MALIBU, Calif. – The Spring 2021 regular season has come to a close as LMU played Pepperdine for the second time this year. Pepperdine took the non-conference match on Sunday morning, 19-7.
LMU fell behind early, allowing three goals to the Waves in the first quarter.
Pepperdine jumped ahead 4-0 to open the second before
Jonny Rimlinger put LMU on the board. The two teams split the next four goals as
Jack Dunbar and
Joseph Shaw scored in the second quarter. Pepperdine took a 8-3 lead into halftime.
The Waves added to their advantage, scoring all four goals in the third period.
Daniel Roth, Rimlinger, and
Jack Baumgardner all scored in the final eight minutes, but Pepperdine's lead was too great.
LMU played both
Robert Halligan and
Jon Lien in goal, with Halligan recording seven of the team's nine saves.
The WWPA Championships will take place in Riverside on March 5-6.