Huskers Enjoy Trip to Bahamas, Defeat Michigan State 107-98

The Huskers have been out of regular-season competition since Nov. 20 when they took sixth at the Minnesota Invitational, but they got a taste of high-level action last week while on their Holiday Training Trip in Nassau in the Bahamas when they defeated Big 10 foe MichiganState, 107-98, on a long-meter course at the BettyKellyKenningNationalAquaticCenter.

 

Juniors Kate Wheeler and Lauren Bailey led NU with two victories each as Wheeler won the 100- and 200-yard freestyle, while Bailey took first in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard backstroke.

 

Junior Bailey Ingles also won the 100-yard butterfly to give the Huskers five victories.

 

Nebraska flew to Nassau on Jan. 2, and aside from training for five days, the team enjoyed the beach, visited the world famous Atlantis resort and found time for shopping.

 

“This was the best Christmas training I have seen since I was a freshman,” senior Mackenzie Clark said. “I think that the change in locations (Lincoln to the Bahamas) helped switch things up. And being in the Bahamas made it fun to train and added an aspect that this team really took advantage of."

 

The adventure to the Bahamas wasn’t the only training for the Huskers, as they endured a five-day practice period in Lincoln prior to leaving for Nassau.

 

“Overall, Christmas training went really well,” Morales said. “Our strategy was to spend a good portion of our time in Lincoln. During that time, we had unlimited access to our facility and no time limitations and we were able to get a great deal of training accomplished. That took some pressure off the next week in Nassau, but we were still able to get some great training done. Our quality of training was excellent and our team had a great time enjoying the surroundings in Nassau, while training really hard. The end result was extremely productive.”