LOS ANGELES – The No. 5 LMU beach volleyball team remained unbeaten in the new on-campus home facility with a 3-2 win over No. 20 Pepperdine and a 4-1 win over No. 13 Washington on Saturday. In addition to the wins, LMU recognized the four members of the senior class in between matches, with Melanie Paul, Kirstine Garder, Emily Anderson, and Eleonore Johansen all playing in their final home matches of their careers.
 
#5 LMU 3, #20 Pepperdine 2
 
1. Clermont, Kate/Thomas, McKenna (PEP) def. Melanie Paul/ Vilhelmiina Prihti(LMU) 21-19, 21-14
 
2. Alisha Stevens/ Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Pedersen, Gracie/Standage, Savannah (PEP) 21-17, 21-15
 
3. McLeod, Alexus/Roberts, Aubrey (PEP) def. Jacinda Ramirez/Isabelle Reffel (LMU) 16-21, 22-20, 15-13
 
4. Chloe Hooker/Cassie Chinn(LMU) def. Perez, Gabriella/Campbell, Gracey (PEP) 17-21, 21-14, 15-10
 
5. Madi Firnett/ Isabelle Tucker (LMU) def. Oriskovich, Madison/Briede, Kristine (PEP) 21-8, 21-13
 
Ext. Erickson, Emi/Wright, Mari (PEP) def. Emily Anderson/ Eleonore Johansen (LMU) 22-20, 16-21, 15-13
 
Match Notes:
Pepperdine 16-10; National ranking #20
LMU 23-8; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,4,6,1,5,3);
 
 
#5 LMU 4, #13 Washington 1
1. Chloe Loreen/Natalie Robinson (WASH) def. Melanie Paul/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) 21-17, 17-21, 15-12
 
2. Kirstine Garder/Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Piper Monk-Heidrich/Kendall Mather (WASH) 22-20, 21-12
 
3. Jacinda Ramirez /Isabelle Reffel (LMU) def. Scarlett Dahl/Paloma Bowman (WASH) 21-16, 21-11
 
4. Chloe Hooker/Cassie Chinn (LMU) def. Teagan DeFalco/Mary Sinclair (WASH) 21-18, 18-21, 15-7
 
5. Madi Firnett/ Isabelle Tucker (LMU) def. Maeve Griffin/Hannah Yerex (WASH) 21-15, 21-13
 
Ext. Eleonore Johansen/Emily Anderson (LMU) def. Shannon Gormally/Reagan Peterson (WASH) 21-12, 21-7
 
Match Notes:
Washington 19-12; National ranking #13
LMU 24-8; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (6,2,4,5,3,1);
 
 
UP NEXT:
The Lions will compete for a fourth-consecutive West Coast Conference Championship from Apr. 27-28 at the Ocean Park Courts in Santa Monica.
 
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