EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - After succesfully advancing through Friday's competition, the second day of the 2021 West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Championships was not favorable for the University of the Pacific Beach Volleyball team, as the Tigers were shut out by Saint Mary's, 5-0 in a fourth round elimination dual match.
The Gaels won all five matches in two sets to sweep Pacific. The most competitive match was in Flight No. 2, where Crash Parker and Hawley Harrer defeated Pacific's pair of
Gabby Leo and
Sedona Sherman, 21-10, 21-16.
No. 3 Saint Mary's 5, No. 5 Pacific 0
1. Chandler Cowell/Elena Baka (SMC) def.
Hanne De Schrijver/
Alexa Edwards (PAC): 21-7, 21-11
2. Crash Parker/Hawley Harrer (SMC) def.
Gabby Leo/
Sedona Sherman (PAC): 21-10, 21-16
3. Jasmin Suarez/Sienna Young (SMC) def.
Jenny Todd/
Jadyn Tubbs (PAC): 21-9, 21-13
4. Morgan Kendrick/Boo Laird (SMC) def.
Lucy Carpenter/
Hania Taduran (PAC): 21-8, 21-10
5. Makenna Joyce/Selbie Christensen (SMC) def.
Kaelyn Saler/
Illyria Kalaj (PAC): 21-13, 21-9
Order of finish: 1,5,4*,2,3
Pacific head coach
Greg Gibbons reflected on the team's performance throughout the WCC Championships. "I am so proud of how much this team has improved and competed and earned the right to be In the semis," said Gibbons. "Now they need to focus on finals and get a much needed and deserved break. Awesome team."
The Tigers finished the 2021 regular season at 6-8 overall and 3-6 against WCC opponents, including tournament matches.
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