RVINE, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team traveled to CUI Saturday afternoon to square off against the Golden Eagles.
Cierra Ray led the Penguins offensively with seven kills and added two service aces and eight digs. Trinity Tavita contributed six kills while hitting .286, and Kristina Atonio chipped in two kills and two block assists.
Bella Vertudez paced Dominican with nine assists, while Chloe Cruz added five assists and a service ace. Defensively, Sophia Bernabe led the Penguins with 12 digs, followed by Alexis Schwartz with nine and Ray with eight.
At the net, Jesaria Conley-Hudson recorded three block assists, while Atonio added two block assists as Dominican finished with four total blocks.
The Penguins recorded 19 kills and six service aces in the match, but Concordia's 33 kills and nine aces helped the Golden Eagles secure the three-set victory.
Dominican will return home to face Hawaii Pacific on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Conlan Center in San Rafael, Calif.
