Huskies Defeat No. 20 Pepperdine, Fall To No. 5 LMU

Saturday, April 22

Los Angeles, CA

12:00 PM

University of Washington

Pepperdine

April 22, 2023 | Beach Volleyball

By: UW Athletic Communications

LOS ANGELES – Coming of a 5-0 tournament on their home court, the Washington Beach Volleyball team was feeling good heading down to LMU to face two top-20 teams. With the post-season coming up and the Pac-12 Championships just next week, the Huskies continue to prepare by facing tough opponents like No. 20 Pepperdine and No. 5 LMU. This was the first ever meeting between the Huskies and Waves, and the Beach Dawgs came out on top.

Pepperdine

For the first match of the day Washington took on No. 20 Pepperdine. With post-season in sight, this was a huge top-20 matchup for the Huskies. Pairs 2, 4 and 5 took to the courts first.

The first pair to finish up was Washington's No. 2 pair Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather who took on Roberts/McLeod. The pair dropped the first set 13-21 but responded by winning the second 21-18. The Huskies came up just shy in the tiebreak set, losing 10-15. Shortly after, the No. 5 pair Maeve Griffin and Shannon Gormally took on Briede/Oriskovich. The Huskies lost to the Waves 9-21, 18-21 to give Pepperdine their second point.

Next up for the Huskies were Teagan DeFalco and Mary Sinclair at the No. 4 pair taking on Campbell/Perez. The Huskies won a marathon of a first set that ended with an incredible score of 35-33. Pepperdine responded by taking the second set 21-16. The Huskies fought through the endurance battle to win the tiebreak set 15-12, keeping things alive for their 1 and 3 pairs.

At the No. 1 pair Natalie Robinson and Chloe Loreen dominated Thomas/Clermont 21-11, 21-11. This win tied the dual score up at 2-2.

With the match on the line, Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman took on Standage/Quintero at the No. 3 pair. The Huskies clinched the dual with a 21-17, 21-14 victory.

Loyola Marymount

Immediately following the Pepperdine match, the Huskies took on host, No. 5 LMU. Pairs 2, 4 and 5 took to the courts first. The first pair to finish up was No. 2 Piper Monk-Heidrich and Kendall Mather. The Huskies lost to Garder/Thorup 20-22, 12-21. To give LMU their first point.

Next to finish up was court 4 with Teagan DeFalco and Mary Sinclair taking on Hooker/Chinn. The Huskies dropped the first set 18-21 but responded by taking the second 21-18. LMU prevailed in the tiebreak winning 15-7. On court No. 5, the Huskies went with Griffin/Yerex in the lineup. The Huskies took on Firnett/Tucker but fell short 15-21, 13-21 to give LMU their third point and the dual win. At the No. 2 pair, Scarlett Dahl and Paloma Bowman took on Ramirez/Reffel. The Huskies lost 16-21, 11-21.

Still fighting on court No. 1, Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson were taking on Paul/Prihti. The Huskies won the first set 21-17 but dropped the second 17-21. The Huskies prevailed in the tiebreak set 15-12 to give the Huskies their only point.

Loreen and Robinson end the regular season having won 13 matches in a row and going 27-6 overall at the No. 1 spot.

Washington Beach Volleyball
April 22, 2023
Los Angeles, California

Match 1

#13 Washington – 3
#20 Pepperdine – 2

1. Robinson/Loreen (WASH) def. Thomas/Clermont (PEPP) 21-11, 21-11
2. Roberts/McLeod (PEPP) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (WASH) 21-13, 18-21, 15-10
3. Bowman/ Dahl (WASH) def. Standage/Juju (PEPP) 21-17, 21-14
4. DeFalco/Sinclair (WASH) def. Campbell/Perex (PEPP) 35-33, 16-21, 15-12
5. Briede/Oriskovich (PEPP) def. Griffin/Gormally (WASH) 21-9, 21-18
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4, 1, 3

Match 2

#13 Washington- 1
#5 LMU- 4

1. Robinson/Loreen (WASH) def. Paul/Prihti (LMU) 21-17, 17-21, 15-12
2. Garder/Thorup (LMU) def. Monk-Heidrich/Mather (WASH) 22-20, 21-12
3. Ramirez/Reffel (LSU) def. Bowman/ Dahl (WASH) 21-16, 21-11
4. Hooker/Chinn (LMU) def. DeFalco/Sinclair (WASH) 21-18, 18-21, 15-7
5. Firnett/Tucker (LMU) def. Yerex/Griffin (WASH) 21-15, 21-13
Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 3, 1