LOS ANGELES -- The Loyola Marymount University beach volleyball (3-3) team took on the University of Southern California on the road on Thursday afternoon. The Lions put up a fight against the Trojans, but the team couldn't hold on, falling 4-1. 

No. 5 USC def. No. 8 Loyola Marymount, 4-1
Merle Norman Stadium • Los Angeles, Calif.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Records: USC (3-2), Loyola Marymount (3-3)
1. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) def. Selina Marolf/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU); 21-18, 23-21
2. Darby Dunn/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Kyla Doig/Sammy Slater (USC); 21-17, 21-19
3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Emma Doud/Savannah Slattery (LMU); 21-19, 21-17
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Georgia Fusco/Lacy Haddock (LMU); 21-18, 22-20
5. Cammie Dorn/Paige Dreeuws (USC) def. Cassie Chinn/Jessie Prichard (LMU); 18-21, 21-14, 15-10
Exh. Belen Castillo/Ariyana Kim (USC) vs. Madison Ligon/Piper Manross (LMU); 21-19, 19-21 DNF
Order of finish: 3, 4, 1*, 2, 5

Up next: The Lions will host Stetson, South Carolina and Long Beach State at the LMU Invitational in Santa Monica, Calif.