Huskers Pick Up First Beach Win

The Nebraska beach volleyball team collected its first victory of the season on Saturday at Cooper Beach in DeLand, Fla.

Playing on the final day of the Stetson Spring Fling, the Huskers opened the morning with a 3-2 loss to Mercer before bouncing back with a 5-0 win over Eckerd. 

Rebekah Allick and Olivia Mauch went 2-0 on the day for the Huskers. They picked up a 21-14, 21-19 win against Mercer and a 21-13, 21-15 victory over Eckerd as NU's No. 2 pairing.

Andi Jackson and Harper Murray were also 2-0, winning 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 over Mercer and 21-13, 21-16 against Eckerd. They played in the No. 3 spot on Saturday.

In the sweep of Eckerd, Bergen Reilly and Teraya Sigler played as NU's No. 1 pair and won decisively, 21-13, 21-10. Laney Choboy and Skyler Pierce earned a 21-19, 21-18 win. And NU's freshman pair of Campbell Flynn and Keri Leimbach battled to a 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 victory. 

The Huskers (1-3) return to Lincoln for their home opener next Friday against Wayne State at 8:30 a.m. NU will also play McKendree at 4:30 p.m. next Friday and Trinidad State at 1 p.m. next Saturday.

This year, Nebraska's home matches at the Alloy Strength Complex will be streamed on B1G+.

Mercer 3, Nebraska 2
1. Lexi Polychrones/Hollis Engel (MER) def. Reilly, Bergen/Sigler, Teraya (NEB) 23-21, 25-23
2. Allick, Rebekah/Mauch, Olivia (NEB) def. Kate Hardie/Jordan Paddock (MER) 21-14, 21-19
3. Murray, Harper/Jackson, Andi (NEB) def. Sydney Benson/Liv Diaz (MER) 21-15, 17-21, 15-11
4. Kathryn Corbett/Nicole O'Mara (MER) def. Pierce, Skyler/Choboy, Laney (NEB) 21-15, 21-18
5. Reese Hood/Grace Rathburn (MER) def. Boesiger, Maisie/Landfair, Taylor (NEB) 22-20, 21-17

Order of finish: 2,4,5,1,3

Nebraska 5, Eckerd 0
1. Reilly, Bergen/Sigler, Teraya (NEB) def. Anna Jupin/Addie White (ECK) 21-13, 21-10
2. Allick, Rebekah/Mauch, Olivia (NEB) def. Brooke Hand/Madison Hardbarger (ECK) 21-13, 21-15
3. Murray, Harper/Jackson, Andi (NEB) def. Teagan VanderMey/Ella Kloepper (ECK) 21-13, 21-16
4. Pierce, Skyler/Choboy, Laney (NEB) def. Marti Lu Boser/Emma Samuelson (ECK) 21-19, 21-18
5. Leimbach, Keri/Flynn, Campbell (NEB) def. Maddie Prois/Jocelyn Escoffery (ECK) 21-19, 15-21, 15-11

Order of finish: 3,2,1,4,5

Exhibition
Leimbach, Keri/Flynn, Campbell (NEB) def. Atchley, Jenna/Smith, Kate (SFA) 21-13, 21-15
Stetson def. Boesiger, Maisie/Landfair, Taylor (NEB) 21-11, 21-19
Allick, Rebekah/Landfair, Taylor (NEB) def. Goudy, Grace/Radelczuk, Julia (STET) 21-16, 21-19