IRVINE, Calif. – Cal State East Bay women's volleyball competed in two matches on Friday in the Golden Eagle Invitational. In the morning match, the Pioneers won 3-2 in five sets over UC-Colorado Springs. Cal State East Bay returned to action in the afternoon against No. 4 Wayne State College and fell short, 3-1.
Cal State East Bay 3, UCCS 2 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 17-25, 16-14)
The opening set went in favor of the Pioneers, 25-21 as a kill from
Mia Jordan finished off the set.
Kara Green and
Taumafa Tuinauvai had three kills each in the opening set.
The lead grew to 2-0 for the Pioneers with a 25-19 win, closed out with a service ace from
Alexandria Gloria. Jordan had three kills in the second set.
However, the Mountain Lions took the next two sets to even the match at 2-2.
In the deciding set, it appeared the Pioneers were in command jumping out to a 12-6 lead. UCCS answered with a 7-1 run to even the set at 13-13. After trading points for a 14-14 score, CSUEB reached match point after a bad set by the Mountain Lions. To close out the victory, Jordan made a solo block as the Pioneers took the deciding set, 16-14 for a 3-2 win on Friday morning.
- Jordan had a team-high 11 kills in the match with four solo blocks and three block assists.
- In the match, Megan Crecelius had two service aces with a team-high 21 assists.
- Green and Kale'a Kumao'o had 18 digs each.
No. 4 Wayne State (Neb.) 3, Cal State East Bay 1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-12, 25-11)
The Pioneers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in sets with a 27-25 win. Tuinauvai had six kills in the opening set.
However, the Wildcats took over in the second set. The second set was close to 20-20 until WSC scored the next three points and finished with a 25-22 win to even the match. The Pioneers were held to 12 and 11 points in the final two sets as the Wildcats finished with a 3-1 win.
- Tuinauvai had a team-high 15 kills in the match along with 10 digs for a double-double.
- Crecelius had 20 assists, as she broke into the top-10 in Pioneer history for assists. Through Friday, she has 1,266 career assists.
- Lexi Pagani also had a double-double with 12 kills and 15 digs.
- Green had a pair of service aces in the afternoon match.
Cal State East Bay head coach
Kimberly Lambert following Friday's matches.
"Bright moments today when we played as one within our systems."
Cal State East Bay: 2-1
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
The final match for Cal State East Bay in the 2023 Golden Eagle Invitational takes place Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. when the Pioneers take on the host team, Concordia University Irvine at CU Arena.
