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Pro Volleyball Federation Draft: Atlanta Vibe Takes Nebraska's Merritt Beason No. 1, Omaha Adds Lindsay Krause

Nebraska volleyball outside hitter Merritt Beason was taken with the No. 1 pick of the PVF draft Monday.

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Nebraska volleyball has the top pick in this year's Pro Volleyball Federation draft.

The Atlanta Vibe selected Merritt Beason with the No. 1 pick Monday. Former Husker Kayla Banwarth is the head coach of the Vibe.

This is the first draft for the league after the inaugural season earlier this year.

"It's such a cool experience and such a blessing," Beason told 10/11 News. "I continue to be blown away by the opportunities that the Lord presents for me. I'm so excited to even be in that position, but also be selected at No. 1. It's a really cool and exciting thing to be a part of."

Beason joined Nebraska ahead of the 2023 season from Florida. As a Gator, she was SEC All-Freshman in 2021 and All-SEC in 2022. Last year, Beason was All-America First Team. This season, she's averaging 3 kills per set on .246 hitting.

In the third round, the Omaha Supernovas drafted Husker outside hitter Lindsay Krause. She'll reunite with former Husker Ally Batenhorst who was taken in the second round.

Krause was a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2021. She has appeared in 21 matches this season, notching 2.4 kills a set on .251 hitting.

In the fourth round, Husker middle blocker Leyla Blackwell was selected by the San Diego Mojo. Blackwell was All-West Coast Conference First Team the three seasons she played at San Diego before transferring to Nebraska.

Nebraska is 28-1 and riding a 25-match winning streak. The regular season comes to a close this weekend at Penn State Friday and Maryland Saturday.

2024 Pro Volleyball Federation Draft Picks of Note

No. 1: Nebraska's Merritt Beason to Atlanta Vibe
No. 3: Creighton's Norah Sis to Orlando Valkyries
No. 15: USC's Ally Batenhorst to Omaha Supernovas
No. 19: Nebraska's Lindsay Krause to Omaha Supernovas
No. 26: Nebraska's Leyla Blackwell to San Diego Mojo
No. 37: Creighton's Kendra Wait to Omaha Supernovas

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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