SAN DIEGO -- Cal State LA's women's volleyball team found itself in a familiar early-season scenario Saturday in its final match of the 2021 Seaside Tournament at Point Loma.

For the fourth consecutive contest, the Golden Eagles found themselves in a five-set battle, this time against No. 22 Regis. The Golden Eagles managed to force the match into a decisive fifth frame, but Regis rallied from an 8-5 deficit and pulled out a 25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12 victory. Cal State LA (1-3) beat host Point Loma in a five-set match on Thursday to open the tournament, but lost the final three contests in five to Simon Fraser, Azusa Pacific and Regis.

Emily Elliott recorded a match-high 17 kills and 11 digs to lead the Golden Eagles, while Karla Santos had 13 kills and 17 digs. Ayjah Landers contributed nine kills and six digs.

Caitlyn Burroway had 15 kills to lead Regis (2-2).

Jaden Grova had 29 set assists and three kills for the Golden Eagles, while Allison Linder had a team-high three service aces.

Both teams finished with 53 kills, while Cal State LA hit at a .203 percentage to .226 for Regis. The Golden Eagles had a 7-6 edge in blocks. Cal State LA had eight aces and 19 service errors, while Regis had five aces and 20 errors.

A Cal State LA team that was already physically and emotionally taxed following three five-set contests over the first two days, including a match that ended after 11 p.m. on Friday, showed tremendous fortitude on Saturday to push a nationally-ranked opponent to the limit.

After falling in the opening set, Cal State LA came up big down the stretch of the second stanza to pull even. Kills by Landers and Santos got the Golden Eagles to set point at 24-21 and a kill by Elliott ended the set.

Cal State LA dropped a close battle in the third set, but rallied impressively to take the fourth set. The Golden Eagles opened up a 15-5 lead, eventually taking a 24-13 lead on an ace by Linder and then quickly ending the set.

The Golden Eagles took an 8-5 lead in the fifth set, but Regis rebounded by scoring four straight points to take the lead. A kill by Grova tied it at 9-9, a Landers kill made it 11-11 and the Golden Eagles tied it for a final time at 12-12. Regis, though, scored the final three points to take the match.

Cal State LA will return to action on Thursday with a match at Alaska Fairbanks in the opening day of another high-quality tournament.