Dons Win Second Set but Lose in Four Games to Cypress College
October 18, 2013

Dons Win Second Set but Lose in Four Games to Cypress College

For the second straight match, the Dons got a set win but were unable to pick up a victory as they lost to Cypress College by scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-4.

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SANTA ANA - The Dons fell to Cypress College in four sets of an Orange Empire Conference match. Cypress (8-6, 2-3) defeated the Dons (3-10, 0-4) by final scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-4.

The first set opened with the Chargers building the first lead at 6-2 before the Dons rallied back to tie the set at 8-8. After Cypress broke the tie, the Dons answered with a pair of points on kills by Danielle Goldowski and Iliana Mendoza to take an 11-9 lead.

The Dons then went on a 6-3 run to take a 17-12 lead. Among the points scored on the run were a Bejani Turley kill, a Michelle Nguyen kill and a Alejandrina Alejandro service ace.

But the Chargers would answer with a 9-0 run to overtake the Dons and claim a 21-17 lead. From there, Cypress would go on to win the set by a final score of 25-20.

The Dons reversed their fortunes in the second set as they edged the Chargers 25-23 in a close set. After the Dons opened the set with a 5-1 lead, Cypress came back to tie the set at 5-5 before taking a lead of its own at 8-6.

The Dons would answer with three-straight points to take a 9-8 lead before the Chargers reclaimed the lead at 11-10. Cypress would continue to hold the lead for several points, losing it momentarily when Nguyen tied the set at 15-15 with a kill.

The Chargers would quickly go back up by three at 18-15, continuing to lead until the Dons once again forced a tie at 2-2 with a service ace by Nguyen. Mendoza broke that tie with a kill, sparking a 3-0 run to win the set. The winning point came on a service ace by Esther Arroyo.

The third set continued the back-and-forth action with the teams playing to a 6-6, 7-7, 8-8 and 9-9 ties before the Chargers broke the tie for good with a 4-0 run to establish a 13-9 lead. From there, Cypress would go on to win the set by a score of 25-16.

The Chargers controlled the fourth set from start-to-finish as they won the game, and the match, by a final score of 25-4.