LOS ANGELES – Following the LMU Beach Volleyball program's run to the national championship game and the best final ranking in program history, Head Coach John Mayer has named Jacinda Ramirez his next assistant coach.
 
Ramirez has been with the program for the since arriving to LMU as a player in 2021. Over her four seasons playing for the Lions, Ramirez earned three all-conference recognitions, two NCAA All-Tournament honors, was a Top Flight winner, and won 97 matches. Additionally, Ramirez was named CSC Academic All-District in 2023 and was a two-time member of the WCC All-Academic First Team and one-time WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention recipient.
 
In her transition in 2024-25 to Student Assistant Coach, LMU won a school-record 38 duals, including defeating 12 opponents ranked in the top-10 and multiple wins over #1 ranked opponents. In the NCAA Championships, LMU opened with a 3-0 sweep over #13 FAU before putting together one of the most impressive single days in program history. On Saturday, May 3, 2025, LMU knocked off four-time defending national champions USC, 3-1, to advance to that afternoon's semifinals. The Lions then took down top-seeded #1 UCLA in a reverse sweep in the semifinals to advance to the Sunday's championship dual. In the national title game, LMU and TCU split courts two through five to set up championship point in the third set of Court 1, before the Horned Frogs eventually ended LMU's season. Ramirez helped mentor Michelle Shaffer and Chloe Hooker to AVCA Second Team All-American recognition, as well as AVCA Top Flight Pairs on four different courts with Flight 2 (Anna Pelloia and Chloe Hooker), Flight 3 (Abbey Thorup and Lisa Luini), Flight 4 (Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch), and Flight 5 (Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales) all winning over 75% of their matches on those courts. The WCC Awards continued as LMU earned the WCC Pair of the Year, the WCC Defensive Player of the Year, and the WCC Co-Freshman of the Year, along with seven First Team All-WCC and three Second Team All-WCC selections.
 
"I'm incredibly excited and grateful to continue my journey with the LMU Beach Volleyball team," said Ramirez. "I never could have imagined when I joined this program five years ago as a player that it would lead me to this opportunity. I want to thank all the coaches and athletic administrators who have supported me throughout my career at LMU, and especially John (Mayer) and Ashley (Armstrong) for believing in me and trusting me with this role. LMU has always felt like home, and I can't wait to help this program continue to grow and succeed."
 
Ramirez begins her new position immediately.
 
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