EUGENE, Ore.  – The Bushnell beach volleyball team opened up their hosting duties on Friday with a pair of losses, falling to No. 1 Corban University as well as Northwest University at the Churchill High School Sand Courts.
 
Corban University 5, Bushnell University 0
1. Avari Ridgeway/Megan Dennis (CRB) def. Makenna Northern/Logan Kaneshiro (BU): 22-20, 21-17
2. Kianna Keeling/Cameron Keeling (CRB) def. Roslyn McLellan/Madi Trueblood (BUSH): 21-8, 21-7
3. Jessica McMillian/Ally Schmidt (CRB) def. Jade Hayes/Brooke Silvernail (BU): 21-19, 21-17
4. Maya Black/Kealani Ontai (CRB)) def. Laci Jespersen/Megan Netter (BU): 21-15, 21-13
5. Jolinn Daviscourt/Kalisi Latu (CRB) def. Abby Nelson/Anessa Stotts (BUSH): 21-11, 21-17
Order of finish: (2,4,5,1,3)
 
The Warriors improved to 12-2 on the season, rolling to another sweep against the Beacons. Bushnell's biggest fight came in Flight One as Makenna Northern and Logan Kaneshiro had Avari Ridgeway and megan Dennis on the ropes in the first set and held a lead in set two.
 
Northwest University 3, Bushnell University 2
1. Makenna Northern/Logan Kaneshiro (BU) def. Allie Flynn/Carlee Rowell (NU):  21-10, 26-28, 15-9
2. Kaitlyn Mickle/Madelynn Culp (NU) def. Roslyn McLellan/Madi Trueblood (BU) 21-18, 21-19
3. Caitlyn James/Kelsey Moore (NU def. Brooke Silvernail/Jadeya Hayes (BU): 23-21, 23-21
4. Ellie Van Berkum/Morgan Harter (NU) def. Laci Jespersen/Megan Netter (BU): 22-20, 21-13
5. Abby Nelson/Anessa Stotts (BU) def. Masa Spela Jarc/Delaney Sparks (NU): 22-20, 22-20
Order of finish: (2,4,5,3,1)
 
An extremely close match from start-to-finish, Bushnell and Northwest put together an instant classic that saw six out of 11 sets go to extra points. NU jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Abby Nelson and Anessa Stotts (pictured) rallied twice to claim a win in the fifth flight. The Beacon pair trailed 19-14 in the first set and 19-16 in the second, storming back each time to claim 22-20 wins. Stotts closed out the match with three straight service aces.
 
No. 3 pair Caitlyn James and Kelsey Moore clinched the first-ever win for Northwest (1-6), playing in their inaugural season.
 
The Beacons (5-7) will host four more tournament games at Churchill on Saturday. Corban returns to take on Southern Oregon (3-5) at 10:00 am and Northwest at 12:00 pm. Then the Beacons will look for a little payback against Northwest at 2:00 pm before hosting SOU at 4:00 pm.