SAN BRUNO, Calif. After capturing their first West Coast Conference Beach Volleyball Championship last season, Loyola Marymount was selected as the favorite to win the WCC Championship two years in a row in a poll of the league coaches. The No. 9 team in the country captured a total of 36 points, along with all six first-place votes. The Portland Pilots were selected to finish seventh.
During 2019, Portland recorded their first season with multiple WCC wins as a program, defeating the Pacific Tigers twice at the Santa Cruz WCC Mid-Season Invitational. The Pilots 2's pair featuring returning junior Carey Williams led the team in dual victories with five.