MANHATTAN BEACH- The Loyola Marymount No. 4 ranked women's beach volleyball team (18-3) returned to the UCLA Beach Invitational determined to win, as they were able to defeat No. 15 ranked FIU, 3-2, and then seal the sweep with a 5-0 victory over Utah on Sunday.
UCLA BEACH INVITATIONAL DAY 2
Game 1
#4 LMU 2, #15 FIU
1.
Reka Orsi Toth/
Megan Rice (LMU) losses to Paige Kalkhoff/Giada Bianchi (FIU) 24-22, 21-16
2.
Marine Kinna/
Avery Poppinga (LMU) def. Roberta Ribeiro/Zuzanna Bielak (FIU) 21-19, 18-21, 15-9
3.
Selina Marolf/
Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Rachele Mancinelli/Emily Meyer (FIU) 21-19, 19-21, 15-9
4.
Vilhelmiina Prihti/
Macy Gordon (LMU def. Gina Lipscomb/Emma Erteltova (FIU) 21-14, 21-14
5.
Jacinda Ramirez/
Isabelle Reffel (LMU) losses to Kendall Mather/Lisa Luini (FIU) 18-21, 21-14, 13-15
Match Notes:
FIU - Record 15-4; National Ranking #15
LMU - Record 19-3; National Ranking #4
Order of Finish: (4,2,3,5,1)
Game 2
#4 LMU 5, Utah 0
1.
Reka Orsi Toth/
Megan Rice (LMU) def. Sage Patchell/Amaya Messier (UU) 21-8, 21-11
2.
Marine Kinna/
Avery Poppinga (LMU) def. Grace Andrews/Bella Vezzani (UU) 21-13, 21-11
3.
Vilhelmiina Prihti/
Macy Gordon (LMU) def. Merissa Koch/Samantha Leight (UU) 21-10, 21-12
4.
Jacinda Ramirez/
Isabelle Reffel (LMU)def. Sommer Daniel/Lauren Sayre (UU) 21-16, 21-16
5.
Madi Firnett/
Cassie Chinn (LMU) def. Kylie Pitzak/Sydney Jacinto (UU) 21-16, 21-17
Match Notes:
UTAH 8-11
LMU 20-3; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,5,4,3)
Next Up: The Lions will travel to Manoa, Hawaii for a four-game match series with Grand Canyon and Hawaii, which is set to begin on Saturday, Apr. 9 at 11:30 am.
