GULF SHORES, Ala. – The LMU Beach Volleyball Team is headed to the National Championship Game for the first time in program history. Following a quarterfinal win over #5 USC in the morning, the #4 Lions defeated top-seeded #1 UCLA in the semifinal matchup to knock out the finalists from the last two seasons.
 
UCLA took the first dual point, winning on Court 3, 21-17, 21-12. The Bruins went ahead 2-0 with a win on Court 1, 25-23, 21-18, forcing LMU to win the final three courts in order to advance.
 
The first dual point for the Lions went to LMU's Court 2 Pair of Vilhelmiina Prihti and Chloe Hooker. Prihti tied the program record with 109 career wins after the pair won on their court, 22-20, 21-16.
 
It all came down to Courts 4 and 5, the two closest to the water. Both pairs LMU pairs went down in the first set and fought back to force a third set. Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch closed out their court first and tied the dual at 2-2 with a 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 win.
 
The reverse sweep was completed when Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales came back to earn LMU's crucial third dual point on a kill from Poletti Corrales to give LMU a spot in the final with the 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 win.
 
A new champion will be crowned in the sport on Sunday morning as neither LMU or TCU have played in a national final before. The dual will be played on ESPN at 9:30 AM CT / 7:30 AM PT live from Gulf Shores. The #2 Horned Frogs defeated #6 Cal Poly, 3-0. The two programs met twice this season, with LMU winning 3-2 both times.
 
Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final)
#1 UCLA (32-7) vs #4 Loyola Marymount (38-6)
05/03/2025 at Gulf Shores, Ala. -- The Hangout
Match Score: Loyola Marymount 3, UCLA 2
 

1. Sally Perez and Maggie Boyd (UCLA) def. Michelle Shaffer and Anna Pelloia (LMU): 25-23, 21-18
2. Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) def. Peri Brennan and Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA): 22-20, 21-16
3. Jessie Smith and Kenzie Brower (UCLA) def. Abbey Thorup and Lisa Luini (LMU): 21-17, 21-12
4. Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Alexa Fernandez and Kaley Mathews (UCLA): 16-21, 21-14, 15-12
5. Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales (LMU) def. Harper Cooper and Ensley Alden (UCLA): 18-21, 21-19, 15-12

 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 4, 5,
Start Time: 12:20 PM
Duration: 1:10
 
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