Beach Volleyball Heads to Santa Monica for WCC Championships

MALIBU, Calif. – The #19 Pepperdine beach volleyball team will start the postseason push tomorrow, trekking to Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica for the West Coast Conference Championships Thursday and Friday.

The Waves were picked as the #2 seed in the tournament behind LMU, and will face #7 Pacific to begin the tournament.

WCC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Thursday and Friday (April 27-28) at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, Calif.: First match: #19 Pepperdine (#2 seed) (16-12) vs. Pacific (#7 seed) (0-20) at 10:30 a.m.

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: https://gowav.es/3NlCFYK

COVERAGE: Live scoring will be available via the tournament central page. There will be a live stream on Friday courtesy of the conference. Available results, updates and information can be found on Twitter @WavesBeachVB or on the website at www.pepperdinewaves.com.

NCAA SELECTION SHOW: The NCAA Selection show will air on NCAA.com on April 30 at 8 a.m. PT.

WAVES WEATHER: Santa Monica calls for a high of 65 degrees the rest of the week, with morning clouds and afternoon sun. Wind will blow roughly at 11 miles per hour to the southwest.

LAST WEEK IN LA: Pepperdine had a pair of close bouts against #5 LMU and #13 Washington, falling in both by a narrow 3-2 margin. Aubrey Roberts and Alexus McLeod debuted as a pair and went undefeated throughout the day, first beating their LMU opponents 16-21, 22-20, 25-13 in the No. 3 position before besting their UW opponents 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 in the No. 2 position.

Additionally, McKenna Thomas and Kate Clermont bested the Lions in the No. 1 position 21-19, 21-14 to start the day. In the final match, Kristine Briede and Madison Oriskovich won 21-9, 21-18 on court five as well.

WAVE REPORT: Pepperdine has gone 16-12 overall this season, with a 7-2 record at home, 1-4 output on the road and 8-6 record on neutral sand. Kate Clermont and McKenna Thomas have played together most recently in the No. 1 position, collecting on an 8-3 record for the Waves. There have been a few pairs in the No. 2 position and last week Aubrey Roberts and Alexus McLeod won. McLeod has also spent time in the position alongside Savannah Standage for a 2-4 output, while Standage and Clermont produced a 14-3 record in the position as well.

Gracey Campbell and Gabriella Perez have posted a 17-11 record in the No. 4 position and remains the only pair to have played in that spot. Kristine Briede and Madison Oriskovich have gone 17-8 in the No. 5 position for the Waves. A few pairs have played in the No. 3 slot, with Gracie Pedersen and Jasmin Suarez leading the pack with five wins.

OPPONENTS: In order of seed: LMU (32-9), Saint Mary's (14-17), Santa Clara (13-19), Portland (7-17), San Francisco (1-24), Pacific (0-20).

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.

Beach Volleyball Heads to Santa Monica for WCC Championships

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Players Mentioned

Kristine Briede

Gracey Campbell

Kate Clermont

Alexus McLeod

Madison Oriskovich

Gracie Pedersen

Gabbie Perez

Aubrey Roberts

Savannah Standage

Jasmin Suarez

McKenna Thomas

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