SANTA ANA, Calif. - Golden West earned a hard fought five set road upset victory over No. 12 Santa Ana (13-3, 6-3) in women's Orange Empire Conference (OEC) volleyball action. 

The Rustlers (8-7, 5-4) jumped out with an early 1-0 lead after a 25-22 first set win. 

The Dons would then claim the next two sets, 25-19 and 25-21. But in the fourth, the Rustlers showed their resiliency using a couple of big runs to win 25-23 and force a fifth and deciding set. 

In the fifth, the teams went back and forth for the first six points until the Rustlers went ahead for good starting with the score at 4-3. Although the Dons made a comeback effort late in the set, Golden West came out on top to win, 15-10. 

Adriana Morales led the Rustlers with 23 kills, Maci Hendry tallied 15, and Paige Phillips recorded 11 kills with a .450 hitting percentage. 

Golden West will be back in action at home on Friday, October 21st when they take on visiting Saddleback College at 6pm.