LMU Advances to Fifth Consecutive NCAA Quarterfinal Following Sweep of FAU

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The #4 LMU Beach Volleyball team opened the 2025 NCAA Championships in dominant fashion, sweeping #13 Florida Atlantic, 3-0, before the final horn sounded.
 
The Lions took the first set on four of the five courts to open the morning. Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales earned LMU’s first dual point, winning on the Five Court, 21-12, 21-14.
 
The second and third dual points were earned within moments of each other as Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch won 21-18, 21-13 just before Abbey Thorup and Lisa Luini earned dual point with a Thorup kill on Court Three, 21-19, 14-10.
 
Courts One and Two were left unfinished just as Michelle Shaffer and Anna Pelloia took the second set on one and Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti led, 21-19, 14-10 on two.
 
The Lions will face 5-seed USC on Saturday morning at 9:00 AM CT / 7:00 AM PT. on ESPN2. The Trojans advanced with a 3-1 win over North Florida in their opening round matchup.
 
Official Beach Volleyball Results (Final)
#4 Loyola Marymount (36-6) vs #13 Florida Atlantic (21-15)
05/02/2025 at Gulf Shores, Ala. — The Hangout
Match Score: Loyola Marymount 3, Florida Atlantic 0
 

1. Michelle Shaffer and Anna Pelloia (LMU) vs. Ashleigh Adams and Marketa Svozilova (FAU): match was unfinished; 15-21, 21-18, 0-0
2. Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) vs. Kate McLaughlin and Julie Honzovicova (FAU): match was unfinished; 21-19, 14-10
3. Abbey Thorup and Lisa Luini (LMU) def. Klaire VanDeusen and Shayna Wolf (FAU): 21-14, 22-20
4. Isabelle Reffel and Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Olivia Strandberg and Sydney Schroder (FAU): 21-18, 21-13
5. Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales (LMU) def. Shantel Starling and Kendall Mignerey (FAU): 21-12, 21-14

 
MATCH NOTES
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3
Start Time: 8:10 AM
Duration: 43
 
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