Merritt Beason And Leyla Blackwell Spotted Courtside for No. 8 Nebraska’s Massive Clash With Oregon

Nebraska Volleyball player Merritt Beason recently gave a glimpse of herself attending the program’s basketball clash with teammate Leyla Blackwell. The Nebraska basketball team locked horns with the Oregon team on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, held at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers team has so far enjoyed an undefeated run with a 17-0 record. They continued their victorious streak with a dominating scoreline of 90-55 on Tuesday. The Big Red team received support from fellow Huskers of the volleyball team, who were present in the spectators’ stand. Beason shared a selfie of herself and Blackwell attending the game and showed her support by writing:

“GBR” (Go Big Red)

She also shared glimpse of the game from the front seat and wrote:

“Go Nebrasketball!!!!!”

Beason joined the Big Red Team in 2023 as a junior and played 36 matches with an average of 2.78 kills per set in the senior year. She then competed for the Atlanta Vibe for a year before joining the Omaha Supernovas.

The Nebraska basketball team will next vie against the Northwestern team on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. The faceoff will be streamed live on Big10 Network at 3:00 pm CST.

Former Nebraska Volleyball Coach John Cook Reveals How Meritt Beason Joined The Omaha Supernovas

Former Nebraska Volleyball Coach John Cook recently revealed how he pursuaded the former Husker Meritt Beason to join the Omaha Supernovas team in the Major League Volleyball. In an interview with Hurrdat Sports, he revealed that the Supernovas team drafted her while she was playing for the Huskers.

“Personally I wanted to prove to [Merritt Beason] I told her don’t go to Atlanta… She said that, ‘Coach told me don’t go to Atlanta.’ At the time when I was still coaching her, and it was during the NCAA big tournament, Omaha Supernovas were trying to trade to get her to draft at No.1 at the Supernovas. So, they wanted her but I said ‘Hey, tell your agent Supernovas want you to work it and tell me you are not going to go to Atlanta because you ain’t a No.1 pick.’”