SANTA MONICA, Calif. – No. 1 seed LMU defeated No. 4 seed Santa Clara 3-0 to claim its sixth-straight West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament title at Ocean Park Beach. Ranked No. 4 nationally, the Lions were a perfect 3-0 over the two-day tournament and are 35-6 overall.
 
By securing the tournament title, the Lions earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship. The selection show will be held on Sunday, April 27, at 10 a.m. PT on NCAA.com. The tournament will be held May 2-4 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
 
March 12: No. 1 LMU def. No. 4 Santa Clara 3-0 (Order of finish: 4, 5, 3)

The championship dual was played in stages as the fours and fives got things started. LMU won both in straight sets as Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch won the fours, 21-7, 21-10 and Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales came out on top in the fives, 21-13, 21-19.
 
The Lions were in control from the start on courts one and three. Abbey Thorup and Lisa Luini took their first set on court three 21-11 and then won 21-13 in the second set to claim their match and the decisive third-point for LMU. Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti won their first set on court one 21-12 and were leading 17-11 when the dual ended.
 

1. Holland Jackson/Noelle Niederman (SCU) vs. Chloe Hooker/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) – Unfinished
2. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) vs. Michelle Shaffer/Anna Pelloia (LMU) – Unfinished
3. Abbey Thorup/Lisa Luini (LMU) def. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) 21-11, 21-13
4. Isabelle Reffel/Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Kawena Chillingworth/Teagan Wilson (SCU) 21-7, 21-10
5. Tanon Rosenthal/Giuliana Poletti Corrales (LMU) def. Callie Loughran/Ava Stoddard (SCU) 21-13, 21-19

Match 11: No. 4 Santa Clara def. No. 2 Pepperdine 3-2 (Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3, 4)
No. 4 seed Santa Clara won for the third time on Friday, defeating No. 2 seed Pepperdine 3-2 to advance to the WCC Beach Volleyball Tournament championship.
 
The Broncos started strong with a dominant win on court five as Callie Loughran and Ava Stoffard won 21-12, 21-8. The Waves battled back, briefly taking the lead in the dual as Emma Eden and Ellen Foti won 21-15, 21-14 on court 2 and Kate Clermont and McKenna Thomas handled court 1 21-16, 21-16.
 
Alexandra Urbina and Ciara Cantlen of Santa Clara took care of business on court three, winning 21-16, 21-16, leaving the match to be decided by the outcome of court four. Kawena Chillingworth and Teagan Wilson won the first set 21-14 but trailed for much of the second. Down 17-14, Chillingworth and Wilson went on a 7-1 run to close it out and give the Broncos the dual win.

1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEP) def. Holland Jackson/Noelle Niederman (SCU) 21-16, 21-15
2. Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEP) def. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) 21-15, 21-14
3. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Madison Oriskovich/Bella Avelar (PEP) 21-16, 21-16
4. Kawena Chillingworth/Teagan Wilson (SCU) def. Marley Johnson/Emi Erickson (PEP) 21-14, 21-18
5. Callie Loughran/Ava Stoddard (SCU) def. Deanie Woodruff/Kenzi McSpadden (PEP) 21-12, 21-8

Match 10: No. 4 Santa Clara def. No. 3 Saint Mary’s 3-1 (Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 2)
No. 4 seed Santa Clara kept its championship hopes alive, defeating No. 3 seed Saint Mary’s in a tightly contested match 3-1.
 
The Gaels took an early lead as Hannah Glick and Sedona Sherman won 21-16, 21-18 on court four. The Broncos tied things up with a two-set win of their own on court three as Alexandra Urbina and Ciara Cantlen won 21-19, 24-22.
 
The rest of the matches went to three sets and Santa Clara took a 2-1 lead in the dual when Callie Loughran and Ava Stoddard won 25-23, 13-21, 15-11 on court five. The match came down to court two, where Sadie Snipes and Sammy Wood pulled away in their third set to win 21-18, 20-22, 15-10.

1. Holland Jackson/Noelle Niederman (SCU) vs. Allie Cataldo/Hannah Couch (SMC) – Unfinished
2. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) def. Clarissa Klein/Chloe Swanson (SMC) 21-18, 20-22, 15-10
3. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Angelina Bour/Nya Crump (SMC) 21-19, 24-22
4. Hannah Glick/Sedona Sherman (SMC) def. Kawena Chillingworth/Teagan Wilson (SCU) 21-16, 21-18
5. Callie Loughran/Ava Stoddard (SCU) def. Grace Travis/Genevieve Bane (SMC) 25-23, 13-21, 15-11

Match 9: No. 1 LMU def. No. 2 Pepperdine 3-0 (Order of finish: 4, 5, 3)
No. 1 seed LMU beach volleyball continued its winning ways, defeating No. 2 seed Pepperdine 3-0 to advance to the championship dual of the WCC Beach Volleyball Tournament.
 
The Lions won on the strength of their pairs on courts three, four and five. Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch got the first win, taking court four, 21-12, 21-14. On court five, Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales won in dominant fashion by a score of 21-9, 21-10. Abbey Thorup and Lisa Luini closed things out with a 21-12, 21-14 victory against their court three counterparts from Pepperdine.

1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEP) vs. Chloe Hooker/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) – Unfinished
2. Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEP) vs. Michelle Shaffer/Anna Pelloia (LMU) – Unfinished
3. Abbey Thorup/Lisa Luini (LMU) def. Madison Oriskovich/Bella Avelar (PEP) 21-15, 21-13
4. Isabelle Reffel/Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Marley Johnson/Emi Erickson (PEP) 21-12, 21-14
5. Tanon Rosenthal/Giuliana Poletti Corrales (LMU) def. Deanie Woodruff/Kenzi McSpadden (PEP) 21-9, 21-10

Match 8: No. 4 Santa Clara def. No. 5 San Francisco 3-0 (Order of finish: 2, 3, 4)
Santa Clara won the first dual of the day, defeating San Francisco 3-0 as action wrapped up on courts two, three, and four almost simultaneously.

Sadie Snipes and Sammy Wood earned a close win on court two against Letizia Aquilino and Branson Lennon 22-20, 21-18. Action wrapped up moments later on court three as Alexandra Ubrina and Ciara Cantlen earned a convincing 21-10, 21-12 victory. Kawena Chillingworth and Teagan Wilson closed out the win for the Broncos with a 21-18, 21-14 win on court four.
 

1. McKenna Towne/Kaydence Stormes (USF) vs. Holland Jackson/Noelle Niederman (SCU) - Unfinished
2. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) def. Letizia Aquilino/Branson Lennon (USF) 22-20, 21-18
3. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Rylie Reeves/Burkleigh Smith (USF) 21-10, 21-12 
4. Kawena Chillingworth/Teagan Wilson (SCU) def. Lucy Speier/Jacquelyn Strawn (USF) 21-18, 21-14
5. Francesca Stanschus/Rainie Stevens (USF) vs. Callie Loughran/Ava Stoddard (SCU) - Unfinished