LOS ANGELES -- The Bulldogs wrapped up their West Coast trip with a win.

Izzy Simqu blasted 10 kills and three blocks and Kathryn Attar added nine kills and four aces to lead Yale to a 3-0 win over Howard on Saturday at the Galen Center.  The victory marked the Bulldogs' first of the season.

Rebekah Nemeth, who averaged 3.40 kills over the three matches this weekend, was named to the all-tournament team.

The scores of the match were 25-17, 25-22 and 25-20.  

Attar started a rally of seven straight points in the first set with a kill and two straight aces.  By the end of the spurt, Yale led 23-15 en route to a first set victory.  

Yale has won at least one set in every match this season.

The Bulldogs scored five of the first six points in set two. Frances Arnautou (28 assists) set up Simqu, who hit .588 for the match, to make it 5-1. 

Ellis DeJardin (6 kills, 16 digs) provided back to back kills to make it 9-2, and on the next point combined with Simqu on a block.  Yale held a 10-4 edge in blocks.

In the third set, Samantha Bray provided two of her match-high four blocks in the match.  Her second of the set gave Yale a 21-17 lead. 

Bray closed out the match with a kill.

The Bulldogs open the home portion of their schedule on Friday.  Yale hosts Stony Brook on Friday at 7 p.m. as part of the Yale Invitational.