The Sacramento State volleyball team’s four-match winning streak was snapped Sunday after a 3-0 loss to Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash.

With the win Eastern Washington took over sole possession of first place in the Big Sky Conference and extended its own winning streak to 10 matches.

The Eagles dominated the match, spiking the Hornets in kills (54-34) and finishing with a .333 hitting percentage while Sac State could only muster a .136 percentage.

Eastern Washington’s Megan Kitterman led the match with 14 kills. Teammates Keva Sonderen and Courtney Bush also had double figure kills. By contrast, Sandra Bamimere’s led Sac State with nine.

Defensively the story was no different. Defensive specialist Kristen Lutes had her usual strong game, posting 17 digs for the Hornets, but middle hitter Jennifer Ferguson was the only other player to reach double figures for the team.

Sac State was also held to just three blocks against Eastern Washington, far below their average of 12.4 blocks per match over the previous five.

The two teams will face each other again on Nov. 8 at Hornet Gym in Sac State’s final home match of the season.

The Hornets went 1-1 for the weekend, defeating Portland State University 3-1 last Friday. They have won eight of their last 10 matches.

For the immediate future, Sac State has more important things to worry about. They welcome Weber State University on Thursday and Idaho State University on Saturday.

Weber State will arrive in Sacramento at 5-11 overall with a 2-3 record in the Big Sky Conference.

The Wildcats are led by outside hitter Stephanie Birch, who ranks fourth in the conference with 3.64 kills per game.

Teammate and fellow outside hitter Kris Hollingsworth is also a formidable opponent. She is 10th in the conference with 3.02 kills per game.

Last season the Hornets split their matches with Weber State defeating them 3-1 at Hornet Gym only to lose to them 3-0 in Ogden, Utah later that year.

Idaho State brings a 13-5 overall record and a 3-2 conference standing to Hornet Gym on Saturday. The success of the Bengals will depend on the performance of outside hitter Alison Gorny.

Gorny leads the Big Sky Conference in kills with 4.43 per game and is also a force on defense, ranking third in digs with 3.37 per game.

In 2002 Sac State won both matches against the Idaho State. Surprisingly, the tougher of the two matches was a five-game affair at Hornet Gym in September.

The Hornets swept the Bengals in Pocatello a month later 3-0 thanks in part to 13 kills each from Bandimere and Hornet alum Jayme Wright as well as 17 digs from setter Lisa Beauchene.