HAYWARD, Calif. - On Friday, the Cal State East Bay women's volleyball team won the first two sets against (RV) Sonoma State in CCAA action at Pioneer Gymnasium. The Seawolves roared back to even the match at 2-2 in sets to force a deciding set. Extra points were needed in the fifth set as the Pioneers prevailed to win 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 23-25, 17-15). 

During the match, Kara Green reached her 800th career kill. 
 

MATCH SUMMARY

Despite trailing by as much as five points in the opening set, the Pioneers battled back and took a 15-14 lead on a kill from Alexandria Gloria. The lead was maintained throughout the remainder of the set as Cal State East Bay won 25-22 for a 1-0 set lead. Gloria had three kills in the set. 

Set two had the Seawolves jump out to an early lead, but the set became even at 10-10 on a service ace from Megan Crecelius. Both teams battled evenly in the set to reach 23-23. From there a kill from Mia Jordan and an attack error by Sonoma State gave the Pioneers a 25-23 set win to lead 2-0. Lexi Pagani had five kills in the second set. 

However, the Seawolves led for most of the third set and won 25-17. Cal State East Bay led the match, 2-1. The fourth set also went in favor of the Seawolves, 25-23 to even the match at 2-2 to force a deciding set. 

With an even 2-2 match, it was only fitting to have an evenly played fifth set. Extra points were needed, and with the set at 15-15, Green had back-to-back kills to finish the set at 17-15, thus the match at 3-2 as Cal State East Bay picked up its first CCAA win of the season. 
 

NOTABLE STATS

• Green reached her 800th career kill on Friday, and through the match, has 807 total in her career, which is sixth most in Pioneer history. 
• Pagani finished with a team-high 11 kills, and with 16 digs, reached her seventh double-double of the season. 
• Creceilus matched a season-high in assists with 25. 
• With two service aces each were Crecelius and Pi'ilani Carvalho. 
• Defensively, Jordan and Pagani had four total blocks each. 
• For Sonoma State, Jen Trephan had a triple-double with 12 kills, 18 assists and 23 digs. 

POSTGAME QUOTE

Cal State East Bay head coach Kimberly Lambert following Friday's 3-2 victory:
"A great win for our team against a strong opponent. It's been a long couple of weeks for our group and I am so proud of the commitment they have shown to come together and trust one another. We can do great things if we are playing with and for each other and they showed that tonight."
 

RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 5-7, 1-4 CCAA
(RV) Sonoma State: 8-4, 3-2 CCAA
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

The Pioneers return to action on Saturday evening with a CCAA home match against Cal Poly Humboldt. Opening serve from Pioneer Gymnasium is set for 5 p.m.