The Wayne State College beach volleyball team won one match and took two others to a third set before falling to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 4-1 Thursday afternoon in a beach volleyball dual played at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln.  The Wildcats are now 3-2 on the season while Nebraska improves to 6-3.
            The Wildcats recorded their first win in the #3 match when the freshmen duo of Kelsie Cada and Jordan McCormick won 24-22 and 14-6 in the second set by injury default over Nebraska's Jazz Sweet and Lexi Sun.
            The #2 match saw Wayne State's Alyssa Ballenger and Maddie Duffy force three sets with Nebraska's Madi Kubik and Kenzie Knuckles.  The Huskers won the first set 21-18 followed by a Wildcat win of 21-10 in the second set before Kubik and Knuckles won the third set 15-12.
            Wayne State's #6 team of Taya Beller and Rachel Walker battled Nebraska's Fallon Stutheit and Nicole Drewnick to three sets before falling 21-15, 17-21 and 15-13. 
            Wayne State will take their spring break trip next week to California where the Wildcats will play matches Tuesday through Friday against a list of opponents to be finalized by this weekend.

Wayne State at Nebraska Beach Volleyball Results 3/5/20
#1 Nicklin Hames/Lauren Strivins (Neb.) defeats Tarrin Beller/Hope Carter (WSC) 21-15, 21-10
#2 Kenzie Knuckles/Madi Kubik (Neb.) defeats Alyssa Ballenger/Maddie Duffy (WSC) 21-18, 10-21, 15-12
#3 Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) defeats Lexi Sun/Jazz Sweet (Neb.) 24-22, 14-6 (inj. default)
#4 Hayley Densberger/Callie Schwarzenbach (Neb.) defeats Elly Larson/Jacee Weber (WSC) 21-15, 21-13
#5 Emma Gabel/Riley Zuhn (Neb.) defeats Jaci Brahmer/Jessie Brandl (WSC) 21-10, 21-12
#6 Fallon Stutheit/Nicole Drewnick (Neb.) defeats Taya Beller/Rachel Walker (WSC) 21-15, 17-21, 15-13