FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8-29-06

College Volleyball: Cal State Dominguez Hills 3, AASU 2

DOMINGUEZ HILLS, Calif. – Cal State Dominguez Hills rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 victory over Armstrong Atlantic State in the Toros' home opener on Tuesday evening in Dominguez Hills. The win evened the Toros' record to 3-3 and dropped the Pirates' mark to 4-3 on their current west coast swing.

The Pirates dropped the first game to the Toros, 30-26, but rallied to take a two games to one lead by winning games two and three, 30-28 and 30-23. The Toros forced a game five by taking the fourth game in convincing fashion, 30-16, as the Pirates hit just .088 in the frame. Game five saw the Toros score the first five straight points en route to a 15-12 game win.

Rindy Vidovich, playing in front of a sizeable crowd of friends and family from nearby San Pedro, led the Pirates with 14 kills, while Christina Flores chipped in 12 kills. Stacy Yates tallied a career-high 37 assists on the evening, while CS Dominguez Hills was led by a quintet of players in double-digit kills, paced by Penina Suddeth's 17 kills.

The Pirates break for a couple of days, then will return to action in the Grand Canyon Cactus Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., on Friday as AASU faces Western Washington and Grand Canyon in tournament action.

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