SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The San Francisco Dons prepare to hit the beach for the 2017 West Coast Conference Championships, contested at Ocean Park Beach on Friday and Saturday.

The seventh seed in the bracket, USF plays the No. 2 seeded Saint Mary's Gaels on Friday at 10:30 a.m. The Dons and the Gaels have faced off twice this season, with each match going the way of Saint Mary's by a 5-0 score.

USF's second match will be against either No. 3 Loyola Marymount or No. 6 Santa Clara in the afternoon session. USF has not seen the Lions squad on the sand this season, and battled Santa Clara on April 12 in a tight 3-2 loss. In that match, USF earned its points from the Nos. 1 and 3 positions and the No. 4 spot in the lineup forced extra points before succumbing to their Bronco foes.

The second day of the tournament has winners-bracket matches on the sand at Ocean Park Beach beginning at 9 a.m. Preseason favorite and No. 1-seeded Pepperdine is currently ranked No. 3 in the AVCA national polls entering the weekend with an overall mark of 21-3. WCC schools Saint Mary's, Loyola Marymount and Pacific are also receiving votes.

Postseason will continue for eight squads across the nation, three from the east, three from the west and two at-large teams, at the NCAA Championship May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Fans can follow live scoring from the weekend in Santa Monica, get schedules, results, recaps and more on the WCC Tournament Central page.