TURLOCK -- Cal State LA's women's volleyball team will now have to wait another year for a shot at a first-ever California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament title.

The Golden Eagles, one of only two programs to reach all 10 CCAA tournaments, saw their hopes for that elusive title come to an end on Thursday in a first-round defeat to Cal State East Bay in Stanislaus State's Fitzpatrick Arena. The No. 6 seed Pioneers, after splitting the first two sets, took the last two and recorded a 25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19 win over the No. 3 Golden Eagles.

Cal State LA (17-9) never could get untracked after dropping the opening set. Even though the Golden Eagles fought back to take the second set and even the match, the Pioneers (14-13) took an early lead in the third set to regain control. Cal State LA got off to a quick start in the fourth set, but was unable to sustain it and Cal State East Bay was able to close out the match.

Ayjah Landers had 15 kills to lead three Golden Eagles in double figures in kills. Samarah DaCoud had 14 kills and 11 digs and Zuhal Cetin had 12 kills and 13 digs.

Barakat Adekola and Jada Stone had 13 kills each to lead the Pioneers.

Juliana Speiski had three service aces for the Golden Eagles, while Arielle Chandler and McKinley Chase combined for 31 set assists.

Cal State East Bay had a 51-48 advantage in kills and outhit Cal State LA, .248-.164. Cal State East Bay had a 6-2 edge in blocks. The Golden Eagles had five service aces and 10 errors, while the Pioneers had seven aces and seven errors.

Cal State LA jumped out to a 7-1 lead to open the match thanks to kills from DaCoud and Landers and three straight aces from Speiski. The Golden Eagles led as late as 15-12, but the Pioneers went on a 6-0 run and led the rest of the way. The Pioneers used another 6-0 run to get to set point at 24-15 and went on to close out the set.

The Golden Eagles fell behind 6-2 in the second set, but scored five straight points, the final three on an ace by Chandler, a kill by DaCoud and a block by Madison Clark and DaCoud, to erase the deficit. Cal State LA trailed as late as 16-15, but took the lead for good on a kill by Cetin, a block from Mariana Alvarado and Oluwatoyin Sunday, an attack error and a kill by DaCoud. After the Pioneers got to within 23-22, kills by Landers and Cetin evened the match.

The Pioneers jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the third set and never trailed. A kill by DaCoud made it 20-17, but the Pioneers got the final five points to win the set. Cal State LA took a 3-0 lead behind the serving of Seriah Demski to open the final set, but the Pioneers scored the next three points. The set was tied for a final time at 11-11, but the Pioneers scored five straight points to take the lead for good. Kills by DaCoud and Sunday got the Golden Eagles within 23-19, but the Pioneers scored the final two points to win the match.