Defending NCAA Division II beach national champion Colorado Mesa snapped Wayne State's six-match win streak Saturday morning with a 5-0 win over the Wildcats to close out Wayne State's spring break beach volleyball trip to Arizona.  The Wildcats ended their spring trip with a 6-1 record and are now 6-3 on the year while the Mavericks are 2-3.
            One of the five matches went three sets as Maggie Brahmer and Havyn Heinz in the 5's pairing won the first set 21-14 before falling to Colorado Mesa's Savannah Ott and Hailey Peters 21-8 and 15-9 in the final two sets. 
            Taya Beller and Allie Petry in the 1's match went extra points in the first set before falling 22-20 and 21-8.  #2's pairing Kelsie Cada and Jordan McCormick fell 21-15, 21-16 and Ally Beresford and Isabelle Vacek in 3's suffered a 21-13, 21-18 defeat.  Brooke Peltz and Rachel Walker lost in the 4's match 21-12, 21-8.
            Wayne State resumes play on Wednesday when the Wildcats travel to Shawnee, Kansas for the Ottawa (Kan.) Beach Tournament, playing four matches starting at noon against Missouri Baptist.
 
Colorado Mesa 5, Wayne State 0
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Tempe, Ariz. (Kiwanis Park)
 
1. Macie Lachemann/Holly Schmidt (CMU-BVB) def. Taya Beller/Allie Petry (WAYNE) 22-20, 21-8
2. Hahni Johnson/Savannah Spitzer (CMU-BVB) def. Kelsie Cada/Jordan McCormick (WAYNE) 21-15, 21-16
3. Gracyn Spresser/Jada Hall (CMU-BVB) def. Ally Beresford/Isabelle Vacek (WAYNE) 21-13, 21-18
4. Sabrina VanDeList/Tye Wedhorn (CMU-BVB) def. Brooke Peltz/Rachel Walker (WAYNE) 21-12, 21-8
5. Savannah Ott/Hailey Peters (CMU-BVB) def. Havyn Heinz/Maggie Brahmer (WAYNE) 14-21, 21-8, 15-9
 
Match Notes:
Wayne State (Neb.) 6-3
Colorado Mesa 2-3