Huskers Take Fifth Place in Queen's CupHuskers Take Fifth Place in Queen's Cup
Beach Volleyball

Huskers Take Fifth Place in Queen's Cup

The Nebraska beach volleyball team wrapped up the Queen's Cup at Queen's Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday.

The Huskers finished in fifth place in the tournament after losing to Pepperdine in the quarterfinals, 4-1, before rebounding with a 5-0 sweep of Chaminade. 

Nebraska shuffled its lineup on Saturday with Merritt Beason teaming up with Harper Murray and Skyler Pierce joining Laney Choboy. Beason and Murray won their No. 3 match against Pepperdine, 21-17, 12-21, 15-6, to score a team point for the Big Red.

Against Chaminade, Beason and Murray made quick work of their No. 2 match, winning 21-8, 21-11. Lexi Rodriguez and Lindsay Krause played at No. 3 and won 21-8, 21-6, and Andi Jackson and Olivia Mauch clinched the winning team point with a 21-17, 21-16 in the No. 5 spot. 

Ally Batenhorst and Bergen Reilly added a 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 comeback win in the No. 1 spot, and Choboy and Pierce also had a comeback win, 15-21, 21-14, 19-17. 

At 10-7 on the season, the Huskers will travel to Hilo on Sunday for matches against Hawaii Hilo on Monday and Tuesday. 


Pepperdine 4, Nebraska 1
1. Kate Clermont/McKenna Thomas (PEP) def. Ally Batenhorst/Bergen Reilly (NEB) 15-21, 21-14, 15-6
2. Madison Oriskovich/Kristine Briede (PEP) def. Lexi Rodriguez/Lindsay Krause (NEB) 21-18, 21-16
3. Merritt Beason/Harper Murray (NEB) def. Sarlota Svobodova/Gabriella Perez (PEP) 21-17, 12-21, 15-6
4. Kaydon Meyers/Gracie Pedersen (PEP) def. Skyler Pierce/Laney Choboy (NEB) 21-15, 14-21, 16-14
5. Emi Erickson/Aubrey Roberts (PEP) def. Andi Jackson/Olivia Mauch (NEB) 21-19, 16-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 2,1,3,5,4

Nebraska 5, Chaminade 0
1. Ally Batenhorst/Bergen Reilly (NEB) def. Greta Corti/Hula Crisostomo (CHA) 15-21, 21-16, 15-11
2. Merritt Beason/Harper Murray (NEB) def. Mahala Ka'apuni/Kanoelehua Misipeka (CHA) 21-8, 21-11
3. Lexi Rodriguez/Lindsay Krause (NEB) def. Malena Mihalik/DeLaney Poling (CHA) 21-8, 21-6
4. Laney Choboy/Skyler Pierce (NEB) def. Sophie Schilling/Elli Tsukano (CHA) 15-21, 21-14, 19-17
5. Olivia Mauch/Andi Jackson (NEB) def. Leilani Ama/Grace Talpash (CHA) 21-17, 21-16
Order of finish: 2,3,5,1,4