by Dean Boerner | Sports Editor
In the first WCC championship event for beach volleyball, the Gaels made it as far as the final game before falling to heavily favored Pepperdine. The Gaels won a pair of key matches over Pacific and Santa Clara on Friday, took down LMU in a close match on Saturday, and then fell to Pepperdine later in the afternoon to finish in second place.
Friday afternoon at Ocean Beach in Santa Monica, the Gaels began the tournament by sneaking past Pacific 3-2. Soon after though, the Gaels ran into No.