IRVINE, Calif. – For the first time since 2011, Azusa Pacific faced off against former Golden State Athletic Conference foe – and soon to be PacWest opponent – Concordia.

Although the players have turned over since those three meetings four years ago, the results remained the same as Concordia posted its fourth straight win against the Cougars with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-20) victory.

Concordia was fairly consistent and did enough in running a smooth offense that did enough to keep a mixed-and-matched Cougars line-up out of sync. The Eagles hit .198 as a squad while holding the Azusa Pacific attack to a .089 tally.

Mattie Shelford had a team best 10 kills while Natalie Klapp contributed a nine-kill evening.

The duo of Rachel Flynn and Ellie Ladensack each had 10 kills and were over half of the Eagles (14-11, 10-6 PacWest) 38 kills as a team. Flynn went for a double-double with 10 digs as well.

Azusa Pacific began the first two set with significant leads but the Eagles pieced together significant late runs to stay ahead on the scoreboard.

In the opening set the Cougars (12-12, 8-7) looked to be in comfortable position as they held four point leads of 6-2, 13-9 and 17-13 but the home team rallied in a significant way. Concordia made a four point deficit into a set one victory by finishing the stanza on a 12-3 scoring spurt. After starting the set in solid fashion, the Cougars finished the set with just a .062 team hitting percentage while the Eagles tallied a .273 mark.

Similarly to the initial set, Azusa Pacific jumped out to a 14-8 lead with the 12th and 13th points creating good momentum on block assists by Ally Gonzalez and Kami Zoller. Then with a 17-10 lead, the wheels came off the Cougars wagon. Concordia concluded the set on a 15-1 scoring spurt to secure a commanding lead in the contest. During that stretch the Eagles took advantage of five Azusa Pacific attack errors in addition to the home team's four service aces.

The third set was played evenly throughout until a late surge by the home team proved to be the difference. Knotted at 19-19, the Eagles converted on three of the next four points to force Azusa Pacific into their final timeout. Unfortunately the stoppage didn't stem the home teams tide as they closed out match on a Ladensack kill.

The Cougars will get a chance to enact a measure of revenge when they conclude their home slate against Concordia on Nov. 19.