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EUGENE, Ore. – The Bushnell beach volleyball team returned to Cascade Collegiate Conference action on Friday morning with a 3-2 defeat of Northwest University.
"I am proud of our girls for pushing through to take down Northwest," said Head Coach
Kim Elgarico. "Today was a good warm up for tomorrow's matches and we are excited for another opportunity to face both the Eagles and the Yotes again."
Bushnell University 3, Northwest University 2
1. Rylie Hangca/Kylie Rankins (NU) def.
Kate Palelek/Hailey Hughes (BU) 16-21, 25-23, 15-5
2. Aubree Dees/Ellie Van Berkum (NU) def.
Jazmyn Wilcox/
Olivia Kelzenberg (BU) 10-21, 21-13, 15-6
3.
Monet Panther/
Carly Hanna (BU) def. Ava Hoy/Kali Dransfeldt (NU) 18-21, 21-17, 15-13
4.
Laci Jespersen/
Sydney Myhre (BU) def. Addy Stone/Oriana Muliaga (NU) 21-10, 21-10
5.
Kailey Shirley/
Haley Engelbrecht (BU) def. Sydney Bass/Trinity Godina (NU) 21-14, 21-5
After
Laci Jespersen and
Sydney Myhre won the opening match at the 4's and
Kailey Shirley and
Haley Engelbrecht started off the second flight with a big win at the 5's, the Beacons found themselves tied 2-2 and on the cusp of the upset loss.
It all came down to the No. 3 pair of
Monet Panther and
Carly Hanna (pictured), who rallied after dropping the first set, taking a nail-biter with a Hanna service ace to escape with the victory.
"I am proud of the way we fought back and finished the match with a win," said Hanna. "Monet and I were communicating well and able to execute our game plan."
UP NEXT: The stage is set for a Saturday morning rubber-match showdown between the Beacons (5-9, 4-5 CCC) and No. 10-ranked College of Idaho (4-5, 4-5) at 10:00 am (MT). Third-place in the Cascade Collegiate Conference will be on the line as the Beacons and Yotes split their first two meetings earlier this season in Salem, where the Beacons won 5-0 before falling 3-2 in the second match. Bushnell will also face off against Northwest (2-7, 2-7) for the final time this season at 12 pm (MT).
