Nebraska handed Wayne State College a 5-0 loss in the beach volleyball opener for both teams played Friday morning at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln.
            The #1 pairs match saw Wayne State's Taya Beller and Allie Petry fall to Nebraska's Bekka Allick and Lexi Rodriguez 21-11 and 21-9.  The #2's contest saw UNL's Harper Murray and Merritt Beason register a 21-10, 21-6 win over the Wildcat pairing of Kelsie Cada and Jordan McCormick.
            In the 3's match it was Nebraska's Ally Batenhorst and Bergen Reilly surviving a close first set with Isabelle Vacek and Rachel Walker to win 21-19, 21-12.  The 4's pairing saw Lindsay Krause and Laney Choboy of Nebraska down Ally Beresford and Brooke Peltz of Wayne State 21-16, 21-11.
            The #5 contest had Caroline Jurevicius and Hayden Kubik of Nebraska edge Maggie Brahmer and Havyn Heinz of Wayne State 21-19, 21-16 and the exhibition match had Wayne State's Grace Baumert and Taylor Bunjer go extra points in the second set before falling to Nebraska's Maisi Boesiger and Andi Jackson 21-14, 22-20.
            Wayne State was scheduled to face Park University of Missouri in a match at 12 p.m. Friday at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln to close out the triangular between the three teams.
           
 
Nebraska 5, Wayne State 0
February 24, 2023
Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Championship Center)
 
1. Bekka Allick/Lexi Rodriguez (NEB) def. Taya Beller/Allie Petry (WSC) 21-11, 21-9
2. Merritt Beason/Harper Murray (NEB) def. Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WSC) 21-10, 21-6
3. Ally Batenhorst/Bergen Reilly (NEB) def. Isabelle Vacek/Rachel Walker (WSC) 21-19, 21-12
4. Laney Choboy/Lindsay Krause (NEB) def. Ally Beresford/Brooke Peltz (WSC) 21-16, 21-11
5. Caroline Jurevicius/Hayden Kubik (NEB) def. Maggie Brahmer/Havyn Heinz (WSC) 21-19, 21-16
Exh. Maisie Boesiger/Andi Jackson (NEB) def. Grace Baumert/Taylor Bunjer (WSC) 21-14, 22-20
 
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5