EUGENE, Ore.  – The inaugural beach volleyball season for Bushnell University came to an end on Friday morning as the Beacons lost in the CalPac Championship quarterfinals to Park University-Gilbert, 3-2.
 
Makenna Northern and Shay Coons claimed a convincing victory at No. 1, giving them their second win of the weekend over the Buccaneers. The Beacons also claimed the No. 3 victory, with Halle Neumann and Brooke Silvernail coming out on top after a pair of close losses on Thursday.
 
#10 PARK-GILBERT 3, BUSHNELL 2
1. Makenna Northern/Shay Coons (BU) def. Miranda Bacon/Jen Lauer (Park) 21-18, 21-12
2. Annika Wallace/Megan Hicks (Park) def. Jessica Northcutt/Camille Guerrero (BU) 22-20, 14-21, 15-12
3. Halle Neumann/Brooke Silvernail (BU) def. Giuliana Irvine/Haylee Kroczynski (Park) 21-7, 21-14
4. Georgia Romine-Black/Grace Hughes (Park) def. Olivia Peck/Roslyn McLellan (BU) 21-8, 21-15
5. Jasmine Urban/Jessi Medlin (Park) def. Teja Abbott/Anessa Stotts (BU) 21-11, 21-15
 
Order of finish: (2,4,1,3,5)
 
The Bushnell Beach Volleyball team finishes their debut campaign with a record of 1-15, having earned their first-ever victory on Thursday, defeating No. 10 Park-Gilbert in pool play.
 
Reflecting on the weekend, head coach Kim Elgarico said, "We were thrilled to pick up our first win this weekend, against the No. 10 ranked team in the NAIA. We handled the elements and the new competition with so much heart and composure. I am so proud of every athlete for their fight and resiliency and we can't wait to use the experiences from our first season to show the conference who we are next year."