BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Lindenwood beach volleyball team (15-5, 5-1 OVC) won their final non-conference match of the regular season 5-0 over McKendree on Saturday. With the win, the Lions completed a three-match season sweep of the Bearcats, taking each contest by scores of 5-0.
Lindenwood secured all five of Saturday's points in straight sets.
Nyah Wilson surpassed her career high for wins in a season after teaming up with
Susanna Beretti at the ones to move her 2026 record to 14-3.
Wilson and Beretti's 14 wins as a pair are tied with
Abby Jacobs and
Annalie McWhorter for most on the team this season as Jacobs and McWhorter moved their overall record to 14-4 with a win at the twos.
Wilson and Beretti are also on a team-best seven match winning streak. They are followed by
Gabby Belcher and
Aubrey Sheppard who picked up their fifth consecutive win at the threes.
Results
No. 1 |
Nyah Wilson/
Susanna Beretti (LU) def. Junker/Witt (MCK) – 21-15, 21-14
No. 2 |
Abby Jacobs/
Annalie McWhorter (LU) def. Bennett/Williams (MCK) – 22-20, 21-13
No. 3 |
Gabby Belcher/
Aubrey Sheppard (LU) def. Coe/Hickman (MCK) – 21-9, 21-11
No. 4 |
Katie Bockhorst/
Lexie Schauffler (LU) def. Diercks/Ferrell (MCK) – 21-18. 21-12
No. 5 |
Myah Hough/
Kaelyn Putz (LU) def. Mock/Stevens (MCK) – 21-16, 21-15
Next Up
The Lions conclude the regular season with another OVC Weekend next Friday and Saturday in Morehead. Lindenwood opens the event against Tennessee Tech at 7:00 a.m. CT on April 17th.