LOS ANGELES, Calif., -- The Loyola Marymount beach volleyball team went 2-0 on its first day of the West Coast Conference Championships, as it swept Pacific 5-0 and beat Saint Mary's 4-1. 
 
The Lions started their day off against the Tigers, where Savannah Slattery paired up with Bo Culo on court one. The pair was pushed to a third set but came out with the win, 19-21, 21-15, 15-12. 
 
Megan Nash and Reka Orsi Toth picked up a quick 21-10, 21-12 win on court two, while Sara Kovac and Jessie Prichard won 21-15, 21-14 on court three. 
 
Veronica Nederend and Emma Doud won 21-14 on court four, while Paige Panter and Erin Martin easily  beat their opponents on court five, 21-11, 21-5. 
 
Up 1-0 on the day, the Lions were pushed by Saint Mary's but they still came out with the win. Slattery and Culo fell 21-15, 21-19 on court one. Nash and Orsi Toth were pushed to three sets on court two and came out with the win, 21-12, 20-22, 15-5, while Kovac and Prichard also won in three sets, 18-21, 23-21, 15-9. 
 
Nederend and Doud beat their opponents on court four, 21-15, 21-11, while Panter and Martin won after three sets, 15-21, 21-19, 15-13, giving the Lions their second win of the day. 
 
The Lions will be back in action on Saturday to take on Pepperdine at 9:00 a.m. The winner of that match will play at 1:30 p.m.