SANTA CRUZ- The Loyola Marymount No. 5 ranked women's beach volleyball team (16-1) swept the gold bracket of the WCC Mid-Season Invitational with a dominating win against Saint Mary's Gaels, 5-0, and then crushing the No. 16 ranked Pepperdine in the final round, 5-0, to crown themselves champs.
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL
 
Gold Bracket Semi-Finals
 
#5 LMU 5, Saint Mary's 0
 
1. Reka Orsi Toth/Megan Rice (LMU) def. Jennifer "Boo" Laird/Jasmin Suarez (SMC) 21-10, 21-13
2. Marine Kinna/Avery Poppinga (LMU) def. Selbie Christensen/Chandler Cowell (SMC) 21-17, 21-13
3. Vilhelmiina Prihti/Macy Gordon (LMU) def. Karmin Brown/Mckenna Joyce (SMC) 23-21, 21-6
4. Selina Marolf/Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Hawley Harrer/Aeriel Sundt (SMC) 21-11, 21-13
5.  Jacinda Ramirez/Isabelle Reffel (LMU) def. Genevieve Bane/Ella Sandt (SMC) 21-9, 21-12
 
Match Notes:
Saint Mary's - Record 12-7
LMU - Record 17-1; National Ranking #5
Order of Finish: (5,4,1,3,2)
 
 
Gold Bracket Finals
 
#5 LMU 5, #16 Pepperdine 0
 
1. Reka Orsi Toth/Megan Rice (LMUBVB) def. Paul, Melanie/Shields, Madison (PEP) 21-12, 21-16
2. Marine Kinna/Avery Poppinga (LMUBVB) def. Priebe, Simone/Thomas, McKenna (PEP) 21-14, 21-18
3. Abbey Thorup/Selina Marolf (LMUBVB) def. Lewis, Peyton/Quintero, Juju (PEP) 21-11, 21-19
4. Vilhelmiina Prihti/Macy Gordon (LMUBVB) def. Sinclair, Mary/Clermont, Kate (PEP) 21-13, 21-12
5. Jacinda Ramirez/Isabelle Reffel (LMUBVB) def. Baklenko, Cameron/Frohoff, Rio (PEP) 21-17, 21-15
 
Match Notes:
Pepperdine 14-5; National ranking #16
LMU 18-1; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (4,1,2,5,3)
 
Next Up: The Lions will travel to Manhattan Beach on Apr. 2-3 for the East Meets West Invitational that will include No. 2 ranked TCU, No. 6 ranked LSU, and No. 19 ranked FIU. The Lions will compete against No. 2 ranked TCU on Apr.2 at 11:00 a.m. PST to kick-off the invitational.