TEMPE, Ariz. - The No. 11 Arizona State beach volleyball team (6-5, 1-1 Pac-12) fell, 3-2, to the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-6) Thursday in a close mid-afternoon match at the PERA Club.
The No. 2 duo of Madison Berridge and Oluoma Okaro continues to shine in the 2017 campaign, winning in straight sets, 21-17 and 21-12. The duo has now won eight of their last nine matches.
The No. 1 pair of seniors Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette also picked up a point for the Sun Devils with a straight set, 21-13 and 24-20, victory over Nebraska's Andi Malloy and Justine Wong-Orantes.
Up next, the Sun Devils have a quick turnaround, hoping on a plane to Texas for the Horned Frog Challenge hosted by Texas Christian University. ASU will face the hosting Horned Frogs and the No. 8 LSU Tigers on Friday at 8 a.m. PT and 10:15 a.m. PT, respectively. They will finish the tournament facing LSU again on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. PT.
1. Bianca Arellano/Whitney Follette (ASU) def. Andi Malloy/Justine Wong-Orantes (NU) | 21-13, 24-20
2. Madison Berridge/Oluoma Okaro (ASU) def. Annika Albrecht/Olivia Boender (NU) | 21-17, 21-12
3. Lauren Stivrins/Atherton Hunter (NU) def. Sage Patchell/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) | 19-21, 15-21
4. Kenzie Maloney/Mikael Foecke (NU) def. Cassidy Pickrell/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) | 21-14, 17-21, 11-15
5. Sydney Townsend/Brooke Smith (NU) def. Frances Giedraitis/Kwyn Johnson (ASU) | 21-11, 20-22, 14-16
EXH. Sydney Palmer/Mia Rivera (ASU) def. Sydney Townsend/Brooke Smith (NU) | 21-8, 21-13
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5*
*Clinched win
The No. 2 duo of Madison Berridge and Oluoma Okaro continues to shine in the 2017 campaign, winning in straight sets, 21-17 and 21-12. The duo has now won eight of their last nine matches.
The No. 1 pair of seniors Bianca Arellano and Whitney Follette also picked up a point for the Sun Devils with a straight set, 21-13 and 24-20, victory over Nebraska's Andi Malloy and Justine Wong-Orantes.
Up next, the Sun Devils have a quick turnaround, hoping on a plane to Texas for the Horned Frog Challenge hosted by Texas Christian University. ASU will face the hosting Horned Frogs and the No. 8 LSU Tigers on Friday at 8 a.m. PT and 10:15 a.m. PT, respectively. They will finish the tournament facing LSU again on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. PT.
1. Bianca Arellano/Whitney Follette (ASU) def. Andi Malloy/Justine Wong-Orantes (NU) | 21-13, 24-20
2. Madison Berridge/Oluoma Okaro (ASU) def. Annika Albrecht/Olivia Boender (NU) | 21-17, 21-12
3. Lauren Stivrins/Atherton Hunter (NU) def. Sage Patchell/Ellyson Lundberg (ASU) | 19-21, 15-21
4. Kenzie Maloney/Mikael Foecke (NU) def. Cassidy Pickrell/Katelyn Carballo (ASU) | 21-14, 17-21, 11-15
5. Sydney Townsend/Brooke Smith (NU) def. Frances Giedraitis/Kwyn Johnson (ASU) | 21-11, 20-22, 14-16
EXH. Sydney Palmer/Mia Rivera (ASU) def. Sydney Townsend/Brooke Smith (NU) | 21-8, 21-13
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5*
*Clinched win