LA GRANDE, Ore. - The Mountaineers sweep Corban in their Friday night match up at Quinn Coliseum, as EOU swept the Warriors 25-17, 25-17, and 25-22.
The first set took off with Corban scoring the first point, but that did not last long. With EOU and Corban tied at 7-7, the Mountaineers scored the next five points, taking EOU to a 12-7 advantage. Corban fought their way back towards the end but EOU knocked out the first match with a 25-17 win.
Eastern Oregon started off strong in the second set over Corban, and with the set tied at 10-10, EOU went on an eight point run making the score 18-10. The Warriors continued to battle but could not come all the way back and EOU took set two, 25-17, to take a 2-0 lead.
Corban came out swinging in the third set as they stayed close for the entire set which saw nine ties and four lead changes. With the Warriors ahead, 20-19, Casey Loper recorded a kill to tie the set at 20-20. Eastern Oregon continued to battle and took a 24-22 lead over Corban. With match point, Isabelle Statkus and Emily Nay recorded the Mountaineers 14
th block of the game to give EOU the set, 25-22.
EOU had a total of 42 kills on the match. Loper and Nay recorded a game-high 12 kills. Nay collected a game-high 12 blocks. Loper finished the match with 15 digs and Jessalyn Smith followed with 13 digs.
The Mountaineers take the court again tomorrow night, Sept. 20, when they host Northwest Christian at 5 p.m.