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Beach Volleyball

Beach Travels to McKendree for Final Nonconference Match of Regular Season

Lindenwood is 2-0 against the Bearcats this season

Match Day Info
Lindenwood (14-5, 5-1 OVC) at McKendree (5-10)
April 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Belleville, Ill. | Silver Creek Sports & Social

FIRST SERVE
The Lindenwood beach volleyball team travels to Belleville for a duel against McKendree on Saturday. The Lions have already faced the Bearcats twice this season, sweeping both contests 5-0. This weekend's match gets underway at 11:00 a.m.

HISTORIC START
The Lion's 5-1 OVC record is their best through six conference games in the program's four-year history. Lindenwood is 14-5 overall and became the quickest LU team to reach 10 wins after starting 10-2. 

MILESTONE TRACKER
Katie Bockhorst became the first Lindenwood beach volleyball player to reach 50 career wins earlier this season. Nyah Wilson is currently five wins away from reaching the same milestone. She has already matched her career-high with 13 wins this season.

PAIRS OF THE WEEK
Three different Lindenwood duos have been named OVC Pair of the Week this season, including Nyah Wilson & Susanna Beretti, Abby Jacobs & Annalie McWhorter, and Katie Bockhorst and Lexie Schauffler. The Lions lead the conference in Pair of the Week awards won.

LAST TIME OUT
Lindenwood picked up another conference win with a 4-1 victory at Eastern Illinois on Friday afternoon. The Lions dropped their first point of the match with a 2-0 loss at the fives before winning the next four pairings. Katie Bockhorst and Lexie Schauffler secured LU's first point with a straight set win at the fours before No. 3 pair Gabby Belcher and Aubrey Sheppard put the Lions in front with another 2-0 victory.

Nyah Wilson and Susanna Beretti were responsible for the match clinching point with a straight set win at the ones before Abby Jacobs and Annalie McWhorter finished the day strong with a 2-1 win at the twos.

LEADERS
Individual - Susanna Beretti (15-3)
Pair –Nyah Wilson/Susanna Beretti (13-3), Abby Jacobs/Annalie McWhorter (13-4)

NEXT UP
Lindenwood concludes the regular season with a trip to Morehead, Kentucky next weekend for more OVC action. The Lions' opening match against Tennessee Tech gets underway at 7:00 a.m. CT on Friday, April 17th.
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Players Mentioned

Katie Bockhorst

#22 Katie Bockhorst

5' 8"
Senior
Aubrey Sheppard

#3 Aubrey Sheppard

5' 7"
Junior
Nyah Wilson

#2 Nyah Wilson

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Abby Jacobs

#8 Abby Jacobs

5' 10"
Senior
Gabby Belcher

#11 Gabby Belcher

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Annalie McWhorter

#23 Annalie McWhorter

5' 8"
Junior
Lexie Schauffler

#10 Lexie Schauffler

5' 7"
Sophomore
Susanna Beretti

#14 Susanna Beretti

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Katie Bockhorst

#22 Katie Bockhorst

5' 8"
Senior
Aubrey Sheppard

#3 Aubrey Sheppard

5' 7"
Junior
Nyah Wilson

#2 Nyah Wilson

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Abby Jacobs

#8 Abby Jacobs

5' 10"
Senior
Gabby Belcher

#11 Gabby Belcher

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Annalie McWhorter

#23 Annalie McWhorter

5' 8"
Junior
Lexie Schauffler

#10 Lexie Schauffler

5' 7"
Sophomore
Susanna Beretti

#14 Susanna Beretti

5' 9"
Junior