Huskers Fall to Top-10 Foes California, Hawaii

The Nebraska beach volleyball team took to Queen's Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii for day two of the Queen's Cup on Friday. The Huskers faced a pair of top-10 teams, falling 5-0 to No. 10 California and 5-0 to No. 9 Hawaii. 

Two Husker pairs were able to push Hawaii to a third set. Bekka Allick and Lexi Rodriguez, NU's No. 3 team, lost their first set, 19-21, but rebounded with a 21-19 win. However, Hawaii's team of Sarah Penner and Ilihia Huddleston pulled away 15-5 in the third set. 

Hayden Kubik and Whitney Lauenstein dropped their first set to Hawaii's No. 5 pair of Sydney Rau-Kim and Amirah Ali, 16-21, but bounced back to win 21-19. The Husker duo came up just short in the third set, falling 12-15. 

The Huskers, now 5-8 this season, will compete in the knockout rounds of the Queen's Cup on Saturday on Queen's Beach. NU will face UC Davis at Noon (CT) on Saturday in a quarterfinal match. The winner will advance to play TCU later in the afternoon.

#10 California 5, Nebraska 0
March 11, 2022
Honolulu, Hawaii (Queen's Beach)

1. Mima Mirkovic/Ana Costa (CAL) def. Kenzie Knuckles/Madi Kubik (NEB) 21-13, 21-15
2. Ainsley Radell/Ava Mann (CAL) def. Ally Batenhorst/Keonilei Akana (NEB) 21-13, 21-8
3. Ashley Delgado/Brooke Buchner (CAL) def. Bekka Allick/Lexi Rodriguez (NEB) 21-13, 21-6
4. Lexi Mckeown/Ella Dreibholz (CAL) def. Lindsay Krause/Nicklin Hames (NEB) 21-17, 21-7
5. Natalie Martin/Maya Gessner (CAL) def. Whitney Lauenstein/Hayden Kubik (NEB) 21-9, 21-18
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 1, 5

#9 Hawaii 5, Nebraska 0
March 11, 2022
Honolulu, Hawaii (Queen's Beach)

1. Brooke Van Sickle/Riley Wagoner (UH) def. Kenzie Knuckles/Madi Kubik (NEB) 21-11, 21-19
2. Kaylee Glagau/Megan Widener (UH) def. Ally Batenhorst/Keonilei Akana (NEB) 21-15, 21-10
3. Sarah Penner/Ilihia Huddleston (UH) def. Bekka Allick/Lexi Rodriguez (NEB) 21-19, 19-21, 15-5
4. Sofia Russo/Anna Maidment (UH) def. Lindsay Krause/Nicklin Hames (NEB) 21-8, 21-12
5. Sydney Rau-Kim/Amirah Ali (UH) def. Hayden Kubik/Whitney Lauenstein (NEB) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 4,2,1,5,3