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SPOKANE, Wash. – The No. 21 Carroll College volleyball team ended Eastern Oregon University's six-match winning streak with a five-set victory at the Red Lion Cascade/Frontier Challenge Saturday.

The Saints (6-2) also snapped EOU's run for an undefeated record during the challenge. Carroll, Eastern, MSU-Northern, and Great Falls all ended the challenge with four wins and one loss.

After dropping a five-set match to Northwest just hours before, Carroll bounced back with a five-set win over the Mountaineers. EOU snapped its six-match neutral court losing streak this season, but has lost nine straight five-set matches dating back to Sept. 11, 2010.

Eastern had a .224 to .186 hitting percentage advantage over the Saints. But, it was Carroll that took advantage of the Mountaineers' 28 attack errors, while it only committed 19. EOU finished with 69 kills, while Carroll had 51. Eastern totaled 64 assists, and the Saints had 48. The Mountaineers also held a 93-78 dig advantage.

Carroll's Kathleen Mulligan finished with a match-high 16 kills. Natalie Stewart had 26 assists, while Emily Burk added 13. Rebecca Sweeney had 19 digs, and Stewart, Burk and Catie Hanser combined for 40 more digs.

In a back-and-forth match, the Mountaineers won the first set after jumping out to a 4-1 lead. EOU led by as many as eight in the opening set and only trailed at 1-0. Eastern won the set 25-17.

After hitting .262 in the first set, EOU hit .062 in the second frame. Carroll eased out to a 5-0 lead. The Saints led 11-3 before Eastern made a 5-0 run to close the margin to three points. Carroll answered with a 6-0 run stretching the margin to nine points. The Saints had their largest lead at 21-10. Carroll won the set, 25-15.

The third set featured seven ties and four lead changes. Carroll led 8-3 early in the set, but Eastern evened the score at 11. The score would then be tied at 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. The Saints spread the margin leading 20-16, but EOU made a late run closing the score to 23-22. But, the Mountaineers would not score again, and Carroll took the set, 25-22.

Eastern Oregon dominated a fourth set, that was never tied nor had any lead changes. The Mountaineers jumped out to a 13-4 lead and had its largest lead as the final margin of 25-8. EOU had a .364 hitting percentage in the set, while Carroll was at -.111.

In the fifth and final set, the Saints rebounded from the fourth set with an early 4-1 lead. Eastern tied the set at seven, and Carroll led 8-7 at the switch. The Saints added two more points taking a 10-7 lead, but the Mountaineers scored three straight points tying the frame at 10. It would tie again at 11. Trailing 12-11, EOU scored three unanswered points to have match-point. But, the Saints had the final answer with four consecutive points to win the match.

Four Mountaineers (6-2) finished in double-digit in kills, led by Taylor Stewart's 14. Stefani Sorensen added 13, while Alisha Crane and Irene Walters had 11 and 10. Jessica Perron had a match-high 27 assists, Karly Stack had 18 assists, and Bobbi Sumpter had 13 assists. Kaitlyn Duncan finished with a match-high 27 digs, while Rebecca Haight had 22 digs, and Stewart chipped in 17. Crane had four assisted blocks.

Eastern begins the Cascade Collegiate Conference schedule Friday at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. with live video and stats on EOUSports.com.