#8 Pepperdine Travels to Play #15 Long Beach State, UC Davis

MALIBU, Calif. – The #8 Pepperdine beach volleyball team will hit the road for three duals this week, first heading down South to take on #15 Long Beach State in a solo match before trekking to UC Davis for a doubleheader against the Aggies on Friday.

DUAL 20: Wednesday (April 7) in Long Beach, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine vs. #15 Long Beach State at 11 a.m. PT.

DUAL 21: Friday (April 9) in Davis, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine vs. UC Davis at 9 a.m. PT.

DUAL 22: Friday (April 9) in Davis, Calif.: #8 Pepperdine vs. UC Davis at 11 a.m. PT.

COVERAGE: The dual at Long Beach State will have live scoring available. If live scoring also becomes available for the UC Davis matches, those links can be found on www.PepperdineWaves.com. 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: Next week, the Waves head up to Palo Alto, Calif. to compete in a tournament hosted by Stanford on April 17 and 18. Team in attendance will include Stanford and Cal, as well as West Coast Conference opponent Saint Mary's.

WAVES WEATHER: The weather in Long Beach on Wednesday calls for a high of 74˚ with sunshine and clouds mixed. Winds will shift from the South to the Southwest, reaching 10 to 20 miles per hour. On Friday in Davis, skies will be sunny with a high of 76˚ and winds running Southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation on both days is below seven percent.

WAVE REPORT: Pepperdine currently has a 7-12 overall record after having gone 3-1 last weekend in Arizona. The Waves have marked a 42-53 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. Last weekend, Bauer and Filippone teamed up as a pairing 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.

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

OPPONENT NOTES:
Long Beach State
All-time record against: 22-3
Last time played: 2021, H, W, 3-2
Record this season: 11-9
Last weekend: Beach made the trip to Hawai'i last weekend to take on the #16 Rainbow Warriors three times. All three matches finished with 3-2 results, with LBSU taking one win and two losses. In the week prior, Beach and Hawai'i faced as well, with LBSU taking a 3-2 win. Beach also defeated UC Davis 5-0 that week, while dropping CSUN 5-0 and CSU Bakersfield 4-1 and falling to #5 Cal Poly 4-1.

UC Davis
All-time record against: 0-0
Last time played: NA
Record this season: 5-12
Last weekend: Last weekend, the Aggies were also at the Arizona Invitational, defeating both Colorado Mesa and Missouri State 4-1 and falling to #10 Grand Canyon 5-0 and #13 Arizona 4-1.

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.

#8 Pepperdine Travels to Play #15 Long Beach State, UC Davis

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Players Mentioned

Brook Bauer

Jordan Benoit

Alexis Filippone

Katie Gavin

Michaela Kasper

Sutton Mactavish

Melanie Paul

Simone Priebe

Mary Sinclair

Carly Skjodt

Calista Wright

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