Concordia Women's Volleyball extended its winning streak to three on Saturday with a PacWest win over Dominican University. The Eagles earned the win over the Penguins by containing their opponents' offense to a .051 hitting percentage, while posting an efficient .333 percentage of their own.

Senior outside hitter Rachel Flynn accumulated 11 kills, two aces and eight digs. Cindy Tran tacked on 10 of her own with three block assists. Amber Rose put away six kills to go with six blocks, one of which was a solo block. Setter Jessica Diederich delivered 21 assists with seven digs and three kills.

Marcela Frazzoni started the match with two service aces on a four point run to give the Eagles an early cushion. After giving the Penguins one point, Concordia continued scoring on kills from Tran, Kyra Auten and Flynn. After allowing the Penguins to win four straight, the Eagles called a time out. Following the break, Concordia won four in a row on a Flynn kill and two Flynn aces. Concordia outscored Dominican 13-6 to take set one by a score of 25-12.

Concordia combined for an attack percentage of .545 on 12 kills and zero errors while holding the Penguins to only five kills.

In set two, the Eagles' offensive effectiveness improved on the opening game. Concordia hit .667 with 13 kills and just one error. They contained their opponents with a -.037 hitting percentage on nine kills and 10 errors.

The set began with the Penguins jumping to an early lead, but after tying it up at 10, Concordia whipped up three kills to take the 13-10 lead. After a kill from Domincan's Aimee Steinwand, Tran and Hailey Gaines provided points to ignite a five point run. Although Dominican attempted to battle back into the game, the Eagles won the final three points to go ahead 2-0 in the match.

Despite being held under 20 points in the first two games, the Penguins pushed back in the do or die game. Tied at 12, the Eagles' 4-1 scoring run gave them a 16-13 lead. But the Penguins utilized rare Eagle errors to even the score again at 17. Dominican went on to win the next three points before kills from Flynn and Gill reduced the deficit to one. The Penguins surged ahead to a three point lead on a kill from Cat Thompson and an Eagle mistake. But then Concordia bounced back on a Penguin error and a kill from Tran. Dominican quickly sided out after a timeout for the 23-21 lead. The Eagles responded to the pressure. Diederich, Tran and Flynn found open space on the Penguins' court to round out the four point run for the match.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 3-5 in the PacWest and 7-8 on the season. Friday, Concordia plays Academy of Art in San Francisco, Calif. at 5 p.m.