SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The top-seeded LMU beach volleyball team advanced into Friday's games after a 4-1 win in Thursday's opening game against Santa Clara. The Lions led the dual 4-0 before pulling out of the final court to preserve athletes for Saturday.
 
Santa Clara vs. LMU
Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final)
LMU (27-10) vs Santa Clara (20-16)
04/23/2026 at Santa Monica, CA -- Ocean Park Beach
Match Score: LMU 4, Santa Clara 1
 

1. Sadie Snipes and Sammy Wood (SCU) def. Tanon Rosenthal and Anna Pelloia (LMU) by forfeit: 21-16, 16-21 (withdraw)
2. Chloe Hooker and Ines Piret (LMU) def. Avery Cukjati and Teagan Wilson (SCU): 21-15, 22-20
3. Jaeya Brach and Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Anna Balsdon and Noelle Niederman (SCU): 21-11, 21-16
4. Maja Kruczek and Josefine Schaekel (LMU) def. Ciara Cantlen and Alexandra Urbina (SCU): 21-14, 21-18
5. Katie McAlister and Ellie Davis (LMU) def. Tyler Parouse and Ava Stoddard (SCU): 21-12, 21-11

 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish: 3,5,4,2,1
Start Time: 12:45 PM
Duration: 00:44
 
Up Next:
The Lions will look to advance to the finals with a win in Friday's 9:45 AM match. LMU will play the winner of Thursday's 2-seed Pepperdine versus 3-seed Saint Mary's match.

The tournament will run from April 23-24 at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, Calif. All duals will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can watch from the beach at no charge.

For more information on the tournament, check out the West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament Central home page.

The Lions have won each of the last six WCC Championships, and will look to extend their conference-record streak to seven in a row this week. LMU won the conference championship in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. There was no postseason held in 2020.

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