SANTA ANA - All three sets could have gone either way but the edge went to the visiting team as the Dons lost to Fullerton by scores of 25-16, 26-24 and 25-19 in an Orange Empire Conference match.

While Fullerton (10-10, 6-7) held the all of the leads in the first game, the Dons (2-18, 0-13) forced two ties early and kept pace with the Hornets until the end. Tori Sparks' service ace tied the set at 2-2 early before the Hornets pulled out to a 7-4 lead. The Dons fought back, tying the match again at 9-9 before an 8-2 run gave Fullerton a 16-11 lead.

The Dons rallied again, battling back to cut the score to 18-14 on a kill by Marissa Kohler. But Fullerton would control the action from there on out as the Hornets won the first set 25-16.

It was the Dons who controlled the action early in the second set getting a pair of early service aces kills from Sparks as well as a kill from Michelle Nguyen as the Dons built a 7-3 lead. Fullerton kept pace but wasn't able to make a move until late.

After Kohler but the Dons up 20-17 with a kill late in the match, Sparks followed later with a kill to put the Dons up 23-19. However, that was when the Hornets began their run, outscoring the Dons 7-1 to win the set 26-24.

The Hornets seemed to be cruising to an easy third set win but the Dons would not go down quietly. After Fullerton established a 16-8 lead, the Dons began to battle back started with a kill by Nguyen and a service ace by Alejandrina Alejandro.

Later in the set, Sparks pulled the Dons within three at 20-17 with a kill but Fullerton retook control of the set, using a 5-2 run to close out the Dons and win the set.

The Dons end their 2012 campaign next Wednesday against Saddleback College at 7:00 p.m. Prior to the match, the Dons will honor their nine sophomores.