MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary’s beach volleyball team earned its fourth sweep over a West Coast Conference opponent Tuesday, this time blanking rival Santa Clara 5-0 at Moraga Commons.
It was a perfect sweep for Saint Mary’s (14-4), as it took every pairs matchup unblemished at 2-0. Out of 10 sets, Santa Clara (0-9) went over 15 points in only four of them.
SMC’s No. 3 pair of Mary Hernandez and Alexis Salmons earned the biggest margin of victory. The duo beat SCU’s Taylor Laugero and Hailey Lindberg 21-18 in the first set before crusing to a 21-7 win in set two.