Mountaineers Sweep Warner Pacific
LA GRANDE, Ore. - Eastern Oregon University's Volleyball team grabbed a three set victory over Warner Pacific College Saturday, 25-10, 25-15, 25-12.
The Mountaineers (18-2, 8-1 Cascade Collegiate Conference) won their 12th out of their last 13 matches, including their third straight. They are also 33-1 in their last 34 matches at home.
Casey Loper had a match high 15 kills to lead EOU. The senior became the second player in program history to reach the 1,000th kill plateau. Grace Deboodt holds the school record of 1,261. Loper finished with a .609 attack percentage Saturday.
Amanda Miller added 12 kills. Rachelle Chamberlin dished out 35 assists. Defensively,
Jessalyn Smith had 13 digs.
Emily Nay had four block assists.
Eastern Oregon finished with a .481 attack percentage and held WPC to .052. EOU also had a 46-19 advantage in kills. The Mountaineers held a 7.5-2 edge in total blocks.
Nicole Koncade led Warner Pacific (4-7, 2-7 CCC) with six kills. Marchelle Bostic had 12 assists. Devan Belshe had six digs.
The Mountaineers take the court Oct. 10 against Northwest University at Quinn Coliseum at 7pm. Live video and stats will be available at eousports.com.