UCLA
Loyola Marymount
No. 4 UCLA Defeats Loyola Marymount
April 20, 2016 | Beach Volleyball
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Fourth-ranked UCLA (16-4) extended its winning streak to nine matches with a 4-1 win over Loyola Marymount (5-16) on Wednesday afternoon at Matador Beach Volleyball Facility on the campus of CSUN.
The Lions won their only point on court one as the duo of Avery Bush and Rachelle Suaava defeated the Bruins' freshman Megan McNamara and junior Jordan Anderson in come-from-behind fashion, 16-21, 21-16, 15-9.
On court two, UCLA's senior Kamila Tan and sophomore Ivey Schmitt took down the Lions' Erin Williams and Kekai Whitford in straight sets, 21-8, 21-14.
UCLA's duo of sophomore Elise Zappia and freshman Izzy Carey also posted a straight-set win at flight three, defeating LMU's Jamie Lea and Tatiana Schlange, 21-12, 21-16.
The Bruins also got a straight-set win on court four as UCLA's tandem of freshman Zana Muno and junior Jessyka Ngauamo defeated the Lions' Lindsay Carr and Veronica Nederend, 21-9, 21-10. For Ngauamo, it marked her first competition in over two years.
Senior Julie Consani and her partner, junior Laurel Weaver, also won in two sets, posting a 21-17, 21-8 win over LMU's Kristen Castellanos and Sara Kovac.
The Bruins will complete the regular season this afternoon with a 2:30 p.m. dual at CSUN.
No. 4 UCLA 4, Loyola Marymount 1 - Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - Northridge, Calif.
#1 - Avery Bush/Rachelle Suaava (LMU) def. Jordan Anderson/Megan McNamara (UCLA), 16-21, 21-16, 15-9
#2 - Kamila Tan/Ivey Schmitt (UCLA) def. Erin Williams/Kekai Whitford (LMU), 21-8, 21-14
#3 - Izzy Carey/Elise Zappia (UCLA) def. Jamie Lea/Tatiana Schlange (LMU), 21-12, 21-16
#4 - Jessyka Ngauamo/Zana Muno (UCLA) def. Lindsay Carr/Veronica Nederend (LMU), 21-9, 21-10
#5 - Laurel Weaver/Julie Consani (UCLA) def. Kristen Castellanos/Sara Kovac (LMU), 21-17, 21-8
