And the winner of the first ever National Collegiate Sand Volleyball Championship… Pepperdine!

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I would’ve loved to have watched, well, any of these games live. But here’s a pretty awesome YouTube clip of the winners.

I’m a little surprised at how many shots they hit. You don’t see too many pros hitting that many shots like that (even though they are extremely effective and require less energy than hard driven kills). All-in-all these girls are very talented and in superb shape! Congrats to Pepperdine’s Racich and Ross!