO -- Cal State LA's women's volleyball team turned in an outstanding performance Thursday in an opening round match at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament.

The No. 4 Golden Eagles won a tight first set and then put the hammer down in an impressive 25-23, 25-13, 25-16 win over No. 5 Sonoma State in the second of two first-round matches in Coussoulis Arena. No. 3 seed San Francisco State beat No. 6 seed Cal State San Marcos in the other first-round match on Thursday.

The Golden Eagles hit at a sizzling .379 clip to avenge a four-set loss to Sonoma State last week in Rohnert Park. Karla Santos had 13 kills, four aces and nine digs to lead the way, while Emily Elliott recorded 11 kills and hit at a .500 percentage.

Emily Eaton had 11 kills for Sonoma State (13-13).

Alejandra Negron had eight kills, two aces and 11 digs, while Eliza Cannon had six kills, 20 set assists and seven digs.

Cal State LA also got remarkable efficiency from its middle blockers as Shelby Grubbs, who earned the conference's Elite 13 Award for academic excellence before the match, recorded five kills in five swings and Victoria Duarte had five kills in just seven swings for a .571 percentage. Duarte also had three blocks, while Grubbs had two.

Cal State LA had a 48-29 advantage in kills and outhit the Seawolves, .379-.222. The Seawolves had a 6-5 edge in blocks, but Cal State LA had a 10-3 advantage in service aces.

The lead changed hands six times in the opening set and was tied for a final time at 23-23 before the Golden Eagles got kills by Negron and Grubbs to take a 1-0 lead.

Cal State LA then roared to a big win in the second set. Talia Niu had a strong serving run that included a service ace to extend a 17-12 lead to 21-12. After Sonoma State stopped the run, Cal State LA rolled off the final four points of the set on a block by Cannon and Duarte, a kill by Duarte and back-to-back kills from Elliott.

Cal State LA scored the first five points of the third set, three of them coming on service aces from Santos. Sonoma State closed to within 9-8, but couldn't get any closer. A block by Cannon and Duarte and kills from Santos and Elliott pushed the lead to 12-8 and the Golden Eagles kept their momentum. Santos' fourth ace of the set increased the lead to 14-10 and, after Sonoma State closed to within 17-15, a block by Cannon and Grubbs and back-to-back kills by Cannon stretched the lead to 20-15.

Cal State LA then got a kill by Santos, an ace by Cannon, a kill by Santos, a block by Elliott and Duarte and a kill by Santos to end the match.

Cal State LA will now face tournament host and No. 1 seed Cal State San Bernardino in the second of two semifinals on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Golden Eagles and Coyotes met in the tournament finals in 2019 and the Coyotes rallied for a five-set win.