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EUGENE, Ore. – For the third time in four years and fourth time in program history, the Bushnell women's soccer team is headed to the Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament in opening postseason play Saturday at Lithia and Driveway Fields in Medford.
 
The Beacons are making back-to-back tournament appearances for the first time in program history and enter the postseason seeking their first conference tournament victory after falling in the quarterfinal round during each of their previous appearances.
 
No. 8 seed Bushnell (6-7-3, 5-6-1 CCC) will face No. 1 seed and regular season champion College of Idaho (14-3, 10-2) in a quarterfinal contest scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday. The Yotes earned a 3-1 victory when the teams met earlier this season.  
 
Bushnell secured its place in the championship field by winning two of its final three matches, including a historic 1-0 road shutout of Carroll College last weekend that clinched the conference's final postseason berth.
 
Bushnell is tied for sixth in the CCC with 21 goals and ranks seventh with 14 assists. The Beacons have been outscored 28-21 on the season and have a 1.75 goals against average.
 
Freshmen Brielle Engle and sophomore Elidia Cervantes-Carlos lead Bushnell's balanced scoring attack with six goals apiece while Ohu Miles has give. Freshman Ryah Larsen and senior Adrie Lader lead the team with three assists.
 
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Gabriella Montes owns a 1.75 GAA and has made 51 saves this season.
 
SCOUTING THE YOTES
College of Idaho enters the tournament riding a five-match winning streak after securing its fourth consecutive CCC regular-season championship. The Yotes closed the regular season in dominant fashion, outscoring Northwest and Evergreen by an 11-2 margin during the final weekend.
 
One of the conference's most potent offenses, College of Idaho shares the CCC lead with 42 goals and ranks first with 33 assists.
 
Senior Abbi Roubidoux leads the attack and ranks second in the conference with 12 goals, 29 points, and 85 shots. The Yotes also feature two of the CCC's top playmakers in senior Alondra Osuna, who leads the conference with nine assists, and freshman Rylee Russell, who ranks third with eight.
 
The Yotes have won the last three CCC tournaments, becoming the first team to win three straight since Concordia's run of 15 between 2000 and 2014.
 
AROUND THE CCC
As the regular-season champion, College of Idaho secured the conference's first automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship. The tournament champion will receive the conference's second automatic bid. If College of Idaho wins the tournament as well, the second bid will be awarded to the tournament runner-up.
 
Saturday's quarterfinal slate also includes:

• No. 2 Southern Oregon vs. No. 7 Corban, 10:00 pm.
• No. 3 Rocky Mountain vs. No. 6 Carroll, 10:00 pm
• No. 4 Eastern Oregon vs. No. 5 Northwest, 1:00 pm.

Kickoff between the Beacons and Yotes is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, with the winner advancing to the CCC semifinals on Monday. Fueled by a late-season surge and facing the conference's perennial powerhouse, Bushnell enters the match with an opportunity to secure its first-ever CCC Tournament victory and author the biggest postseason win in program history.