EUGENE, Ore.  – Bushnell suffered a sweep at the hands of No. 4 Eastern Oregon University on Saturday evening, 25-15, 25-20, 25-21, as the Mounties posted 14 blocks to keep their share of first-place in the CCC.
 
After a tough loss on Friday, the Beacons responded well against a team who should be in the hunt for a national championship at the end of the season, holding leads in the second and third sets, and keeping the score respectable. The Mounties kept rolling after their big Friday sweep of No. 5 Corban in the CCC Game of the Week.
 
Head Coach Jason Corwin said, "We had a tough game on Friday night and didn't match the level of intensity that we needed to be successful. It was a great response tonight to come out and play a top-five team nationally who puts so much block and defensive pressure on us. We kept finding ways to score points and kept pressing. We were playing a team on a high, coming off a big win against Corban, but they showed no sign of any let down. They were flying high and playing with a lot of confidence and I credit Coach McLean for having them ready."
 
Bushnell (9-6, 7-4 CCC) was led by junior Matty Ladd, collecting seven kills and five blocks. Makenna Mosher added six blocks and Halle Neumann also posted seven kills in the loss. Bella Parque led all players with 19 digs while Elijah Sanders added 11 digs and nine assists. The Beacons had six service aces on the night, including three from freshman Ashlyn Tai.
 
Eastern Oregon (17-1, 10-1) hit .134 in the match with Alexis McMurtrey leading the way with a double-double, collecting 17 assists and 11 digs, along with a pair of service aces. Sade Williams had a match-high nine kills while Mylie Mills added five kills and seven blocks. Hailey Arritola had the Mountie high with 15 digs.
 
The first half of the Cascade Collegiate Conference schedule has come to a close and finds the Beacons in sixth-place in the CCC standings while the Mounties remain tied with Corban for first-place with just one loss, but holding the tie-breaker.