ASHLAND – The Cascade Collegiate Conference beach volleyball pecking order was reinforced Saturday at Raider Beach Courts.
No. 2-ranked Corban, after clinching the regular season championship on Friday, completed its unbeaten weekend with a sweep of Simpson (Calif.). No. 7 Southern Oregon bookended the day with a pair of 5-0 wins over Bushnell.
The Warriors (16-1 overall, 14-0 CCC) didn’t drop a set in their 5-0 victory. The Raiders (10-7, 8-3) dropped just one all day against the Beacons.
Bushnell dropped to 3-11 conference action, while Simpson fell to 0-11.
While Corban has already clinched hosting rights for the CCC Tournament on April 10-11, SOU remains in a race with College of Idaho for the No. 2 seed entering the final week of the regular season. The second-place Raiders and third-place Yotes – separated by one win in the standings – face off twice next week in Caldwell.
Southern Oregon 5, Bushnell 0
1. Madi Gray/Tessa Zimmermann (SOU) def. Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) 21-15, 17-21, 15-9
2. Linda Conceicao/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Jadeya Hayes/Makenna Mosher (BU) 23-21, 21-12
3. Lucretia Benolken/Kira Sandoval (SOU) def. Haley Engelbrecht/Anessa Stotts (BU) 21-17, 21-11
4. Natalie Perez/Andressa Ribeiro Soares (SOU) def. Laci Jespersen/Sydney Myhre (BU) 21-13, 21-13
5. Kendal Hadwick/Skyy Nihipali-Botelho (SOU) def. Avery Lenssen/Monet Panther (BU) 21-13, 21-15
Ex. Mya Massey/Savannah Schwindt (SOU) def. Emma Nevarov/Reagan Walker (BU) 21-8, 21-9
Order of finish: 4-2-5-3-1
Corban 5, Simpson 0
1. Megan Dennis/Emma Bischoff (CRB) def. Abigail Shackelford/Tiara Manns (SU) 21-7, 21-19
2. Kaile’a Ontai/Danae Stokes (CRB) def. Madison Kammuller/Paige Creasey (SU) 21-16, 21-11
3. Emmi Marks/Jessica McMillian (CRB) def. Lynette McKenzie/Mackenzie Tataryn (SU) 21-11, 21-14
4. Alexis Adebodun/Gabi Engels (CRB) def. Kare Ann Oshiro/Emily Melo (SU) 21-4, 21-6
5. Erin Scott/Payton Bazant (CRB) win by forfeit
Order of finish: 5-4-2-3-1
Southern Oregon 5, Bushnell 0
1. Madi Gray/Tessa Zimmermann (SOU) def. Olivia Kelzenberg/Jazmyn Wilcox (BU) 21-13, 21-16
2. Linda Conceicao/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Jadeya Hayes/Makenna Mosher (BU) 21-7, 21-18
3. Lucretia Benolken/Kira Sandoval (SOU) def. Haley Engelbrecht/Anessa Stotts (BU) 21-16, 21-6
4. Natalie Perez/Andressa Ribeiro Soares (SOU) def. Laci Jespersen/Sydney Myhre (BU) 21-15, 23-21
5. Kendal Hadwick/Skyy Nihipali-Botelho (SOU) def. Avery Lenssen/Monet Panther (BU) 21-8, 21-15
Ex. Vitoria Mattos/Addison Weckerle (SOU) def. Mai Tomlin/Hannah Brunston (BU) 21-13, 21-13
Order of finish: 2-4-1-5-3