Wayne State battled Nebraska tough, winning one match and taking two others all three sets before falling 4-1 in a beach volleyball match played Friday afternoon at the UNL Campus Beach Courts in Lincoln. The Wildcats captured two of three exhibition matches that were played. WSC drops to 1-1 on the year while the Huskers move to 3-0.
Wayne State's #3 pairing of
Reese Johnson and
Mattie Kamery scored a 21-17, 20-22, 17-15 victory over Nebraska's Laney Choboy and Skyler Pierce.
Two matches went all three sets as
Ella Myler and
Molly Romano dropped a hard fought 21-18, 18-21, 12-15 contest to Nebraska's #4 duo of Olivia Mauch and Manaia Ogbechie while the 5's pairing of JoLee Ryan and
Delaney Miller also battled three sets before suffering a 14-21, 21-15, 11-15 setback to Nebraska's Keri Leimbach and Jayden Robinson.
The #1 pairing saw Wayne State's
Taylor Bunjer and
Anna Borner fall to Bergen Reilly and Teraya Sigler 21-12, 21-8 and in the 2's match it was
Channatee Robles and
Chloe Hanel battling Andi Jackson and Harper Murray extra points in both sets before ending up short 22-20, 22-20.
The Wildcats won two of the three exhibition matches as Bunjer and Borner picked up a 22-20, 21-15 win against Kenna Cogill and Campbell Flynn while Myler and Romano defeated Ryan Hunter and Keoni Williams 21-14, 21-10.
Mia Berg and
Kaelyn Andersen fell to Virginia Adriano and Gabby DiVita 21-9, 21-14.
Wayne State's next match is Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln against Oklahoma Wesleyan at 1:30 p.m.
Beach Volleyball Match Results
Nebraska vs Wayne State (Neb.)
February 27, 2026
(UNL Campus Beach Courts – Lincoln, Neb.)
Nebraska 4, Wayne State 1
1. Bergen Reilly/Teraya Sigler (NEB) def.
Taylor Bunjer/
Anna Borner (WSC) 21-12, 21-8
2. Andi Jackson/Harper Murray (NEB) def.
Channatee Robles/
Chloe Hanel (WSC) 22-20, 22-20
3.
Reese Johnson/
Mattie Kamery (WSC) def. Laney Choboy/Skyler Pierce (NEB) 21-17, 20-22, 17-15
4. Olivia Mauch/Manaia Ogbechie (NEB) def.
Ella Myler/
Molly Romano (WSC) 18-21, 21-18, 15-12
5. Keri Leimbach/Jayden Robinson (NEB) def.
Jolee Ryan/
Delaney Miller (WSC) 21-14, 15-21, 15-11
Exh. Virginia Adriano/Gabby DiVita (NEB) def.
Mia Berg/
Kaelyn Andersen (WSC) 21-9, 21-14
Exh.
Taylor Bunjer/
Anna Borner (WSC) def. Kenna Cogill/Campbell Flynn (NEB) 22-20, 21-15
Exh.
Ella Myler/
Molly Romano (WSC) def. Ryan Hunter/Keoni Williams (NEB) 21-14, 21-10
Match Notes:
Wayne State (Neb.) 1-1
Nebraska 3-0