SAN BERNARDINO – The Cal State Dominguez Hills volleyball team got off to a promising start against the No. 3 team in the nation in Cal State San Bernardino, but the Coyotes snuck away with a set one victory, 25-23, and claimed the next two (25-13, 25-16) in dominant fashion at Coussoulis Arena Friday night.
 
The Toros saw their four-match win streak snapped and have dropped to 9-13 overall, 4-10 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Tati Yandall – 11 digs, 8 kills, 1 block
Rylee Brown – 8 kills, 4 digs, 1 block
Cathryn Lopez – 11 digs, 3 assists, 1 ace
 
WHAT HAPPENED?
- The Toros trailed by three to start the first set but went on to win 8-of-9 serves to take a 13-9 lead, the largest on the night. The Coyotes got back into rhythm on a 10-2 run to reclaim the lead and eventually the set point.
- Dominguez Hills seemed to be unable to break San Bernardino's defense as the Coyotes made 59 digs and seven total blocks including four from Hailey Jackson.
- The Toros finished the night hitting .147 on the attack. Their best result was .167 in the opening set.
- CSUSB was led by Alexis Cardoza, who finished with a double-double at 13 kills and 10 digs. The Coyotes ended the night hitting .333.
 
MATCH NOTES
- Tonight's defeat puts the Toros' postseason hopes on critical life support as they must win out the three matches on the schedule and have both Cal State San Marcos and UC San Diego lose all three of their matches remaining including the meetings at the Torodome for the season finale next weekend. Both the Cougars and Tritons were off tonight but will clash in La Jolla Saturday.
 
WHO'S NEXT?
The Toros wrap up the road portion of their schedule at No. 16 Cal Poly Pomona Saturday at 7 p.m. The Broncos took a 3-1 win over the Toros in Carson last month.