Irvine Valley's women's volleyball team dropped its second straight Orange Empire Conference match, falling at Riverside in five sets on Wednesday night.
The defeat, which was IVC's first to Riverside in 34 contests, dropped the Lasers' record to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in conference.
Riverside improved to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in conference.
Riverside came out on top, 25-16, 23-25, 26-24, 25-17, 15-9.
Riverside's last win over Irvine Valley came in 1998.
The Tigers had solid play on the front row (two outside hitters with double-digit kills) and in the back row (five players with double-digit digs).
Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Wells, who hammered home a match-high 18 kills, had three kills and five digs in the first set. RCC led, 5-0, thanks in part to three IVC attack errors and cruised to a 25-16 win.
In the second set, IVC frosh middle blocker Kylie Miller had five kills in the set, including the set finale as the Lasers won, 25-23. Wells had five kills as well for RCC.
The third set featured 15 ties and 12 lead changes as Riverside won, 26-24. Ties at 21, 22, 23 and 24 set the stage for an IVC attack which ended the set as Riverside won, 26-24.
In the fourth set, Irvine Valley broke a 9-9 tie and held off the Tigers, 25-17.
The fifth and final set saw Riverside trail, 0-3, before rallying to take a 7-5 lead. Wells had kills for points 13, 14 and 15 to win the match for the Tigers.
In addition to Wells' 18 kills, sophomore outside hitter Marissa Vialpando, was close behind with 16 kills.
RCC sophomore setter Sabrina Gonzaga had a team-high 47 set assists and frosh libero Paula Romero had a match-high 23 digs.
Also on the RCC back row, Vialpando had 18 digs, Wells had 15 digs, Gonzaga had 13 digs and sophomore outside hitter Huafa Saulala had 10 digs.
Irvine Valley was led by frosh outside hitter Taira Ka'awaloa with 16 kills and was one of four Lasers with double-digit kills.
Sophomore outside hitter Lucee Fitzgerald, one of four Lasers with double-digit digs, had a team-high 18.
Sophomore setter Alissa Blevins had a match-high 48 assists.
