The Wayne State College beach volleyball team resumed play Tuesday posting a pair of victories over Ottawa (Kan.) in Shawnee, Kansas, recording 4-1 and 5-0 wins at Shawnee Mission Beach. The Wildcats are now 7-3 on the season while the host Braves drop to 6-10.
In the opening match, the 'Cats recorded sweeps in the #1 pairing (
Taya Beller and
Allie Petry) and #2 match (
Jordan McCormick/
Channatee Robles) while picking up 2-1 victories in the 4's (
Brooklyn Kusler/
Molly Romano) and 5's matches (
Rhianna Wilhelm/
Taylor Bunjer). The WSC exhibition pairing of
Gracen Evans and
Laney Kathol also picked up a 2-0 win.
The second match the Wildcats win five of six matches in sweeps. The 3's pairing of Myler and Peltz had to rally from a first-set loss to finish with a 2-1 win. The exhibition duo of
Jordie Nekl and
Kaelyn Andersen also recorded a 2-0 victory.
Wayne State is scheduled to host Ottawa (Kan.) – weather permitting – on Monday, March 25
th at the WSC Beach Court Courts in Wayne.
Wayne State 4, Ottawa (Kan.) 1
March 19, 2024 – Match 1
Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Beach)
1.
Taya Beller/
Allie Petry (WSC) def. Kira Cherry/Grace Davis (OU) 21-9, 21-14
2.
Jordan McCormick/
Channatee Robles (WSC)
def. Kennedy Krokroskia/Loraine Ruiz 21-17, 21-18
3. Carson Schuman/Radaisy Valdez (OU) def.
Ella Myler/
Brooke Peltz (WSC) 22-20, 21-19
4.
Brooklyn Kusler/
Molly Romano (WSC)
def. Madison Brauner/Bailee Nickel (OU) 10-21, 21-17, 15-10
5.
Taylor Bunjer/
Rhianna Wilhelm (WSC) def. Samantha Stahl/Asia Cole (OU) 21-23, 21-12, 15-8
Exhibition.
Laney Kathol/
Gracen Evans (WSC)
def. Paige Phillips/Mollie Mae Brooks (OU) 21-14, 21-13
Match Notes: Wayne State (Neb.) 6-3, Ottawa (Kan.) 6-9
Wayne State 5, Ottawa (Kan.) 0
March 19, 2024 – Match 2
Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Beach)
1.
Taya Beller/
Allie Petry (WSC) def. Kira Cherry/Grace Davis (OU) 21-12, 21-16
2.
Jordan McCormick/
Channatee Robles (WSC) def. Kennedy Krokroskia/Loraine Ruiz 21-10, 21-9
3.
Ella Myler/
Brooke Peltz (WSC) def. Carson Schuman/Radaisy Valdez (OU) 20-22, 21-10, 15-8
4.
Brooklyn Kusler/
Molly Romano (WSC) def. Madison Brauner/Bailee Nickel (OU) 21-16, 21-10
5.
Taylor Bunjer/
Rhianna Wilhelm (WSC) def. Samantha Stahl/Asia Cole (OU) 21-19, 21-15
Exhibition.
Jordie Nekl/
Kaelyn Andersen (WSC) def. Paige Phillips/Madelyn Bell (OU) 21-9, 21-10
Match Notes:
Wayne State (Neb.) 7-3
Ottawa (Kan.) 6-10