MALIBU, Calif. – Vanguard beach volleyball lost a pair of matches by sweep to Pepperdine and No. 9 California on Friday afternoon.

The Lions fell to 2-3 on the season.

Pepperdine 5, Vanguard 0

Vanguard took three of the matches to three sets but came up short each time.

Cassie Smits Van Oyen and Gianna Pecile battled Gabriella Perez and Marley Johnson at the fours and lost a tough 21-7, 20-22, 15-11 decision. At the twos, Madison Oriskovich and Emma Eden put the Waves up 2-0 with a 21-7, 16-21, 15-13 victory over Paige Cutwright and Madison Arnold.

The Waves won the match at the fives where Emi Erickson and Bella Avelar knocked off Logan Daniels and Natalie Hill by a 21-15, 21-10 score.

VU's top pair of Emma Galloway and Thea Snider fell 21-15, 21-12 to Pepperdine's Kate Clermont and McKenna Thomas.

Katie Alexander and Anne Mayfield won the first set 23-21 against Emma Bubelis and Ella Foti, but dropped the next two by scores of 21-17 and 15-13.

No. 9 California 5, Vanguard 0

The powerful Golden Bears swept all five matches in a dominant performance.

Sierra Caffo and Gia Fisher took the first point over Cutwright and Arnold, winning 21-11, 21-8 at the twos.

At the fours, Ella Sears and Ella Dreibholz upended Smits Van Oyen and Pecile by scores of 21-9, 21-7.

Emma Donley and Portia Sherman were victorious over Snider and Galloway at the top spot, controlling the match 21-12, 21-6.

The threes resulted in a 21-8, 21-7 victory by Marilu Pally and Alex Young-Gomez over Alexander and Mayfield.

Daniels and Hill battled Christine DeRoos and Jenna Colligan at the fives but fell 21-6, 21-10.

What Was Said?: "Great battles at every seed against Pepperdine," said Head Coach Kris Dorn. First, it's incredible to be on their campus and see things get back to normal after the fires. Second, our ladies really made wise adjustments as the games went on. We were earning points and flirting with danger. We were a bit overpowered and Cal used every inch of real estate against us. It's these type of matches that expose new roles in our armor. And we will forge stronger armor."

What's Next?: The Lions travel to Santa Clarita on Saturday to face Southern Oregon at noon and host The Master's at 2:00 p.m.