GULF SHORES, Ala., -- The No. 5 Loyola Marymount University beach volleyball team upset No. 1 UCLA 3-2 and will advance to the NCAA Beach Volleyball Finals. This is the first time since 2014 that the Lions have beaten the Bruins.
The win comes after the team beat No. 4 Louisiana State University 3-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and will advance to the semifinals to play No. 1 UCLA.
- LMU – Orsi Toth/Marolf def. Coppola/Greene-Agnew 21-15, 22-20
- LMU – Ramirez/Dunn def. Lansman/Moore 21-17, 21-12
- LMU – Prichard/Slattery def Rodriguez/Rasnick-Pope 21-14, 22-20
- LSU – Kloth/Nuss def. Lindahl/Rice 21-17, 21-16
- LSU – Ordonez/York def. Doud/Firnett 18-21, 17-21
Reka Orsi Toth and
Selina Marolf got the first NCAA Tourrnament win for the Lions, making program history.
Darby Dunn and
Jacinda Ramirez pulled the second win for the Lions. Tied at 2-2,
Savannah Slattery and
Jessie Prichard clinched the match for LMU.
No. 5 LMU def. No. 1 UCLA, 3-2
Gulf Place • Gulf Shores, Ala.
2021 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
Friday, May 7, 2021
RECORDS: UCLA (29-4), LMU (31-6)
1.
Savy Simo/
Lexy Denaburg (UCLA) def.
Iya Lindahl/
Megan Rice (LMU); 21-13, 21-12
2.
Reka Orsi Toth/
Selina Marolf (LMU) def. Lea. Monkhouse/Devon Newberry (UCLA); 21-18, 21-19
3. Abby Van Winkle/
Lindsey Sparks (UCLA) def.
Savannah Slattery/
Jessie Prichard (LMU); 21-17, 21-16
4.
Jacinda Ramirez/
Darby Dunn (LMU) def. Megan Muret /Jacqueline Quade (UCLA); 21-13, 21-11
5.
Emma Doud/
Madi Firnett (LMU) def. Rileigh Powers/Jaden Whitmarsh(UCLA); 15-21, 21-19, 15-10
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5*
The match came down to Doud and Firnett on court five.The duo battled, and clinched the match in the third set for the Lions.
The Lions will play the University of Southern California on Saturday at 2:00 PM. The Trojans play the Lions as a two-seed, and beat Cal Poly and Florida State in the first and second rounds.The Lions have met with the Trojans twice this season, and have dropped both matches. The Trojans are 27-4 on the season.
The match can be streamed on: https://www.espn.com/watch/
