Women's beach volleyball team splits with four-year schools

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Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team defeated Concordia and fell to Nebraska in matches on Wednesday at the Newland Street Courts in Huntington Beach.

Irvine Valley edged Concordia, 3-2, and lost to Nebraska, 5-0.

Nebraska is ranked No. 15 in the nation.

IVC was coming off playing two other four-year schools on Monday in Huntington Beach, losing to Loyola Marymount, 4-1, and Grand Canyon, 5-0.

Irvine Valley had two of its pairs go three sets with the Nebraska squad.

IVC's top team of sophomores Emily Reinking and Hailee Earnest lost to Riley and Kadie, 21-19, 15-21, 15-7, and IVC's No. 4 team of freshman Juju Cannon and Alissa Blevins fell to Kenzie and Brianna, 21-15, 18-21, 15-7.

In its match with Concordia, Irvine Valley won on the first, second and fifth courts.

Reinking and Earnest won, 23-21, 21-18, over Rachel Flynn and Kaila Ames, the IVC No. 2 team of freshman Carlee Roethlisberger and sophomore Hannah Matt defeated Boyd and Rose, 21-15, 21-15, and the Laser No. 5 pair of freshman Brittany Tuliau and sophomore Taylor Askins defeated Katie and Morgan, 21-18, 21-18.

IVC's No. 4 team of Blevins and sophomore Samantha Goodman dropped a tough three-set match.

Irvine Valley improved its record to 5-4 overall.

The Lasers finish up their busy week with two more matches against four-year schools on Saturday in Huntington Beach. IVC takes on Cal Poly and plays Concordia again. 

Nebraska 5, Irvine Valley 0 

1) Kelly Hunter/Kadie Rolfzen (NEB) def. Emily Reinking/Hailee Earnest (IVC), 21-19, 15-21, 15-7

2) Justine Wong-Orantes/Amber Rolfzen (NEB) def. Kayla Scheevel/Carlee Roethlisberger (IVC), 21-11, 21-9

3) Annika Albrecht/Olivia Boender (NEB) def. Hannah Matt/Olivia Aguilar (IVC), 21-6, 21-19

4) Kenzie Maloney/Brianna Holman (NEB) def. Juju Cannon/Alissa Blevins (IVC), 21-15, 18-21, 15-7

5) Brooke Smith/Tiani Reeves (NEB) def. Taylor Askins/Brittany Tuliau (IVC), 21-14, 21-14 

Irvine Valley 3, Concordia 2 

1) Reinking/Earnest (IVC) def. Rachel Flynn/Kaila Ames (CU), 23-21, 21-18

2) Roethlisberger/Matt (IVC) def. Marissa Boyd/Amber Rose (CU), 21-15, 21-15

3) Logan Grove/Madeline Peters (CU) def. Scheevel/Aguilar (IVC), 21-13, 21-15

4) Tristan Self/Kyra Auten (CU) def. Samantha Goodman/Alyssa Blevins (IVC), 21-13, 17-21, 15-11

5) Tuliau/Askins (IVC) def. Katie Napier/Morgan Nunley (CU), 21-18, 21-18