“On January 19th, as I understand it, we shut down. It is possible that come January 20th, 21st, or 22nd, we might be in a different world,” lawyer Noel Francisco, who represents TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, argued in the U.S. Supreme Court last week. Now it seems that prediction is turning into a reality as the internet floods with screenshots of people having trouble accessing the app. Thankfully, volleyball icons Ally Batenhorst and Lexi Rodriguez were able to make one last post before losing access.

Batenhorst wasn’t in the mood for any words as she bid goodbye to the app that helped become popular online. “Why am I in denial? There’s no way it’s actually getting banned fr,” the Omaha Supernovas player wrote in the closed captions while lip-syncing to Miley Cyrus’ Always Remember You. Meanwhile, former Nebraska Huskers teammate Lexi Rodriguez seemed in a better mood.

“It’s been a fun ride on this app!!! Thankful for all the support everyone has given me…” Rodriguez wrote in the caption of her final TikTok video. However, there was a good reason why Lexi Rodriguez seemed unaffected while her former teammate and fired seemed far more upset. The libero explained that she was preparing to face LOVB Madison with her team LOVB Omaha.

“Happy game day No. 2. Tonight we are playing Madison, and we’re playing at the Wisconsin Field House. So super full circle moment.” said the volleyball icon in her video. The volleyball icon called it a full circle moment because, during her college career, Wisconsin emerged as one of the Nebraska Huskers’ toughest challenges in the NCAA.

So going back to face a team from Madison, Wisconsin, as a pro is indeed a full-circle moment for the Huskers alumna. Meanwhile, Ally Batenhorst was struggling to cope with the loss of nearly 234,000 followers on TikTok. “It’s not rly processing for me,” the outside hitter wrote in her caption. However, despite being forced to say goodbye to TikTok, the volleyball stars have already chosen an alternative platform.

Ally Batenhorst and Lexi Rodriguez are heading to the same app

While losing hundreds of thousands of followers, millions of views and a revenue stream hurts, the volleyball stars do have backup platforms. Both Rodriguez and Batenhorst are also present on nearly every other major social media platform, including X and Instagram. Since Instagram is the closest they get to reproducing TikTok-style content, they’re heading to the Meta-owned app.

However, saying that they’re heading to Instagram may not be completely correct, as the former Huskers already have Instagram profiles. The Supernova has 110,000 followers, while the LOVB Omaha member has 173,000. However, the issue is neither Ally Batenhorst nor Lexi Rodriguez is even close to being as active on Instagram as they were on TikTok.

Yet, with TikTok gone, that will soon change. “If you wanna stay updated with my life I guess it will have to be on Insta… I don’t really know what the vibe is and what everyone’s gonna do, but, you know, Instagram is my second go-to, so we’ll try and get a little crafty with that,” Lexi Rodriguez said in her video. Ally Batenhorst has also announced plans to utilize the other platforms more.

In a previous video discussing the TikTok ban, Batenhorst spoke about utilizing both Instagram and Snapchat in the absence of TikTok. While she also showed interest in rather alternatives, the rookie pro hasn’t decided on which app to commit to amidst the ban and will probably stick to the platforms where she at least has a foothold. So While Ally Batenhorst and Lexi Rodriguez are sad, they still have options to interact with the fans.