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Under Armour Team of the Week Announced

Under Armour Team of the Week Announced

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University volleyball team has been selected as the “Under Armour Teams of the Week” for March 1-7 the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
 
After the second weekend of CCC “pod” volleyball action No. 9 ranked Eastern Oregon emerged as the only unbeaten team in league play with convincing wins over Warner Pacific University and Bushnell University.
 
On Friday a combination of staunch defensive and efficient offense made quick work of the Knights winning 3-0, 3-0. In game one the Mountaineers held their opponent to .036 hitting percentage while tallying a solid .358 mark. Cambree Scott led EOU with 12 kills, while Jet Taylor had four blocks on the front row and added three kills.
 
The game two victory was record setting for Head Coach Kaki Morehead and senior Kiley McMurtrey. For Morehead it was the 300th at the helm of her alma mater and McMurtery became the program's all-time career dig leader with 1,885.
 
In an anticipated matchup with the much-improved Bushnell Beacons on Saturday, EOU showed why they have been a perennial top 10 team in the NAIA cruising to a pair of wins 3-0, 3-0. Breanna Shaffer had 22 kills over the two matches and McMurtrey added to her career dig totals with 45.
 
Eastern Oregon (9-0, 8-0 CCC) will host The College of Idaho in conference action March 19-20.
 
 
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