MALIBU, Calif. – LMU beach volleyball picked up a pair of wins on Saturday, defeating Houston Christian, 4-1, and Concordia, 5-0.

#8 LMU def. Houston Christian, 4-1
 
1.     Melanie Paul/Valma Prihti (LMU) def. Maddie Butters/Alison Stanfill (HCU) – 21-16, 26-24
 
2.     Abbey Thorup/Cassie Chinn (LMU) def. Lindsay Harris/Kristen Kleymeyer (HCU) – 21-11, 21-11
 
3.     Abbey Reinard/Abbey Bufkin (HCU) def. Jacinda Ramirez/Kirstine Garder (LMU) – 21-18, 8-21, 17-15
 
4.     Isabelle Reffel/Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Shelby O'Neal/Gabi Axelrod (HCU) – 21-12, 21-10
 
5.     Madi Firnett/Isabelle Tucker (LMU) def. Mary Alper/Kylann Griffith (HCU) – 21-8, 21-18
 
Exh. Emily Anderson/Eleonore Johansen (LMU) vs. Victoria Kenney/Paige Palmer (HCU) – 21-8, 21-18
 
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1*, 5, 3
  
Game 2: #8 LMU def. Concordia, 5-0
 
1. Melanie Paul/Valma Prihti (LMU) def. Hannah Phair/Olivia Highstreet (CUI) – 21-14, 21-16
 
2. Abbey Thorup/Cassie Chinn (LMU) def. Hailee Ryan/Kelia Giusta (CUI) –21-15, 21-11
 
3. Jacinda Ramirez/Kirstine Garder (LMU) def. Tatum Smith/Bella Bush (CUI) – 21-17, 21-16
 
4. Isabelle Reffel/Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Kelissa Lemoine/Eva Prewitt (CUI) 
– 21-12, 21-19
 
5. Madi Firnett/Isabelle Tucker (LMU) def. Lily Dyer/Carly Moreno (CUI) – 21-10, 21-10
 
Exh. Emily Anderson/Eleonore Johansen (LMU) def. Nicole Miller/Alex Omaszta (CUI) – 21-16, 21-12
 
Order of finish: 4, 2, 3*, 5, 1
 
Up Next:
 
The Lions will host the two-day Battle for LA on Mar. 11 and 12. Six games will be played over the two days. The teams competing with be LMU, Florida Atlantic, and Stanford on the first day. The second day will feature LMU, Grand Canyon, and Concordia.

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