SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Saint Mary’s beach volleyball team made it to the semifinals of the 2017 West Coast Conference Championship Saturday with a morning victory before being eliminated by Loyola Marymount to end its run at Ocean Park Beach.
The Gaels (19-10) swept rival Santa Clara (3-12) 5-0 to start the day. The win eliminated the Broncos from the tournament and advance the Gaels to the WCC Championship semifinals for the second straight year. Saint Mary’s swept the top-four pairs in straight sets, while Madi Wilkerson and Sienna Young took a three-set win at No.