SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the second straight season, Pepperdine was selected as the favorite to win the West Coast Conference Women's Beach Volleyball Championship in a poll of the league coaches. The defending NCAA National Runner-Up Waves were a unanimous selection capturing all 36 points and the maximum six first-place votes. The Portland Pilots beach volleyball program was selected to finish sixth.
Last season, Portland recorded their first wins as a program, sweeping the Oregon Ducks with back to back 3-2 wins in the opening weekend. Their third win came during Monterey Invitational against WCC opponent San Francisco, where the Pilots won four out of the five pairs.