WOMEN'S SOCCER

Friday 9/30 at Warner Pacific, 12:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
Saturday 10/1 at Multnomah, 11:00 am (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (0-8, 0-3 CCC) played the top two teams in the Cascade Conference last weekend with both Eastern Oregon and The College of Idaho flexing their muscles and showing why they are ranked in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll.  
 
This weekend the Beacons hit the road and have a prime opportunity to pick up their first wins of the season.
 
WARNER PACIFIC: The Knights (3-5-1, 0-3) went 3-2-1 in their non-conference schedule but have since lost three straight and are looking for their first goal in CCC play.
 
Overall, they are fifth in the CCC in scoring (1.22 goals per game) and have given up 1.89 goals per game, which ranks 11th. The WPC scoring has been spread out, with four different players each scoring two goals. Jackie Castellanos (2 goals, 2 assists) and Maddie Goss (1 goal, 4 assists) have led the way.
 
The all-time series between the teams is knotted up at 7-7-4 all-time, after the squads played through a 1-1 and 0-0 tie last season in Portland.
 
MULTNOMAH: The Lions (1-7, 0-3) had a 2-0 win over Cal Maritime back on September 9 but have since lost four straight. They have scored one goal in CCC play, and four goals on the season.
 
Multnomah is 13th in the CCC in scoring (0.43 goals per game) and 13th defensively (5.29 goals per game allowed). Nanea Moke-Rabang leads the team with two goals so far this season.
 
Bushnell is 2-0 all-time against the Lions, but the schools have not played each other since before the pandemic.

MEN'S SOCCER

Friday 9/30 at Warner Pacific, 2:30 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
Saturday 10/1 at Multnomah, 2:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (3-5-1, 1-3 CCC) comes into the week after a tough weekend, dropping matches to The College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon.  
 
STAT WATCH: Sophomore Caleb Burke has had quite a start to the season, scoring six goals through the Beacons first seven games. He is one goal away from tying the Bushnell single-season record with nine Cascade Conference games remaining.
 
WARNER PACIFIC: The defending CCC Co-Champion Knights (9-0, 4-0) have been dominant thus far, outscoring their opponents 37-3 through their first nine victories. Reigning CCC Player of the Week Andrew Martinez leads the offense, scoring 17 goals so far which leads the NAIA by four. Nobody else in the CCC had more than seven. Alexis Calderilla is second in the CCC, holding a 0.38 Goals Against Average.
 
Warner Pacific holds a 21-2 advantage in the all-time series with the Beacons, who last defeated the Knights in 2017.
 
MULTNOMAH: The Lions (5-3-1, 2-2) have seen a huge turnaround, currently tied for fourth in the CCC. Coming into the year, Multnomah had not won a single match in three seasons. They come in on the heels of their first 2-0 weekend in school history, including a 2-1 win at Carroll.
 
Bushnell is 7-0 all-time against the Lions.
 
 

VOLLEYBALL

Friday 9/30 at Lewis-Clark State, 7:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
Saturday 10/1 at Walla Walla, 8:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (11-6, 6-3 CCC) played another pair of five-set matches last weekend, coming away with home victories against Northwest and Evergreen. Now, the Beacons hit the road for three straight weekends of competition, beginning with Lewis-Clark State and Walla Walla.
 
RECORD SETTING SATURDAY: The Beacon heroics last weekend, included an intense five-set win over Evergreen that included surviving three-straight match-points as they trailed 14-11 in the final set before walking away with a 17-15 win. In that match, the Beacons recorded a school-record 74 kills, breaking a record which had stood since the first year of the program in 2006, when games went to 30 points instead of 25.  Individually, Jessica Northcutt swung to a new school record of 78 attack attempts, and missed the single-match kills record by one as she collected 26.
 
CCC SETTER OF THE WEEK: Makenna Northern also had a record-setting weekend. Not only did she break Bushnell's career double-doubles record, she also collected 61 assists on Saturday to break her own single-match record. She was named the CCC Setter of the Week for her efforts.
 
LC STATE: The Warriors (9-5, 5-4 CCC) are currently tied for fifth-place in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. After losing four matches in a five-match stretch, they got better with a 3-2 win over Multnomah and a 3-1 win over Warner Pacific last weekend.  
 
LC State ranks sixth in the CCC in hitting (.179) and are second defensively, allowing opponents to hit .130. They are third in the conference in aces (1.91/set) and 11th for digs (13.47/s). Cassidy Nelson is the top server in the Cascade Conference, averaging 0.59 aces per set.
 
The Beacons are tied, 4-4 in the all-time series with LC. Bushnell, however, has won all four meetings since the Warriors joined the Cascade Conference, twice in three sets and twice in four.
 
WALLA WALLA: The Wolves (0-9, 0-9) come into the weekend still looking for their first win of the season. They may be on an upswing, however, as they have taken four sets over their past three matches.  
 
The Wolves are hitting .079 which ranks 10th in the conference. Defensively, opponents are hitting .215 against them which ranks 11th. Freshman Sahara Browning has been a bright spot for the team, leading the conference with an average of 3.97 kills per set.
 
The Beacons are 20-4 all-time against the Wolves and have won 11 straight in the series, dating back to 2015.  
 

CROSS COUNTRY

October 1 at Charles Bowles Invitational (Livestats)
 
After a three-week break, the Beacons return to action in Salem, competing the Willamette University hosted Charles Bowles Invitational. The site of many historic races for the Beacons, the Bush Park race always proves to be one of the fastest and most competitive events of the season.
  

ESPORTS

Valorant - Wednesday 9/28 vs Kilgore College, 5:30 pm (Video Stream)
Fortnite – Saturday 10/1 vs Regional Qualifier #2, 12:00 pm (Video Stream)
Rocket League – Monday 10/3 vs North Central University, 7:30 pm (Video Stream)
 
Three teams are in action for Bushnell Esports this week, beginning with Valorant on Wednesday evening. The Beacons won a tight battle with the University of Alaska – Fairbanks to open the season, winning the match, 13-5, 13-15, 13-10.
 
Bushnell Fortnite, consisting of Christian Velazquez and Ethan Slayden, qualified for the Collegiate Championship after winning the West Regional Qualifier #1 on Sunday. The duo will compete in the second qualifier on Saturday.
 
The Rocket League team is off to a 2-0 start, following a 3-1 win over Alaska Fairbanks.