Golden Eagles Make It Six In A Row With Road Win

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Chico State

10/4/2025 | 5 p.m.

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SAN MARCOS — Cal State LA’s women”s volleyball team kept up its winning way on Thursday at Cal State San Marcos.

The Golden Eagles (9-3, 5-0 CCAA) picked up their sixth straight win with a 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-14 victory over the Cougars. Cal State LA’s six-game winning streak is its longest since its triumphant 6-0 run through the NCAA playoffs in the run to the 2023 national championship.

Samarah DaCoud led the way once again for the Golden Eagles with 23 kills, a .375 hitting percentage and a team-high 14 digs. Ayjah Landers had 11 kills, three blocks and three digs and Zuhal Cetin had 10 kills and 12 digs.

Kassie Cooley had 13 kills and Addison Kranz and Blayne Seligmiller had 11 kills each for the Cougars (1-12, 0-5 CCAA).

Juliana Speiski had 12 digs and a team-high four aces, while Mariana Alvarado had five kills, five blocks and three aces. Arielle Chandler had 23 set assists and Seriah Demski had 17 assists and an ace.

Cal State LA had a 57-50 advantage in kills and hit at a .317 percentage to .271 for Cal State San Marcos. Cal State LA also had an 8-4 edge in blocks and had a big edge from the service line, where the Golden Eagles had an 11-3 advantage in aces.

The Golden Eagles started well and led by as many as six points in the opening set. After Cal State San Marcos cut it to 18-16, a kill by DaCoud and a block by DaCoud and Madison Clark restored order. Kills by Rebecca Topete and McKinley Chase extended the lead to 20-15. Cal State LA got the final two points on a kill by Landers and an ace by Brooke Paige to take the opening set.

After the Cougars tied it, Cal State LA took the crucial third set. Back-to-back aces from Alvarado gave the Golden Eagles an 11-6 lead, but the Cougars battled back and tied it at 16-16, 17-17 and 18-18 before the Golden Eagles got a kill by Cetin and a block from Clark and Landers to open up a 21-18 lead. The Cougars closed to within 21-20, but a kill by Cetin and an attack error extended the lead to 23-20. The Cougars got to within 23-21, but kills by DaCoud and Alvarado closed out the set.

Cal State LA jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the fourth set and never looked back. An ace by Speiski opened up a 17-7 advantage and a kill by Oluwatoyin Sunday and two kills by DaCoud gave the Golden Eagles a 20-9 lead. A kill by Landers ultimately ended the match.

Cal State LA will return to action on Saturday with a home match against Chico State at 5 p.m.

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