Former Husker Sarah Pavan was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament Tuesday.
Representing Canada, Pavan and partner Melissa Humana-Paredes lost to the Australian pair of Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in three sets, 15-21, 21-19, 12-15. The Canadian team hadn’t lost a set at this Olympics before Tuesday’s match.
This is the second straight quarterfinal exit for Pavan at the Olympics. She traveled a similar path in 2016, sweeping her first four matches before losing in the quarters.
Pavan played indoor volleyball for Nebraska from 2004-07. She still holds the school’s career record for kills with 2,008. She was also a four-time All-American, three-time Big 12 Player of the Year and won the Honda-Broderick Cup in 2007 as the Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year.
The semifinals of the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament will be played Wednesday night: Switzerland vs. United States at 7 p.m., Australia vs. Latvia at 8 p.m.
