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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Top-seeded LMU beach volleyball won in straight sets on all five courts to open the 2024 West Coast Conference Championships Thursday at Ocean Park Courts in Santa Monica. The Lions won 5-0 over Santa Clara on Thursday to advance to Friday's 10:30 AM match with a shot at the WCC Championship game on the line.
 
Santa Clara vs. #9 LMU
Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final) 
04/25/2024
 
# FLIGHTS

1. Vilhelmiina Prihti and Michelle Shaffer (LMU) def. Katie Kishton and Elena Radeff (SCU): 21-18 21-18
2. Isabelle Reffel and Alisha Stevens (LMU) def. Noelle Niederman and Sveva Munneke (SCU): 21-14, 21-17
3. Anna Pelloia and Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Jordan Bennett and Casey Campbell (SCU): 21-13 21-16
4. Cassie Chin and Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Hailey Benesz and Ella Duffner (SCU): 21-10, 21-16
5. Madi Firnett and Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Alexie Epstein and Alexandra Urbina (SCU): 21-10 21-13

 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish:2, 3, 5, 4, 1
 
 
The Lions enter the week at the ninth-ranked team in the country and the top seed for the 2024 West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament. The WCC Tournament will be held at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, Calif. The event runs Thursday, April 25 to Friday, April 26.
 
LMU is the defending four-time WCC Champion after capturing its inaugural title in 2019. The Lions upended three-time champion Pepperdine who did not drop a point in winning the debut event in 2016 and repeating in 2017 and 2018. The Lions beat Pepperdine twice in elimination matches on day two of the 2019 tournament to take the crown before topping the Waves in three straight finals from 2021-23.
 
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