THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The Caltech women's volleyball team continued its 2015 SCIAC campaign on the road Tuesday night, claiming a set and nearly forcing a decisive fifth set against the Cal Lutheran Regals.

The Beavers fought hard in a back-and-forth opening set, stringing together, scoring 12 points on 16 rallies in to turn a 10-8 deficit into a commanding 20-14 lead. While the hosts rallied to tie the score at 20-20, Caltech capitalized on some attack errors by the home team and put them away with kills by Ailsa Shen and Rena Zhang to win the set by a 25-21 score.

Cal Lutheran took control in the second set and staved off a late Beaver rally in the third set to flip the match and lead Caltech two sets to one.

But the Beavers weren't done yet, opening up the fourth set with a 9-2 run with kills by Marissa Till and Zhang, a service ace by Alize Bakker, and an assisted block by Zhang and Stephanie Wallen. The Regals battled back to tie the score at 14-14 and then take a 20-19 lead and Caltech responded with a four-point run, but the home side eventually prevailed 27-25 for the match.

Zhang led her team with a dozen kills, followed by Bakker with 10, who led the Beavers with three aces. Wallen dominated at the net with a match-leading five block assists along with a solo block. Shen led both teams with a career-high 25 assists, and Giulia Murgia contributed a match-high 20 digs to keep the Beavers' chances alive.

Head Coach Tom Gardner and the Beavers will be back in action at home on Saturday afternoon, hosting the University of La Verne Leopards at 4 p.m.

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