EUGENE, Ore.  – The Bushnell Beach Volleyball team made their home debut on Friday, playing a pair of tight duals with No. 8 Corban University at the Amazon Park Sand Volleyball Courts. The Warriors took a 3-2 victory in the afternoon contest and won 4-1 in the evening session.
 
Head Coach Kim Elgarico said, "It was amazing to see the girls take a few matches at our first ever home duals. We continue to close the gap with our opponents and show improvements every time we step in the sand. I am proud of our improvement and I am excited to see what we will bring to the next dual."
 
#8 Corban University 3, Bushnell University 2
 
The Beacons captured a pair of wins in a match for the first time in the opening match. Halle Neumann and Brooke Silvernail won at the No. 4 slot in two sets. Meanwhile, Jessica Northcutt and Camille Guerrero won in three sets and picked up their first win of the season, pushing the Beacons out to an early 2-0 lead.
 
The Warriors came back to win the next three as Briana Ayala and Jessica McMillan sealed the win with a victory at No. 3 over Olivia Peck and Roslyn McLellan.
 
1. Avari Ridgway/Makenna Campbell (CRB) def. Makenna Northern/Shay Coons (BU) 22-20, 21-18
2. Jessica Northcutt/Camille Guerrero (BU) def. Nicole Bantilan/Maya Blake (CRB) 18-21, 23-21, 15-12
3. Briana Ayala/Jessica McMillian (CRB) def. Olivia Peck/Roslyn McLellan (BU) 21-5, 21-17
4. Halle Neumann/Brooke Silvernail (BU) def. Kianna Keeling/Cameron Keeling (CRB) 21-19, 24-22
5. Jolinn Daviscourt/Megan Dennis (CRB) def. Teja Abbott/Anessa Stotts (BU) 21-15, 21-15
 
Order of finish: (4,2,1,5,3)
 
#8 Corban University 4, Bushnell University 1
 
Three out of five matches went to three sets in the evening dual as Corban snuck away with the 4-1 win. Once again, Halle Neumann and Brooke Silvernail proved to be victorious, with Neumann improving to 3-5 on the season.
 
"Our team is growing and improving with every match," said Neumann. "Today was our first home game and we had a lot of close games and great matchups. We are coming together as a team and consistently improving. I am excited to see what we can do in the second half of the season."
 
1. Avari Ridgway/Makenna Campbell (CRB) def. Makenna Northern/Shay Coons (BU) 21-19, 15-21, 15-11
2. Nicole Bantilan/Maya Blake (CRB) def. Jessica Northcutt/Camille Guerrero (BU) 18-21, 21-13, 15-12
3. Briana Ayala/Jessica McMillian (CRB) def. Olivia Peck/Roslyn McLellan (BU) 21-15, 21-7
4. Halle Neumann/Brooke Silvernail (BU) def. Kianna Keeling/Cameron Keeling (CRB) 9-21, 21-19, 15-13
5. Jolinn Daviscourt/Megan Dennis (CRB) def. Teja Abbott/Anessa Stotts (BU) 21-14, 21-17
 
Order of finish: Doubles (4,2,1,5,3);

The teams will face off again on Saturday for another pair of duals, with the weekend series moving to Corban's campus in Salem beginning at 11:00 am.