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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Eastern Oregon University volleyball team participates in the inaugural Red Lion Cascade/Frontier Conference Challenge this week. The weekly report of the season is now available.

Matches 4-8: Red Lion Frontier/Cascade Conference Challenge: Montana Western, Westminster, Great Falls, Montana State-Northern, and Carroll
When: Thursday, Aug. 23, Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25
Where: Spokane, Wash. (The HUB)
Live Video: No Live Video         
Live Stats: www.EOUSports.com

EASTERN OREGON NOTEWORTHY
• Eastern Oregon has never played any of the five Red Lion Challenge opponents under Kaki Morehead.
• The Mountaineers have won six straight sets after closing with a pair of sweeps at The College of Idaho Classic.
• EOU has not lost the first set yet this season.
• Eastern has appeared in nine straight NAIA polls, but have yet to leave the receiving votes category.
• EOU received 49 votes in the final week of the regular season in 2011, its highest amount of last season.
• The Mountaineers victory over No. 8 Lewis-Clark State was the first in the last 15 tries against a top 10-ranked team for the Mountaineers in the last 10 years.
• EOU has also now won only four of its 46 games versus a top 25-ranked opponent over the past 10 seasons.
• Eastern Oregon went 0-5 a year ago with top 10-ranked teams, forcing two of the matches to five sets.
• Eastern lost all six of its matches on a neutral floor last season. Playing at the HUB in Spokane this weekend will be a neutral court.
• EOU was also 0-5 when playing in five set matches in 2011.
• Eastern is in the top 25 in seven statistical categories, including 14th in digs per set and 15th in blocks per set.
• Casey Loper is fourth in the country in blocks per set and 10th in hitting percentage.
• Morehead is 21 wins shy of her 100th career victory.