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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Eastern Oregon University volleyball team opens its 2012 home schedule this weekend against Corban and Northwest Christian. The weekly report of the season is now available.

Matches 11-12: vs. Corban (2-6, 0-2) and vs. Northwest Christian (5-5, 0-2)
When: Friday, Sept. 7, and Saturday, Sept. 8
Where: La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)
Live Video: www.EOUSports.com         
Live Stats: www.EOUSports.com
Series: Under Kaki Morehead, EOU is 9-1 against Corban and 8-1 versus NCU.

EASTERN OREGON NOTEWORTHY
• Under Morehead, the Mountaineers have won four straight over Corban, including 12 of the last 14 sets.
• EOU has won nine of the 10 matches against the Warriors under Morehead. The lone loss came on Oct. 25, 2008, in Salem, 3-1.
• Eastern has won seven straight over Corban in La Grande.
• The Mountaineers are 10-1 all-time against Northwest Christian.
• The Beacons' lone victory over EOU was the first meeting between the schools on Sept. 21, 2007, 3-1, in Eugene.
• Eastern responded by winning the next 30 consecutive sets.
• EOU has won all five meetings over the Beacons in La Grande.
• Eastern Oregon is looking to begin Cascade Conference play 4-0 for the second straight season, after acheiving the feat for the first time in school history in 2011.
• EOU swept the opening weekend of CCC play for the fourth straight season.
• The Mountaineers' 15-set win streak earlier this season was the longest since 2000.
• EOU is 8-2 in the first set this season.
• Eastern has appeared in 10 straight NAIA polls.
• EOU's No. 19 NAIA ranking is the highest in program history.
• 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 won only four of its 47 matches versus a top 25-ranked opponent over the past 10 seasons.
• Eastern lost all six of its matches on a neutral floor last season, but are 6-2 on a neutral court this season.
• EOU broke its nine-match losing streak in five-set matches last week at NU.
• Eastern is in the top 25 in five statistical categories, including 14th in total digs, 13th in total kills and 12th in total assists.
• Kaitlyn Duncan is sixth in the NAIA in total digs.
• Stefani Sorensen, Alisha Crane, and Casey Loper are 1-2-3 in the conference in hitting percentage.
• EOU is first in the CCC in kills per set, assists per set, digs per set, and hitting percentage.
• Morehead is 15 wins shy of her 100th career victory.