Beach Volleyball Treks to Palo Alto for Four Matches

Saturday, April 17

Palo Alto, Calif.

10:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Saint Mary's

Photo by: Morgan Davenport

Beach Volleyball Treks to Palo Alto for Four Matches

4/15/2021 4:03:00 PM | Women's Beach Volleyball

By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. – The #11 Pepperdine beach volleyball program will hit the road for the final weekend of regular season competition, trekking to Palo Alto to compete in a tournament hosted by #10 Stanford and including #12 Cal and WCC opponent Saint Mary's, a team receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll.

After a set of three duals, seeding will determine a fourth and final championship or consolation dual to be played. Regardless of what seed, Pepperdine will play the fourth match at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday.

DUAL 23: Saturday (April 17) in Palo Alto, Calif.: #11 Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary's (RV) at 10 a.m. PT.

DUAL 24: Saturday (April 17) in Palo Alto, Calif.: #11 Pepperdine vs. #12 Cal at 2 p.m. PT

DUAL 25: Sunday (April 18) in Palo Alto, Calif.: #11 Pepperdine vs. #10 Stanford at 12 p.m. PT

DUAL 26: Sunday (April 18) in Palo Alto, Calif.: #11 Pepperdine vs. TBD at 2 p.m. PT. Dependent on seed from previous matches if this will be a Championship or Consolation match.

COVERAGE: Some live scoring will be available and can be found on Twitter @WavesBeachVB. All duals will have basic live streaming available with links to be provided on the website and Twitter prior to the match. Additionally, all links to all available coverage throughout the season can be found on www.PepperdineWaves.com, along with recaps, results, updates and more.
LOOKING AHEAD: After this weekend's set of matches, the Waves will enter postseason, beginning with the West Coast Conference Championships to be played at Dockweiler Beach in El Segundo, Calif. on April 30 and May 1.
WAVES WEATHER: Saturday calls for a high of 74˚ with some clouds in the morning that will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. Winds will run Northwest from 10 to 20 miles per hour throughout the day and there is a low 8% chance of precipitation.

Sunday will be similar throughout, with a high of 81• and a sunny disposition. There will be 10 to 20 mile per hour winds again running North to Northwest and only a 4% chance of precipitation throughout the day.

WAVE REPORT: Pepperdine currently has a 10-12 overall record after having gone 3-0 last week in local California matches. The Waves have marked a 54-56 (.491) overall pairs record this season and have tabbed winning records in the No. 2 and 3 positions so far.

The top three spots have been held by a few rotating pairs. Simone Priebe and Melanie Paul have tabbed the most wins as a duo with a 12-7 overall record, including a 1-4 record in the No. 1 position, an 8-2 record in the No. 2 position and a 3-1 record in the No. 3 slot.

Brook Bauer and Carly Skjodt have posted a 7-8 overall record with a 4-7 record in the top slot and a 3-1 output in the No. 2 position. Alexis Filippone and Sutton Mactavish have gone 5-10 overall this season, collecting a 1-3 output from the No. 2 position and a 4-7 record in the No. 3 spot.

In the last two weekends, however, a few new pairing options have come to light. Bauer and Filippone first teamed up as a pair in Arizona and went undefeated with a 4-0 record, posting three wins in the No. 1 position and one win in the No. 2 position. The duo then went 2-1 last weekend to amass a 6-1 overall record together this season, including a 3-1 output in the top position and a 3-0 record in the No. 2 slot.

Additionally, Skjodt and Paul joined forces last week, going 3-0 overall with two wins in the No. 2 position and one win in the No. 2 slot. Mactavish and Mary Sinclair have played together in the No. 3 slot as well, amassing a 5-1 record in the past two weekends for the Waves.

In the No. 4 slot, multiple pairs have played there, with Jordan Benoit and Mary Sinclair, Calista Wright and Katie Gavin and Cameron Baklenko and Gracie Pedersen each having collected two wins. Two other partnerships won one match a piece in that position. Additionally, Gavin, while playing with either Kristine Briede or Michaela Kasper had been most successful in the No. 5 slot with both of those duos having collected a 2-0 record, while three other pairing have won at least one match.

OPPONENT NOTES:
#10 Stanford
All-time record against: 2-0
First time played: 2019, N, W, 3-2
Last time played: 2019, H, W, 4-1
Record this season: 14-7, 6-6 PAC 12
Last weekend: The Cardinal went 0-3 last weekend with a tough bout of competition. Stanford fell to #1 UCLA and #2 Stanford with 4-1 results and then capped off the weekend with a 3-2 loss to #12 Cal.

#12 Cal
All-time record against: 1-0
First time played: 2019, H, W, 4-1
Last time played: 2019, H, W, 4-1
Record this season: 10-8, 5-3 PAC 12
Last weekend: Last weekend, the Golden Bears went 1-3, defeating this weekend's tournament host #10 Stanford 3-2 to close things up. Earlier in the weekend, Cal lost to #2 USC 5-0, #9 Arizona 4-1 and #20 Arizona State 3-2.

Saint Mary's (RV)
All-time record against: 7-0
First time played: 2014, H, W, 5-0
Last time played: 2019, N, W, 5-0
Record this season: 6-5, 4-1 WCC
Last weekend: Last week, the Gaels faced off with six opponents, including quite a few West Coast Conference opponents. First, SMC started things off on Tuesday with a 3-2 loss to #10 Cal. The Gaels then went 3-1 on April 8 and 9, with 4-1 wins over San Francisco and Santa Clara, a sweep over Pacific and a 4-1 loss to PCH Cup rival and #5 ranked LMU. Saint Mary's closed out the weekend with a 3-2 win over UC Davis.

FOLLOW: Follow @WavesBeachVB on Facebook and Twitter for updates and check on PepperdineWaves.com for full results, recaps and more. Follow @peppbeachvolley on Instagram for an inside look at the Waves' team culture and check out @PepperdineWaves for the scoop on all the Waves' programs throughout the year.