SANTA MONICA, Calif. – LMU beach volleyball defeated Pepperdine twice on Friday to win the 2024 West Coast Conference Tournament Championship for a record fifth-consecutive time. The Lions defeated the Waves, 4-1, in the morning match to earn their place in the championship game.
 
After Pepperdine worked their way out of the elimination bracket, the rematch began with the 4s and 5s pairs for the title. LMU took a strong lead, claiming victories on both courts of the first flight. With a 2-0 lead, LMU needed just one more match victory from the 1s, 2s, or 3s to secure the dual and the conference championship. All three of the courts in the second flight went three sets. The Waves won on 2s, but it was Jacinda Ramirez and Anna Pelloia on 3s who clinched the victory in the final set. The 1s went unfinished.
 
Pepperdine vs. #9 LMU Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final)
Semifinal: #9 LMU vs Pepperdine 04/26/2024
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1. Vilhelmiina Prihti and Michelle Shaffer (LMU) def. Kate Clermont and McKenna Thomas (PEPP): 21-15, 21-14
2. Madison Oriskovich and Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Isabelle Reffel and Alisha Stevens (LMU): 21-19, 19-21, 15-12
3. Anna Pelloia and Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Sarlota Svobodova and Gabriella Perez (PEPP): 21-13, 21-11
4. Cassie Chinn and Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Gracie Pedersen and Kaydon Meyers (PEPP): 21-14, 21-11
5. Madi Firnett and Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Aubrey Roberts and Emi Erickson (PEPP): 25-23, 21-13

 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish:2, 4, 3*, 1, 5,
 
 
Pepperdine vs. #9 LMU Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final)
Championship: #9 LMU vs Pepperdine 04/26/2024
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1. Vilhelmiina Prihti and Michelle Shaffer (LMU) UF vs. Kate Clermont and McKenna Thomas (PEPP): 21-15, 14-21, 8-13
2. Madison Oriskovich and Kristine Briede (PEPP) def. Isabelle Reffel and Alisha Stevens (LMU): 21-12, 12-21, 15-13
3. Anna Pelloia and Jacinda Ramirez (LMU) def. Sarlota Svobodova and Gabriella Perez (PEPP): 21-16, 19-21, 15-11
4. Cassie Chinn and Chloe Hooker (LMU) def. Gracie Pedersen and Kaydon Meyers (PEPP): 21-15, 21-9
5. Madi Firnett and Abbey Thorup (LMU) def. Aubrey Roberts and Emi Erickson (PEPP): 21-17, 21-12

 
MATCH NOTES
 Order of finish:2, 5, 4, 3*
 
LMU has won WCC Championships in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. No tournament was held in 2020. Beach Volleyball becomes the first team in LMU Athletics history to win five consecutive conference titles.
 
With the win in the championship match, LMU earns the WCC's automatic berth to next week's NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship.
 
The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship selection show is this Sunday, April 28, at 8 a.m. PT on NCAA.com. The NCAA Championship begins this coming Wednesday, May 3, in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 
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