Beach team

[weaver75]

Texas started a beach team this year. Like Nebraska, they are using indoor team members and not recruiting beach only players. Today, in Hawaii, Nebraska and Texas played and NU won 3-2, with most matches going three sets. Neither team is competitive with beach only teams (Hawaii beat both teams 5-0), but it sounds like the team is having fun.

 

[weaver75]

 

[weaver75]

BTW, former Husker Akana teamed with her fellow Hawaiian native to win their match against Harper/Beason.

Huskers Beat Texas, Fall to No. 14 Washington - University of Nebraska

The Nebraska beach volleyball team posted a split in its two matches at the Heineken Queen's Cup in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday. The Huskers knocked off Texas,

huskers.com

 

[gazelle]

I didn't realize Bergen Reilly was that tall. That is a good thing if we run the 5-1 and she is the starter.

 

[gazelle]

Texas started a beach team this year. Like Nebraska, they are using indoor team members and not recruiting beach only players. Today, in Hawaii, Nebraska and Texas played and NU won 3-2, with most matches going three sets. Neither team is competitive with beach only teams (Hawaii beat both teams 5-0), but it sounds like the team is having fun.

One can really tell the difference between schools that recruit specifically for Beach and those that don't. Beach and indoor are two separate sports and it shows in our results this year.

 

[weaver75]

One can really tell the difference between schools that recruit specifically for Beach and those that don't. Beach and indoor are two separate sports and it shows in our results this year.

For sure. Every year, actually. We beat the Midwest smaller schools we play at home in our sand, and lose to the major beach teams, and are competitive with some of the smaller southern schools and teams like Texas and Oregon (who we beat 3-2 today) that are doing what we do — using beach as practice/perk for the indoor team. At 9-4, we are doing about as well as we ever have.

 

[DuckTownHusker]

One can really tell the difference between schools that recruit specifically for Beach and those that don't. Beach and indoor are two separate sports and it shows in our results this year.

Kind of like polo and water polo?

Horses aren't good swimmers.

 

[weaver75]

 

[Ackos]

what did they do?

 

[weaver75]

what did they do?

No idea. It sure wasn’t winning a match against Hawaii.

Hawaii beach volleyball sweeps Nebraska and Texas

The Hawaii beach volleyball team improved to 14-3 on Tuesday with a pair of sweeps.

www.khon2.com

 

[gazelle]

what did they do?

Maybe their goal was to have a good time in Hawaii? Based on that picture, it sure looks like they are having a ball.

 

[gazelle]

For sure. Every year, actually. We beat the Midwest smaller schools we play at home in our sand, and lose to the major beach teams, and are competitive with some of the smaller southern schools and teams like Texas and Oregon (who we beat 3-2 today) that are doing what we do — using beach as practice/perk for the indoor team. At 9-4, we are doing about as well as we ever have.

Yes, I agree. I was just noting it so that those who might wonder how a traditional volleyball powerhouse like Nebraska can lose 5-0 to a school like Spring College can understand why that happens. Ladies who are recruited on a Beach volleyball scholarship cannot play indoor volleyball. (which is confusing because ladies on indoor volleyball scholarship can play beach volleyball) Beach volleyball players do nothing but play and train for Beach volleyball all year long. Since Beach volleyball is so different than indoor volleyball, it is understandable that Nebraska could get soundly beaten by teams that recruit and train specifically for Beach volleyball.

 

[weaver75]

Huskers Finish Record Beach Season - University of Nebraska

The Nebraska beach volleyball team finished off its season with two sweeps on Saturday to finish with a 15-5 final record, the most wins in program history.

huskers.com