Box Score

Playing as the #6 seed in the inaugural West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Championship tournament, LMU (7-16) posted victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco to advance in the winner's bracket. LMU defeated Santa Clara, 4-1, before sweeping San Francisco, 5-0.

With the victories, LMU has advanced to play top-seed Pepperdine at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The two-day WCC Championship tournament is being played in Santa Monica at Ocean Park Beach.

Santa Clara University vs LMU (Apr 22, 2016)
LMU 4, Santa Clara University 1
Apr 22, 2016 at Santa Monica, Calif. (Ocean Park Beach)

Doubles competition
1. Rachelle Suaava/Avery Bush (LMU) def. Sabrina Clayton/Kirsten Mead (SCU) 21-18, 21-11
2. Danielle Rottman/Nikki Hess (SCU) def. Sascha Dominique/Kekai Whitford (LMU) 21-14, 21-17
3. Jamie Lea/Tatiana Schlange (LMU) def. Hailey Lindberg/Jensen Cunningham (SCU) 22-20, 17-21, 15-12
4. Lindsay Carr/Veronica Nederend (LMU) def. Sarah Vaccaro/Lacey Maas (SCU) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12
5. Sara Kovac/Kristen Castellanos (LMU) def. Madison Dutra/Mary Shepherd (SCU) 21-14, 16-21, 17-15

San Francisco vs LMU (Apr 22, 2016)
LMU 5, San Francisco 0
Apr 22, 2016 at Santa Monica, Calif. (Ocean Park Beach)

Doubles competition
1. Rachelle Suaava/Avery Bush (LMU) def. Oluoma Okaro/Sara Staengle (USF) 21-19, 21-15
2. Sascha Dominique/Kekai Whitford (LMU) def. Jurja Vlasic/Katarina Pilepic (USF) 21-16, 21-14
3. Jamie Lea/Tatiana Schlange (LMU) def. Emily Reed/Courtney Sabahi (USF) 18-21, 21-18, 15-9
4. Lindsay Carr/Veronica Nederend (LMU) def. Jessica Gaffney/Kiara McKibben (USF) 21-13, 17-21, 15-13
5. Sara Kovac/Kristen Castellanos (LMU) def. Jessica Keenan/Kim Gutierrez (USF) 21-12, 21-19