PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior
Halle Neumann hit .435, leading the Bushnell Beacons efficient attack as they cruised past Warner Pacific on Friday night, 25-21, 25-16, 25-8.
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The Beacons (10-6, 8-4) hit .327 as a team, their second-best attacking effort of the season behind only a .333 night against the Knights at home back in September. Bushnell also collected 11 service aces in the match, which their second-highest total on the year.
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Neumann said, "We had great energy throughout the match tonight. I am really impressed with how we fought through the first set, and finished out the last two. This was a great win to start out the second half of the conference season."
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Neumann finished her night with a match-high 13 kills.
Makenna Mosher was next in line with seven, hitting .357 and adding three service aces.
Amyah Semau was the top server for the visitors with a career-high-tying four aces.
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Elijah Sanders quarterbacked the attack with 18 assists while
Bella Parque provided a match-high 14 digs on defense. Sanders said, "I am super proud of everyone on our team. I feel like we all stepped up tonight and did our jobs to get the results we wanted."
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Warner Pacific (1-18, 1-11) was led by Elizabeth Reid with ten kills. Kyla Reiling provided 16 assists and Brooklyn Starley collected 11 digs in the loss.
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Bushnell remains in Portland on Saturday for a match against Multnomah University at 5:00 pm. Â
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