Waves Finish Season at WCC Tournament

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  —  The Pepperdine beach volleyball team finished the 2025 campaign at the West Coast Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon.
 
With injuries hitting the Waves at an inopportune time, Pepperdine was forced to play with a different lineup than usual on courts three and five.
 
The Waves (19-15) fell to #4 LMU (35-6) in the winners bracket semifinal before battling it out and ultimately dropping a 3-2 heartbreaker to Santa Clara (18-18) in the losers bracket semifinal.
 
#4 LMU RECAP
Playing to a clinch, LMU took a quick 2-0 advantage as the Lions swept courts five and four with respective scores of 21-9, 21-10 and 21-12, 21-14. Needing to win just one more court to move on to the championship, LMU won 21-15, 21-13 in slot No. 3 to seal the match and earn a spot in the title game.
 
Courts one and two were unfinished, while the Lions had won the first set on both courts and held an advantage in the second set at the time of the clinch.
 
SANTA CLARA RECAP
The Broncos jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a 21-12, 21-8 win on court five. However, Emma Eden (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Ella Foti (Madison, Wis.) evened the duel with a dominant 21-15, 21-14 win in slot No. 2. From there, Kate Clermont (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) and McKenna Thomas (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) gave Pepperdine a 2-1 lead with their own two-set win on court one (21-16, 21-15).
 
Santa Clara then tied the duel 2-all with a 21-14, 21-18 triumph in slot No. 3. With the duel knotted up, Santa Clara held a one set lead on court four, but the Waves were up 17-13 in the second set. However, the Broncos battled back and won the set 21-18 to win the court and the match.
 
RESULTS
#4 LMU def. Pepperdine 3-0
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) vs. Chloe Hooker/Vilhelmiina Prihti (LMU) 16-21, 7-14 – Unfinished
No. 2  Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEPP) vs. Michelle Shaffer/Anna Pelloia (LMU) 17-21, 10-14 – Unfinished
No. 3. Abbey Thorup/Lisa Luini (LMU) def. Bella Avelar/Madison Oriskovich (PEPP) 21-15, 21-13
No. 4. Isabelle Reffel/Magdalena Rabitsch (LMU) def. Emi Erickson/Marley Johnson (PEPP) 21-12, 21-14
No. 5. Tanon Rosenthal/Gi Poletti Corrales (LMU) def. Kenzi McSpadden/Deanie Woodruff (PEPP) 21-9, 21-10
 
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3*
 
Santa Clara def. Pepperdine 3-2
No. 1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEPP) def. Holland Jackson/Noelle Niederman (SCU) 21-16, 21-15
No. 2  Emma Eden/Ella Foti (PEPP) def. Sadie Snipes/Sammy Wood (SCU) 21-15, 21-14
No. 3. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SCU) def. Bella Avelar/Madison Oriskovich (PEPP) 21-16, 21-16
No. 4. Kawena Chillingworth/Teagan Wilson (SCU) def. Emi Erickson/Marley Johnson (PEPP) 21-14, 21-18
No. 5. Callie Loughran/Ava Stoddard (SCU) def. Kenzi McSpadden/Deanie Woodruff (PEPP) 21-12, 21-8
 
Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3*
 
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