Carpinteria falls to Malibu in four

Carpinteria won the first set, but it couldn’t keep the momentum and dropped a four-set Frontier League girls volleyball match against Malibu on Tuesday.

The set scores were 25-19, 21-25, 21-25, 16-25.

Warriors coach Katie Dolge praised the passing and defense of libero Luna Pate (7 digs), the net play of middle Maddie Brooks (7 kills, 2 blocks) and the serving of Allie Nixon (4 aces).

Carpinteria falls to 0-3 in league play.