LA VERNE, Calif. — Cal Lutheran women's volleyball was up 12-5 in the fifth set, but La Verne answered with 10 straight points and stole the match on Friday night. Scores of the match were 25-19, 12-25, 25-21, 15-25, 12-15. 

The Regals saw their five match win streak snapped and dropped to 15-9 overall and 12-3 in SCIAC play. Cal Lutheran is now 4-4 in five set matches. After losing the first three five-set matches of the season, the Regals had won four straight, before the loss to La Verne. 

Maci Haddad led the way with 14 kills and eight block assists. Sophia Muller was next with 12 kills and seven digs and Kennedy Crane had nine kills. 

Tess Holbert and Jalyn Chun were both one dig shy of a double-double. Holbert had 21 assists and nine digs and Chun added 17 assists and nine digs. 

Julia Trento helped protect the back line with 25 digs. Sadie Peete was next with 10 kills and Isabella Wade added nine more.   

The first set was tied 10 times, with the score going back-and-forth, before the Regals made their final move. With the score knotted up at 16, Muller and Haddad swatted down back-to-back kills and then combined for a block. The Regals got the breathing room they needed and the took the first set. La Verne bounced back in the second set and evened the match.

In the third, the Regals jumped out to a 10-3 lead. The Leopards answered with four straight points, and six of the next seven, as they chipped into the lead. La Verne eventually made it a one-point game, but Cal Lutheran was ready. Holbert faked a set and recorded the kill instead and Peete followed her with a kill to get the lead back to three. La Verne kept coming and tied the set at 20, but two straight errors gave Cal Lutheran the lead right back. The Regals took it from there as Haddad and Crane recorded a kill and Haddad and Peete finished it off with a block. 

The match continued alternating set wins as La Verne won the fourth set and forced the decisive fifth. The Regals jumped out to a 7-1 lead and the Leopards were in trouble. Trento and Holbert served aces, Muller and Haddad combined for a block and Le Verne made errors. The Leopard weren't finished, and weathered the storm, and later in the set had their own seven-point run and tied the final set at 12. La Verne came all the way back and took the match. 

The Regals finish the regular season at home. Saturday is Senior Day and Cal Lutheran host Redlands at 6 p.m.

Box Score: ULV 3, CLU 2
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