TURLOCK -- Cal State LA's women's volleyball team came up clutch when it needed to once again on Saturday to overcome a stern challenge from Stanislaus State.

The Golden Eagles scored the final six points of the match to close out a 25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 25-21 California Collegiate Athletic Association victory in Fitzpatrick Arena. Cal State LA (12-3, 8-0 CCAA) stretched its winning streak to nine games and remained tied for the conference lead with Cal Poly Pomona.

The Golden Eagles trailed, 21-19 in the fourth set, but regained the serve on a Stanislaus State service error and then finished the contest behind the serving of Rebeca Marquez. A bad set tied the set, back-to-back kills by Samarah DaCoud, a kill by Ayjah Landers and another kill by DaCoud ended the match.

The nine-match winning streak is the longest for the Golden Eagles since a nine-game streak from Sept.23 - Oct. 21, 2023. 

DaCoud led the way once again with a match-high 26 kills and 10 digs. She had another efficient match and hit .404 over the four sets. Zuhal Cetin had 12 kills, six assists and a team-high 17 digs, while Ayjah Landers had 11 kills and three blocks.

Christallynn Tate had a team-high 11 kills and four blocks for Stanislaus State (7-8, 5-3 CCAA).

McKinley Chase, Arielle Chandler and Seriah Demski combined for 46 set assists for the Golden Eagles, while Mariana Alvarado had four kills, two aces and three blocks.

Cal State LA, after hitting .500 as a team on Friday in a three-set win at UC Merced, outhit Stanislaus State, .328 - .198 on Saturday. The Golden Eagles had a 63-40 advantage in kills, while Stanislaus State had an 11-7 edge in blocks. Cal State LA had a tough time from the service line, recording five aces and 14 errors, while the Warriors had six aces and 11 errors.

Cal State LA was in control through the first two sets. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early 8-4 lead and kept the Warriors at arm's length the rest of the way. Kills by DaCoud and Cetin gave the Golden Eagles a 19-14 lead and a kill by Oluwatoyin Sunday and an ace by Juliana Speiski gave the Golden Eagles a 21-16 advantage. Kills by DaCoud and Landers got the Golden Eagles to set point at 24-18 and a kill by DaCoud ended the set.

The Golden Eagles trailed by as many as four points early in the second set, but took the lead for good after an 8-1 run that turned an 11-8 deficit into a 16-12 lead. The Golden Eagles scored the final three sets of the frame on two kills by Cetin and one by Speiski to take a 2-0 lead.

Cal State LA took a 16-14 lead in the third set and was tied at 22-22, but Stanislaus State fought back to win the final three points and force a fourth set.

The final set was close throughout and Cal State LA trailed 21-19 before the match-clinching 6-0 run.

Cal State LA will return to action on Friday with first place on the line in a home match against Cal Poly Pomona at 5 p.m.