Bushnell University

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Amyah Semau led the Beacons with 13 kills and became Bushnell's career kills leader on Saturday as Bushnell rolled past The Evergreen State College, 25-21, 25-12, 25-8.
 
The Beacons (15-8, 10-6 CCC) hit just under .400 on the match and after a shaky start flexed every bit of their muscle in a dominant victory. Bushnell earned a 53-28 advantage in points scored, held a 10-3 margin in blocks, 8-2 edge in service aces and 35-23 lead in kills. Evergreen (2-18, 1-15) committed 22 unforced errors and hit -.037 for the contest.  
 
Head Coach Jason Corwin said, "We started out a bit slow tonight as Evergreen was blocking and attacking aggressively. We made our adjustments and four our rhythm in the last two sets."
 
Semau's final line included 13 kills and a .423 attacking clip, along with six digs. She cements her place as the all-time leader with 936 kills . She passes her former teammate, Halle Neumann who ended her career with 930, and who as on hand to witness the passing of the torch on Saturday.  
 
"I am so grateful to have the opportunity to play for this program and with this amazing team," said Semau. "Halle was a such an inspirational teammate and I am honored to be in the same company as her."
 
"It was appropriate for Amyah to lead the way tonight and finish the match with a kill," said Corwin. "We have been so blessed that she chose Bushnell. We asked her to make the courageous choice and help lead this program where it has never been. Thank you Amyah for helping establish a new standard for our volleyball program."
 
"I love our volleyball family," he continued. "It was such a treat for Halle to be there tonight and present Amyah with her honor."
 
A solid defensive day for the Beacons also included 95 digs with Chloe Farr and Amyah Semau earning team-highs. Nyah Doan-Mitchell had her best game as a Beacon, hitting .500 with six kills and three blocks and Aliyah Malone added to her strong weekend with three kills and six blocks. She ended Bushnell's 2-0 weekend hitting .381 with 11 kills and 15 blocks.
 
Setters Emma Fa'alogo (17 assists, four aces) and Avery McAllister (12 assists) split quarterbacking duties well, while Chloe Farr led all players with ten digs.
 
For the Geoducks, Sophia Scroggins finished with a team-high seven kills while Annalise Orlowski earned three blocks.
 
UP NEXT: The Beacons return to action next Friday as they play host to Walla Walla University (5-13, 5-11) at 2:00 pm.