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Northwest University grabbed their second victory over Bushnell in as many days, claiming a 3-0 decision in Cascade Collegiate Conference action.

Sophomore Stevie Schlabach was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 30.5 points and nine rebounds from the field over the weekend.

On the cusp of their first victory of the season with just 15 minutes to play, the Bushnell University men’s soccer team was shocked by a four-goal onslaught as Northwest University pulled off a 5-2 Cascade Conference victory.

Northwest posted one goal in each half to claim a 2-0 victory, the smallest margin of victory yet for a Bushnell women’s soccer opponent.

The Bushnell softball team claimed their first series victory in two years on Saturday as the split a double-header with Eastern Oregon. After splitting Friday’s pair of games, The Beacons won the third game of the CCC series, 4-3, before dropping the non-conference fourth game, 13-12.

The Bushnell men’s basketball team pulled even at 2-2 after taking care of Multnomah University on Saturday, 101-77. The Beacons shot 53.5% from the field and saw contributions from up and down the lineup.

Every available player saw at least ten minutes on the floor for the Bushnell women’s basketball team on Saturday as the Beacons claimed a steady 84-51 win over Multnomah University in Cascade Collegiate Conference action.

Senior Natalie Martin set a new career record for solo blocks on Saturday, giving her the Bushnell lead for all-time solo blocks, block assists, and total blocks. She added a match-high 11 kills as the Beacons swept Multnomah, 25-10, 25-13, 25-15.

On an emotional afternoon for the Bushnell cross country program, both Beacon teams claimed seventh-place finishes at the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships. The teams dedicated their race to the memory of Elise Lackey, the mom of senior Jacob Lackey who suddenly passed away two weeks ago.

Senior Claire Salness became Bushnell’s all-time leader for attack attempts on Friday night as the Beacon volleyball team cruised to a 25-14, 25-18, 25-14 victory over Multnomah University at the Morse Center.