Winning its third consecutive game Friday night against Portland State, the Sac State volleyball team took the match easily in three games (15-8, 15-5, 15-6).

Tasman Dwyer and Sarah Chlebana each posted 12 kills, and freshman Lisa Beauchene added a match high 42 assists to lead the Hornets to their 14th consecutive win over the last 11 years versus Portland State.

“Beauchene had control of the match,” head coach Debby Colberg said. “Portland played well, we had some nice rallies.”

Game one started with an equal exchange in points, then the Hornets pulled away, and grabbed the win. It only took 16 kills for the Hornets to defeat Portland State in game two. Finally, it was the Sac State defense that held the Vikings to a .030 hitting percentage, and cruised to the match victory.

The Hornets tried to keep their winning streak going on Saturday when they traveled to Cheney, Washington to take on the Eastern Washington Eagles.

But, the Eagles snapped the Hornets winning streak, increasing their own to 26 straight home wins, and defeated the Hornets 3-0, (15-3, 15-11, 15-9). Despite the loss, the Hornets are still dominant in the Big Sky, with their 16-10 overall, and 9-3 conference record.

The Hornets took an early lead in game one, 6-4, before falling to the Eagles. They took the lead again in game two, 6-1. The Eagles took charge again, scoring 10 unanswered points, and winning game two. Eastern Washington took the lead, 10-3, in game three, before the Hornets charged back with five unanswered points. But it was not enough as the Eagles held on for the win.

“We didn?t show up to compete. We didn?t have the fire,” Dwyer said about the loss to the Eagles. “It?s tough to play up there. It?s definitely a mental thing.”

Colberg agreed with Dwyer about how hard it is to play at Eastern Washington. “They?re always tough up there. They are difficult to beat in their own gym,” Colberg said. “They took the wind out of our sails in the second game.”

The Hornets will play their final two home games this week. They face Montana tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in Hornet Gym. Friday night they take on Idaho State at 7 p.m. This season, the Hornets are 9-2 at home, winning all six conference games in Hornet Gym.