After losing their first 13 games to start the season, the Cerritos College volleyball team picked up their second win in a row, as they defeated East Los Angeles College in five sets, 30-21, 17-30, 29-31, 30-21, 15-8 in a South Coast Conference match on Wednesday. The Falcons are now 2-13 on the season, as well as being 2-2 in conference play. They look for their third win in a row on Friday, when they play host to Los Angeles City College at 7:30 p.m.

    Leading the team to their come-from-behind win were sophomore Kristin Mendoza (St. Paul HS) and freshman Brittany Hayes (Artesia HS), who were nearly flawless on the night. Mendoza, who led the team with 20 kills, had four kills in the fourth game and three more in the decider, while not committing an error in her last 17 attempts. In addition, Mendoza registered a career-high seven blocks and added three service aces. As for Hayes, she checked in with 18 kills and just four errors, while she also went errorless in her final 17 attempts. Her best game was the third game, as she had seven kills, while followed that with three kills in each of the fourth and fifth games.

    Also playing a superb match was freshman Julie Reich (La Mirada HS), who split time at setter, and finished with 24 assists to go along with her six service aces and five kills, while freshman Desiree Cortez (Elizabeth Learning Center HS) contributed 20 assists. The duo of sophomore Vanessa Mojica (Whittier HS) and Chrystal Gonzalez (Santa Fe HS) shared in the team lead in digs with six each, while freshman Teresa Orejel (Santa Fe HS) contributed six kills.