Mater Dei sweeps Mesa

COSTA MESA - The Costa Mesa High girls volleyball team dropped a

15-6, 15-12, 15-13 nonleague match with visiting Mater Dei Tuesday.

However, the Mustangs (4-5) played well enough to nearly steal the second

and third games, according to Coach Jeff Culver.

Mesa rallied from an 11-4 deficit to take a 13-12 lead in the third game

and was deadlocked, 12-12, before falling in the second game against the

Monarchs, ranked No. 2 in Orange County behind Newport Harbor.

Casey Peterson and Daylyn Kelley each had eight kills for the Mustangs,

who return to Pacific Coast League play tonight at Laguna Beach.