Loyola Marymount in NCAA beach volleyball final after stunning UCLA and USC

Loyola Marymount in NCAA beach volleyball final after stunning UCLA and USC

After eight NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship tournaments, the queens of the sand have resided in Southern California. And that might continue this year, but if so, it will be a new local team reigning supreme. Loyola Marymount will play for its first national championship Sunday in Gulf Shores, Alabama, after taking out four-time defending champion USC in the quarterfinals Saturday, followed by a 3-2 upset of top-seeded UCLA in the semifinal. …