Box Score LA GRANDE, Ore. - The Mountaineers defeated 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 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.
