The Park University No. 8 nationally ranked women's beach volleyball program got their first action of 2024 against top competition at the University of Nebraska hosted beach volleyball tournament on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.

Park went 0-2 in their matches against NCAA Division II McKendree University and NCAA Division I Nebraska.

The Pirates were in a close 3-2 match with McKendree, but it would not go the Pirates way. The pairs of Grecia Ung and Arianna Marino, and Jullia Alvarez and Szonja Stollar were able to get their first wins of the season.

McKendree 3, Park 2

1. Junker/Witt (MU) def. Ceratti/Pons Sales (Park): 21-10, 24-22
2. Alvarez/Stollar (Park) def. Ramirez/Diercks (MU): 21-13, 21-15
3. Ung/Marino (Park) def. Parisio/Hickel (MU): 21-18, 21-15
4. Williams/Lahey (MU) def. Martins/Bras (Park): 21-17, 21-17
5. Hickman/Jamruk (MU) def. Verdino/Kovac (Park): 21-11, 21-10

Exh. Pollard/Wilkerson (MU) def. Carrio Ubeda/Arruda (Park): 19-21, 24-22, 15-10
 
The final match against Nebraska was a sweep for the Huskers, but that doesn't take away from how close this match really was with three pairs going the full three sets.
Nebraska 5, Park 0

1. Choboy/Murray (NEB) def. Ceratti/Pons Sales (Park): 21-14, 21-12
2.  Batenhorst/Reilly (NEB) def. Alvarez/Stollar (Park): 21-17, 18-21, 15-11
3. Beason/Jackson (NEB) def. Ung/Marino (Park): 21-15, 18-21, 15-10
4. Mauch/Pierce (NEB) def. Martins/Bras (Park): 21-16, 17-21, 15-8
5. Boesiger/Kenney (NEB) def. Verdino/Kovac (Park): 21-15, 21-13

Exh. Krause/Rodriguez (NEB) def. Carrio Ubeda/Arruda (Park): 21-4, 21-15.
 
The Pirates will be at Volleyball Beach Ozark in Ozark, Mo. for the Missouri State University hosted tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2.