SPRINGFIELD – For the first time in team history, Southern Oregon owns an eight-match unbeaten streak after coasting to a 3-0 win against Bushnell in a Cascade Conference match Friday afternoon at Les Schwab Sports Park.

Two teams headed in opposite directions remained on their respective trajectories as Malaika Quigley went for a goal and an assist and Sophia Connell supplied two second-half assists.

The Raiders – who this week received votes in the NAIA Top 25 coaches' poll for the first time in 2022 – improved to 7-4-3 overall and 6-1-2 in the CCC, winning for the sixth time during their streak and staying in third place with three regular-season contests to go. The Beacons (0-15, 0-10) stayed winless.

Phoebe Bunn scored her second goal of the season in the eighth minute, taking an assist from Quigley following a corner-kick-induced scramble. Quigley tallied her second goal in the 63rd, heading home Connell's free kick, and Bell recorded her first seven minutes later via another Connell setup.

Connell, a junior defender, has tallied all four of her assists over SOU's last four games.

The Beacons managed just one shot, which was saved by Ashlynn Hernandez. The Raiders had 24 and put nine on goal.

SOU plays Saturday at Corban, which is just percentage points behind the Raiders at 6-1-3 after defeating Oregon Tech 2-0 on Friday.