Pepperdine beats USC in USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge
Local beach volleyball players returned to the sands of the South Bay last weekend when USA Volleyball (USAV) held it Beach Collegiate Challenge in Hermosa Beach. Pepperdine’s No. 1 sand volleyball team of Lilla Frederick and Kim Hill defeated the No. 1 team from the USC, which included Mira Costa alum and Hermosa Beach resident Stevi Robinson and Kirby Burnham, in the gold division final 21-19, 21-18. Pepperdine, the defending NCAA sand volleyball champions, captured the team title at the Beach Collegiate Challenge while Long Beach State finished second. On Sunday, pairs teams from CSU Bakersfield, LBSU, Hawaii, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine USC, Santa Clara, UCLA and USC competed in bracket play in gold (top two teams), silver (No. 3 and 4 teams) and bronze (No. 5 teams) divisions. In the semifinals, Robinson/Burnham defeated Pepperdine’s No. 2 team of Lara Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Redondo Union) and Caitlyn Racich. Also competing in the Gold Division was Santa Clara University’s No. 2 team of Alyssa Anderson (Hermosa, Beach, Mira Costa) and Haley Cameron along with Cal State Bakersfield’s No. 1 team of Shayna Guitare (Torrance, West Torrance) and Mariah Alvidrez. From left, gold…
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