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Beach Volleyball Head to Santa Monica for WCC Championships on Friday

Beach Volleyball Head to Santa Monica for WCC Championships on Friday
 
THE TEAMS
No. 1 seed LMU
No. 2 seed Pepperdine
No. 3 seed Saint Mary's
No. 4 seed Santa Clara
No. 5 seed Portland
No. 6 seed San Francisco
No. 7 seed Pacific
  
TOURNAMENT DATES/LOCATION
When: Friday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30 starting at 9 a.m. both days
Where: Ocean Park Beach Volleyball Courts (Santa Monica, California)
Live Stats: WCC Team Score
 
TOURNAMENT INFO
 
Day One | Friday, April 29
9:00 A.M. Match 1 No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 Portland 
10:30 A.M. Match 2 No. 3 Saint Mary's vs. No. 6 San Francisco 
10:30 A.M. Match 3 No. 2 Pepperdine vs. No. 7 Pacific 
12:00 P.M. Match 4 No. 1 LMU vs. Winner of Match 1 (#4/#5) 
12:00 P.M. Match 5 Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3 
1:30 P.M. Match 6 Non-advancing team from Match 2 vs. Non-Advancing team from Match 3 
3:00 P.M. Match 7 Non-advancing team from Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 6 
4:30 P.M. Match 8 Non-advancing team from Match 4 vs. Winner of Match 7 
 
Day Two | Saturday, April 30
9:00 A.M. Match 9 Non-advancing team from Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 8 
10:30 A.M. Match 10 Winner of Match 4 vs. Winner of Match 5 
12:00 P.M. Match 11 Winner of Match 9 vs. Non-advancing Team of Match 10
1:30 P.M. Match 12 Winner of Match 10 vs. Winner of Match 11
  
NOTES
  • Fourth-seed Santa Clara plays fifth-seed Portland in the first match of the West Coast Conference Tournament on Friday at 9 a.m.
  • It is the first meeting between the two teams this season.  
  • SCU is coming off a split on Saturday, beating WCC foe San Francisco 4-1 before falling to UC Davis 4-1 in Davis, California.  
  • Three Bronco seniors - Alexia Inman, Natalia Rentsch and Michelle Shaffer - will be playing their final matches as a Broncos this weekend.       
  • Julia Sangiacomo and Shaffer have the most wins as a pair at 11-1, all coming atop the lineup.
  • Individually, Shaffer tops the team with an 21-6 record.
  • SCU has a 21-6 record at No. 1 pairs for the best record at any spot in the lineup.      
  • The Broncos are led by Associate Head Coach Jeff Alzina who is in his third season with the program.  
  • Last season, the Broncos finished 5-7 including 3-5 in West Coast Conference action. 
  • The squad is comprised of 14 players with eight returners and six first-year players.  
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