EUGENE, Ore. – The second day of Cascade Collegiate Conference action at the Bushnell/Grace Beach Courts ended with another pair of losses for the Beacons as they took on Northwest for the second time and The No. 10-ranked College of Idaho for the first.  
 
Head Coach Kim Elgarico said, "This team has a lot of fight and we are only two or three points here or there from completely changing the outcome. It was great that we could host an opening weekend with sunshine and friends and family, and with our extended family at Grace Community Fellowship, who provided us and Northwest an amazing breakfast before we played."
 
MATCH ONE: Northwest University 3, (RV) Bushnell 2
 
For the second straight match, Northwest took down the Beacons on their home turf, and for the second straight match it came down to the No. 5 pair. Ava Hoy and Kali Dransfeldt prevailed in three sets once again over Monet Panther and Haley Engelbrecht.
 
Meanwhile, the match was brought down to the wire thanks to earlier victories from the No. 3 pair of Anessa Stotts and Jadeya Hayes and the No. 4 pair of Laci Jespersen and Sydney Myhre, both winning as they had on Friday as well.
 
Caitlin James/Kylie Lunday (NU) def. Kate Palelek/Makenna Mosher (BU) 21-19, 21-10
Masa Spela Jarc/Aubree Dees (NU) def. Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) 18-21, 21-13, 16-14
Anessa Stotts/Jadeya Hayes (BU) def. Kylie Rankins/Elle VanBerkum (NU) 15-21, 21-19, 15-9
Laci Jespersen/Sydney Myhre (BU) def. Sophy Rice/Ariana Muliaga (NU) 21-14, 21-13
Ava Hoy/Kali Dransfeldt (NU) def. Monet Panther/Haley Engelbrecht (BU) 21-14, 12-21, 15-12
Ex.  Mai Tomlin/Emma Nevarov (BU) def. Charlize Katz/Kylie Micole Guadjo (NU) 21-18, 21-16
 
MATCH TWO: (10) College of Idaho 4, (RV) Bushnell 1
 
The College of Idaho (2-1) took an impressive win over Bushnell, winning four pairs including two that came down to tiebreakers.
 
Bushnell avoided the sweep early, with the No. 2 pair of Olivia Kelzenberg and Jazmyn Wilcox earning their first win of the season, and first win as a pair, doing so in two sets.
 
Kelzenberg said, "Jaz and I learned from day one and got the nerves out, so day two we were able to focus on our game and do our job. We emphasized communication and leaned on our chemistry to pick up the win."
 
"The first day we were very timid," added Wilcox, "and had a lot of nerves. Today we came in knowing the adjustments we needed to make to win and we were very consistent."
 
Haley Hoopes/Sydney Dews (CI) def. Makenna Mosher/Kate Palelek (BU) 21-19, 21-13
Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) def. Deshy Sandoval/Greta Valaika (CI) 21-17, 21-14
Faith Faucher/Maya Blake (CI) def. Anessa Stotts/Jadeya Hayes (BU) 21-19, 22-24, 15-3
Ellie Baker/Liza Montalbo (CI) def. Laci Jespersen/Sydney Myhre (BU) 21-19, 22-20
Lauren Gauna/Dariya Tlevlessova (CI) def. Haley Engelbrecht/Monet Panther (BU) 21-17, 17-21, 15-12
Ex.  Capri Salmon/Emily Lettenmaier (CI) def. Kaylee Dancer/Avery Lenssen (BU) 21-8, 21-12
 
Next weekend, the CCC Beach Volleyball season moves to Ashland, Oregon with No. 8 Southern Oregon University playing host. The Beacons are set to take on the host Raiders on Friday at 12:00 pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm, sandwiching a Saturday morning matchup with new CCC member Simpson University at 10:00 am.