POMONA (Oct. 4, 2017) — Reigning CCAA Player of the Week Lauren Nicholson keyed the visiting No. 23-ranked Coyotes with 19 kills, but it wasn't enough in their CCAA loss Wednesday night against Cal Poly Pomona.
 
The end result
CSUSB had its four-match winning streak end in the 21-25, 19-25, 25-20, 19-25 loss and now takes its 9-6 overall record and 5-2 CCAA ledger into Friday night's match at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Broncos, who defeated the Coyotes for the first time in three seasons, are now 7-8, 3-4.
 
About the match
The match featured 36 tie scores and 14 lead changes, but CSUSB had difficulty earning momentum throughout the match. The Coyotes hit no better than .217 in any of the four sets.
 
More on Nick
Nicholson had the team's only double-double with 19 kills and 17 digs for 21 points. She also added four block assists.
 
Nice job Alexis
Freshman Alexis Cardoza had eight kills with three service aces, a team-high 18 digs and four block assists.
 
Twenty block assists
Junior MB Hailey Jackson led the Coyotes on the block with one solo and five assists.