ASHLAND, Ore. – The Bushnell beach volleyball team lost to Southern Oregon University on Friday afternoon, 4-1.
 
The Beacons (6-11, 5-7 CCC) earned their lone pair win early as Jazmyn Wilcox and Olivia Kelzenberg (pictured) claimed a three-set victory at the No. 2 pair. Meanwhile, a Bushnell-record winning streak came to a close as Laci Jespersen and Sydney Myhre were upset at the No. 4 spot losing for the first time since February in a heart-breaking 19-17 third-set. The defeat to the Raiders (12-2, 10-1) ended a nine-match winning streak for the all-time greats.
 
 #4 Southern Oregon 4, Bushnell University 1
1. Tessa Zimmermann/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Hailey Heider/Kate Palelek (BU) 21-12, 25-23
2. Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) def. Molly Grace/Kira Sandoval (SOU) 21-17, 15-21, 15-12
3. Andressa Ribeiro Soares/Maelle Garon (SOU) def. Carly Hanna/Monet Panther (BU) 21-13, 21-15
4. Amanda Moffat/Kaitlyn Shilling (SOU) def. Sydney Myhre/Laci Jespersen (BU) 15-21, 21-18, 19-17 5. Natalie Perez/Kendal Hadwick (SOU) def. Haley Engelbrecht/Kailey Shirley (BU) 21-12, 21-9
Ex. Avery Lenssen/Bella Jacobson (BU) tie Poppy Freeman/Emily Anderson (SOU) 21-13, 7-21
 
UP NEXT: The Beacons will look to clinch a spot in the Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament on Saturday as they take on Simpson University (0-16, 0-10 CCC) in a pair of matches at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Bushnell needs just one win to clinch fourth-place in the CCC and a trip to the post-season for the first time since 2024.