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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Emily Elliott's 18 kills led three Golden Eagles in double-figures as Cal State LA earned a four-set win over Seattle Pacific in the 4/5 seed matchup at the NCAA West Regional. (Nov. 30)
 
Elliott had a season-best 13 digs to accompany her match-high 18 kills en route to registering her third double-double of the season. She also had two aces and three blocks. Iane Henke added a double-double with 14 kills and a team-leading 16 digs. Ashley Dittmann posted 11 kills and eight digs. Setter Eliza Cannon had 11 digs to go along with her 35 assists and five blocks. Haley Roundtree also had five blocks while hitting .462 percent with eight kills.
 
No Falcon reached double-figures in kills. Hannah Hair and Sarah Brachvogel paced Seattle Pacific with eight kills apiece, and Maddie Pruden added six. Christina Lopez posted a match-high 19 digs.
 
Like a basketball game, this match featured numerous runs, ultimately deciding the final result. Cal State LA came out firing on all cylinders on the first set, going up 9-4 and 16-6. They were up 20-8 before cruising to a 25-13 set win.
 
The second set saw the momentum shift back to the Falcons as they put together a 7-0 to go up 11-6. A 5-2 run by the Golden Eagles brought their deficit to within two (13-11). SPU answered by scoring nine of the following 12 points to take a commanding 22-14 lead before settling on the 25-21 win as CSLA tried to mount a comeback.
 
The teams traded points for the first half of the third set, and a Sophia Chambers kill gave Seattle Pacific a 15-14. The Golden Eagles proceeded to outscore the Falcons 10-4 the rest of the way to win the set and take the 2-1 lead in the match.
 
The fourth set saw CSLA go up 9-4 before SPU answered with a 5-0 to tie it at 9-9. They would exchange the next 20 points to make it 19-19, and then, as they had all match, the Golden Eagles closed out the match on a run. They scored six of the last seven points on kills from four different student-athletes and one error to lock down the playoff win.
 
This was Cal State LA's fourth consecutive win in the NCAA West Regional as the Golden Eagles are the defending regional champions.
 
Cal State LA will advance to face top-seeded Chaminade on Friday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. It is a rematch of the 2022 NCAA Regional final, which the Golden Eagles won in three.