The Santa Ana College (SAC) women's volleyball team lost in straight sets to visiting Cypress College in an Orange Empire Conference match. The final scores were 25-20, 25-19 and 25-14.
The Dons opened the first game with a 3-0 lead before building their lead up to 11-5. Marissa Kohler led the way in the early stages as she recorded two kills and a block.
Cypress cut into the Dons lead at 14-10 but SAC answered with three-straight points to establish a 17-10 lead. The Chargers then stormed back, out-scoring the Dons 13-2 to take a 23-19 lead.
After a Cypress error made the score 23-20, the Chargers scored two-straight points to win the first game 25-20.
The Dons held the early lead in the second game as well before the teams played to a 3-3 tie. The Dons broke the tie with three-straight points to take a 6-3 lead before ultimately holding a 7-4 lead.
The Chargers came back to tie the game at 7-7 before taking their first lead of the game at 8-7. The Dons retook the lead at 10-9 and held the lead to 12-10. Cypress again came back to tie the game, this time at 12-12, and again at 13-13.
Neither team took control of the game until it was tied at 16-16. Cypress broke the eighth tie of the game with four-straight points to take a 20-16 lead. The Chargers went on to win the game 25-19 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Cypress jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the third game before building a 10-4 lead. The Dons cut into the Chargers lead at 13-9 but Cypress answered with a 12-5 run to win the game, and the match, by a score of 25-14.