No. 2-ranked Cal State San Bernardino shook off an upset bid by Cal State L.A. for a 3-1 CCAA women's volleyball victory Friday night in Coussoulis Arena, extending the Coyotes unbeaten season to 15-0, 8-0 in the conference. 
    The Coyotes were pushed hard in the first three games – 25-22, 23-25, 25-23 before taking command in the fourth set and taking the match, 25-16. 
    The loss left the Golden Eagles at 9-6 overall and 5-3 in the CCAA as they head for a match with Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday night. CSUSB hosts Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7 p.m. 
    Junior outside hitter Jane Chafeh led the Coyotes with 22 kills on .386 hitting with nine digs and a solo block. Sophomore Samantha Middleborn chipped in 11 kills and six block assists. Senior setter Sara Hoffman had a double-double with 49 assists and 11 digs. 
    For Cal State L.A., Gabriela Bulawczyk had 16 kills and eight digs while Zuzana Cizova had 11 kills and 11 digs for a double-double. Kaylynne DeLaRosa and Keslie Brown combined for 38 assists. Stefanie Gay had a match-high 20 digs. 
    It was the 11th win for the Coyotes in the past 14 meetings with Cal State L.A. 
    The first set was close from the first serve with the score tied 13 times and there were five lead changes. L.A. was up 22-21 on a kill by Kassie Faulkner but a service error made it 22-22 and CSUSB score the final three pints on a service ace by sophomore libero Camille Smith, a block of Faulkner's attack by Middleborn and Morgan Carty and a kill by senior Ashtin Hall. 
    Set two was close again, featuring seven ties and four lead changes. After the score was tied at 16-all, Cal State L.A. pulled away to a two-point advantage at 18-16 on a service error and Cizova's kill. A kill by Chafeh brought the Coyotes to within one at 22-21 and 24-23 but a Coyote service error on set point gave it to L.A., 25-23. 
    The Coyotes got off to a quick start in set three, going up 16-7 on an L.A. ball handling error. However, the Golden Eagles kept chipping away until they cut the lead to one point at 22-21 on a Coyotes attack error. 
    CSUSB went ahead 24-21 on an attack error by Bulawczyk but CSUSB returned the favor and them Marquis Mora nailed a kill and it was 24-23, but Coyotes junior Nicole Moore drove a hard shot inside the far right corner of the court for the set winner at 25-23. 
    There was only one lead change in the fourth set – L.A. won the first point on a kill by Mora. After that it was all Coyotes who moved out to a 16-13 lead and then scored four straight points on Hoffman's serve for a 20-13 lead and closed out the match on a kill by Moore, who was four-for-four on attacks. 
    Carty also proved valuable to the Coyotes with a team-high 15 digs and five blocks, one solo. Smith had three service aces to go with 13 digs at the libero position. 
    CSUSB outhit Cal State LA. .266 to .191 and outblocked the visitors 11-2. CSUSB won the battle of kills 57-49 and the digs 60-58 as well.