WCC: #1 BYU Rolls; Pepperdine Gives (RV) Portland 1st Loss; SMC Upends (RV) San Diego
BYU rolled through Pacific while Portland was upended by Pepperdine to now sit as the lone unbeaten in the WCC.
Pepperdine Sweeps WCC Beach Yearly Awards
Following another record-setting season and its third straight berth in the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, No. 2 Pepperdine dominated the All- West Coast Conference and major individual honors as announced today. The Waves swept all four major honors and placed five on the first team.
BYU Sweeps LMU for Share of West Coast Conference Title
The BYU Cougars outhit the LMU Lions .314 to .109 and outblocked them 12-5 in the regular-season ending sweep.
Loyola Marymount Overcomes 2-1 Set Deficit With 5th Set-Comeback vs. Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount came from down 2-1 in sets and down 8-4 in the fifth to defeat Santa Clara in a late-night WCC match.
#12 UCLA Sweeps Through Loyola Marymount On .363 Hitting Clip
The UCLA Bruins took down Loyola Marymount in three sets using just seven players the entire match.
Loyola Marymount’s Defense Stifles Long Beach State for a 3-0 Win
Loyola Marymount swept Long Beach State with a stifling defense that held the 49ers to a negative hitting percentage.
#10 Oregon Escapes Loyola Marymount with Five-Set Victory
#10 Oregon survived a scare from Loyola Marymount to win in a five-set comeback.
Loyola-Marymount Falls to #16 Michigan Wolverines in Three
Hitting .556 in the win against LMU, Michigan’s Claire Kieffer-Wright was one of three Wolverines named to the USC/LMU Invite all-tournament team.