SMC California Athletics

The final week of the beach volleyball regular season is upon us, and the Gaels (17-14) are surging at the right time. Winners of seven of their last nine, Saint Mary's is looking in peak shape for postseason play in the WCC Tournament, and will have one more week of preparation for said tournament, as the Gaels host Sacramento State and Pacific on Saturday, April 19 at Shaw and Knudsen Courts. As it will be the final home match of the season, the Gaels will honor their four graduating seniors, Allie Cataldo, Hannah Couch, Sedona Sherman and Chloe Swanson, in a ceremony between game one (Sacramento State, 9:30 AM) and game two (Pacific, 1 PM).

MALIBU, Calif. - Pitching has been the star for the Gaels over their three-game winning streak and they got another quality start from junior right hander Donovan Chriss who went into the sixth inning, allowing just one run with six strikeouts to earn his third win of the season. Chriss had the worst outing of his career last week against San Diego but completely turned the page today as he struck out six batters and got some great defense behind him to help earn his third win of the season and bring his ERA back down to 6.40.