LOS ANGELES – The Loyola Marymount University volleyball team swept Santa Clara 3-0 on Senior Day in Gersten Pavilion. The Lions opened up their match honoring Sierra Bartley, Jessie Prichard and Meredith Teague. 
 
The three seniors have been instrumental in the Lions' success, and helped the team to its second round NCAA appearance in 2018, when the team upset No. 1 BYU to earn the bid, and then beat Duke in the first round. 
 
The Lions set the tone in the first set, as they opened up with a 6-0 run to take the lead. LMU continued its momentum, going on several runs, including an 8-1 run. The team started leading by double-digits at 17-7, and extended its lead to close out set one with a 25-11 win. 
 
Up 1-0, Santa Clara put the first point on the board, but the Lions answered back and took the lead.  The beginning of set two was tight, as Santa Clara tied things up five times, but the Broncos were never able to take the lead. The last tied score was at 5-5, and then the Lions broke away. The Lions went on a 7-0 run to win set two. 25-14.
 
On top of Santa Clara 2-0, LMU opened up set three with a 5-1 run. Santa Clara was able to tie things up at 15-15, but the Lions took the lead back and held onto it for the rest of the set to win 25-18, and to win the match. 
 
The Lions had 45 total kills. Rose Booth lead the Lions with 12, while Kari Geissberger and Audrey Klemp both had 10 each. Ella Boehle and Klemp both led in service aces with two each. 
 
Isabella Bareford led the team in assists with 31 of the Lions' 39. Emmelyn Walters led the team in blocks, totaling six, with five block assists and one block solo. Mary Shroll led in digs with 13. 
 
The Lions will conclude their season on Monday against Santa Clara in Gersten Pavilion at 3:00 PM. 
 
Seniors:
Sierra Bartley
Since her freshman season, Sierra has proven to be an offensive and defensive asset to the Lions. Her versatility has allowed her to be one of the top Lions in blocks and in kills. She has compiled 297 career kills and 79 total career blocks. Sierra is from Littleton, Colorado and will graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 and a degree in health and human sciences. After graduating from LMU, she will head to University of Seattle to get her MBA.
 
 
 Jessie Prichard
Jessie has been a starter for the Lions since her freshman season and has been a leader in assists, totaling 1,929 over her career, landing herself in the top-10 all-time at LMU. Jessie has also been on the beach volleyball team since her freshman season and played a vital role in the Lions' first ever West Coast Conference Championship title in 2019, as her and her partner Sara Kovac went undefeated during the conference championship, leading LMU to its first program victory over Pepperdine. Jessie is from Corona, California and will graduate with a degree in educational studies. 
 
Meredith Teague
Since her freshman season, Meredith has proven to be one of the Lions' strongest assets in service aces, as she has tallied up a career total of 106, nearing the Lions' top-10  all-time. Meredith has also been a starter for the Lions since her freshman season, which she was also named to the WCC All-Freshman Team. Meredith is from Monroe, Washington and will graduate with a degree in management.