SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Saint Mary's Gaels (20-15) took care of business with a 4-1 victory over sixth seeded Portland (5-16), punching their ticket to play tomorrow on Championship Friday, before narrowly falling to second seeded Pepperdine (19-13) 3-2. The Gaels moved to 20 wins for the first time since 2019, tying their largest win total in program history.
The day started their day with their third 4-1 victory over Portland this season. Allie Cataldo and Hannah Couch dropped a marathon first set 25-23, but responded with quick set two and three victories 21-12 and 15-7 to push Saint Mary's ahead early 1-0.