LOS ANGELES – The new beach volleyball facility is working out wonderfully for LMU, as the eighth-ranked Lions picked up two more wins on Sunday to move to 8-0 on the season and 4-0 at home. The Lions opened the day with a 4-1 win over sixth-ranked Grand Canyon before taking down Concordia on all five courts.
DUAL 1: #8 LMU 4, GCU 1
1s
Melanie Paul /
Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) def. Hansen / Navas (GCU): 19-21, 21-13, 15-12
2s
Mirkin / Hughes (GCU) def.
Abbey Thorup /
Cassie Chinn (LMU): 21-11, 22-20
3s
Isabelle Reffel /
Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Rowan / Evans (GCU): 21-19, 21-10
4s
Jacinda Ramirez /
Kirstine Garder (LMU) def. Drake / Roskic (GCU): 21-23, 21-10, 15-13
5s
Isabelle Tucker /
Madi Firnett (LMU) def. Sanchez / Harris (GCU) 21-14, 22-24, 15-12
6s
Emily Anderson /
Eleonore Johansen (LMU) SPLIT Hutching / Dickson (GCU): LMU 21-15, GCU 21-18
Order of Finish: 2, 6 (UF), 4, 3, 1, 5
6's Split
DUAL 2: #8 LMU 5, Concordia 0
1s
Melanie Paul /
Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) def. Phair / Highstreet (CUI): 21-9, 21-10
2s
Abbey Thorup /
Cassie Chinn (LMU) def. Ostojic / Smith (CUI): 22-20, 21-9
3s
Isabelle Reffel /
Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Ryan / Giusta (CUI): 21-10, 21-14
4s
Jacinda Ramirez /
Eleonore Johansen (LMU) def. Dyer / Moreno (CUI): 21-17, 21-9
5s
Isabelle Tucker /
Madi Firnett (LMU) def. Lemoine / Prewitt (CUI): 22-20, 21-12
6s
Emily Anderson /
Chloe Martin (LMU) def. Bush / Houston (CUI): 21-19, 21-10
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3
Up Next:
LMU will head to Gulf Shores, Alabama to compete in the March to May Tournament at the same site as the NCAA Championships. Competition will begin against UAB, Georgia State, and Tulane on Saturday before closing against South Carolina and Mercer the following day.
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