ORANGE, CA — Haley Celaya and Ayana Mier led the Leopards in kills and the University of La Verne volleyball team evened the match at 1-1 following two sets.

But the Panthers handled the Leopards in the third set and took the fourth to beat La Verne 3-1.

Set Scores: 25-18, 22-25, 25-9, 25-16

Stat Leaders

La Verne

• Haley Celaya 13 kills, two blocks, seven digs
• Ayana Mier 13 kills, two digs, two blocks
• Madison Maynes 16 assists, eight digs
• Emma Estigoy, 26 digs
• Pi'ikea Clemens 15 digs, two kills, two aces
• Jordyn Patton nine assists, three digs
• Rylee Callen four aces, two kills, four digs, three blocks, one assist

Chapman

• Sophie Srivastava 16 kills, 17 assists, 15 digs, two blocks
• Jessi Lumsden 15 kills, 15 digs, two blocks, two aces, one assist
• Mavis Lui 11 kills, four blocks, four digs, one assist
• Cat Helgeson 31 digs, six assists, three aces
• Jenna Richardson 20 assists, nine digs

Notables

• La Verne jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the second set and held off a late charge by the Panthers to even the match
• Chapman hit .387 in the third set to the leopards -0.063

Season Impact

• The Leopards move to 12-10 overall and 6-5 in the SCIAC
• La Verne sits in a tie for third place in the SCIAC with Cal Lutheran
• Chapman improves to 19-3 overall and 11-1 in the SCIAC
• The Panthers are in a tie for first place in the SCIAC with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Next Game

• The Leopards return home on Friday to face Caltech at 7 p.m.