SALEM, Ore. – For the first time in over a year, the No. 2-ranked Corban University Beach Volleyball team handed the No. 7-ranked Southern Oregon University Raiders a 5-0 sweep to improve to 5-0 in Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) action on day two of the Corban conference tourney. In the neutral site competitions, Bushnell University picked up their first wins of the 2025 spring season via 4-1 and 3-2 victories over Simpson University.

"Getting the win over Southern Oregon today was a great way to end this weekend of competitions," Corban head coach Dan Stephens stated earlier today. "It was another high energy match with plenty of fan noise and excitement which our Sandy Warriors love. We saw improvements today and we will need to keep progressing in our skill and strategy development to be ready for a continued tough conference schedule."

Dual 1 – Bushnell 4, Simpson 1

The Beacons (2-4, 2-4) picked up their first win of the 2025 season to start day two of the Corban conference tourney in dominant fashion over the Red Hawks (0-3, 0-3), as Bushnell took three of their four pairs in straight sets alongside a three-set victory in the second overall pair by Makenna Mosher and Jadeya Hayes.

Simpson clinched their first pair win of the year in the threes, as Lynette McKenzie and Mackenzie Tataryn defeated Bushnell's Anessa Stotts and Hannah Brunston via 22-20, 17-21, and 15-10 final scores. The most dominant decision of the dual was by Beacons' fifth-pair of Monet Panther and Haley Engelbrecht who secured a pair of 21-6 and 21-14 sets scores over Red Hawks' Kare Ann Oshiro and Rylee Bringgold.

1. Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) def. Abigail Shackelford/Tiara Manns (SU) 21-17, 21-12

2. Makenna Mosher/Jadeya Hayes (BU) def. Madison Kammuller/Paige Creasey (SU) 20-22, 21-12, 16-14

3. Lynette McKenzie/Mackenzie Tataryn (SU) def. Anessa Stotts/Hannah Brunston (BU) 22-20, 17-21, 15-10

4. Sydney Myhre/Laci Jespersen (BU) def. Dani Rydjord/Emilly Melo (SU) 21-14, 21-14

5. Monet Panther/Haley Engelbrecht (BU) def. Kare Ann Oshiro/Rylee Bringgold (SU) 21-6, 21-14

Order of Finish: 2,5,3,4,1

Dual 2 – #2 Corban 5, #7 Southern Oregon 0

In the second of three CCC matchups between the No. 2 Warriors (7-1, 5-0) and No. 7 Raiders (3-6, 1-2), all five of the top pairs fell in favor of the Navy and Gold for the first clean sweep of Southern Oregon since the 2023 spring season, with four of the five pairs going the distance of three thrilling sets in front of nearly 200 fans at the beach volleyball courts atop Corban's campus.

The lone pair to secure a clean two-set sweep of their Raider opponents were represented by senior Jessica McMillian and junior Emmi Marks in the No. 3-pairs, dropping 22-20 and 21-15 decisions on SOU's Kira Sandoval and Lucretia Benolken to represent the only Corban pair of the weekend to win all three of their matches in straight sets.

With every body in attendance this afternoon surrounding the top pairings battle on Court 1 in a decisive third set, senior Megan Dennis and sophomore Emma Bischoff rose to the occasion and clinched the 5-0 sweep in style with a definitive 15-9 final set to avenge their loss yesterday to Southern Oregon's Madi Gray and Tessa Zimmerman and improve to 5-1 all-time against their Raider counterparts.

1. Megan Dennis/Emma Bischoff (CRB) def. Madi Gray/Tessa Zimmerman (SOU) 21-13, 17-21, 15-9

2. Cammie Masanda/Danae Stokes (CRB) def. Grace Gulbrandsen/Linda Conceicao (SOU) 21-15, 17-21, 15-9

3. Emmi Marks/Jessica McMillian (CRB) def. Kira Sandoval/Lucretia Benolken (SOU) 22-20, 21-15

4. Alexis Adebodun/Gabi Engels (CRB) def. Natalie Perez/Andressa Ribeiro So. (SOU) 18-21, 23-21, 15-5

5. Erin Scott/Payton Bazant (CRB) def. Skyy Nihipali-Bo./Kendal Hadwick (SOU) 16-21, 21-19, 15-9

Ext. Vitoria Mattos/Addison Weckerle (SOU) def. Sydney Sanford/Jordan Faircloth (CRB) 21-13, 21-16

Order of Finish: 6,4,2,5,3,1

Dual 3 – Bushnell 3, Simpson 2

The CCC tourney concluded with the Beacons and Red Hawks going toe-to-toe once again, with Simpson moving one pair closer to securing their first win of the year which all came down to the final pairing. After splitting the twos and fours, Red Hawks' McKenzie and Tataryn once again picked up a victory in the three to move Simpson within one pair of a dual victory at 2-1.

However, the Beacons completed a massive comeback in the fives as Engelbrecht and Panther shook off a 21-12 opening set loss to force a third set with a 21-11 second and would later cruise to a 15-5 clincher in the third. Now sitting at two pairs apiece, Bushnell's top pairing of Olivia Kelzenberg and Jazmyn Wilcox never looked back in 21-16 and 21-11 sets scores to lock up the 3-2 dual win and lead the Beacons' to a 2-1 weekend in Salem.

1. Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) def. Abigail Shackelford/Tiara Manns (SU) 21-16, 21-11

2. Madison Kammuller/Paige Creasey (SU) def. Jadeya Hayes/Makenna Mosher (BU) 21-19, 14-21, 15-10

3. Lynette McKenzie/Mackenzie Tataryn (SU) def. Anessa Stotts/Hannah Brunston (BU) 21-17, 21-19

4. Sydney Myhre/Laci Jespersen (BU) def. Dani Rydjord/Emilly Melo (SU) 21-9, 21-13

5. Haley Engelbrecht/Monet Panther (BU) def. Kare Ann Oshiro/Rylee Bringgold (SU) 12-21, 21-11, 15-5

Order of Finish: 4,2,3,5,1

The nationally ranked Warriors will next be in action next Tuesday for a midweek doubleheader in Eugene against the Beacons for their first I-5 rivalry matchups of the 2025 season.

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