Liza Safford

Oregon Tech OIT 5-1, 2-1 CCC

Eastern Oregon EOU 3-0, 3-0 CCC

Oregon Tech OIT

5-1, 2-1 CCC

Final

Feb. 20, 2021

Eastern Oregon EOU

3-0, 3-0 CCC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oregon Tech OIT	20	19	25	16	(1)
Eastern Oregon EOU	25	25	22	25	(3)

Oregon Tech OIT 5-2, 2-2 CCC

Eastern Oregon EOU 4-0, 4-0 CCC

Oregon Tech OIT

5-2, 2-2 CCC

Final

Feb. 20, 2021

Eastern Oregon EOU

4-0, 4-0 CCC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oregon Tech OIT	26	25	14	19	(1)
Eastern Oregon EOU	24	27	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 2/20/2021 5:46:00 PM | William McLaughlin

No. 9 Mountaineers Close Out Weekend 4-0 with 3-1 Wins Over OIT

Next Match:

at College of Idaho

2/27/2021 | 2:00 p.m.

Next Match

Full Schedule

Feb. 27 (Sat) / 2:00 p.m.

at College of Idaho

History

Recap
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CALDWELL, Idaho – Ninth-ranked Eastern Oregon University Volleyball completed its perfect weekend with a pair 3-1 match victories Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers took down the Oregon Tech Owls to improve to 4-0.

Match 1 – Eastern Oregon 3, Oregon Tech 1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-16)
How it Happened
• The Mountaineers out-hit the Owls (5-2, 2-2 CCC) .302-.159 for the match and had a 58-48 advantage in kills. Helping EOU take the first match was also an 8-3 edge in services aces and 12 blocks compared to just seven by the Owls.
• Despite all the advantages by Eastern, OIT still made things tough in the match. The first set was a back-and-forth affair as EOU held on for a 25-20 win. The Mounties got up 3-1 early before a 4-1 run by OIT gave the Owls their first lead of the set at 5-4.
• From that point on both teams traded points as rallies were not a theme for much of the match. Neither squad managed to lead by more than one point until the midway point of the set. Tied at 14-all, EOU finally pieced together a 4-0 run to grab the largest lead of the set at the time. Preslee Jensen and Breanna Shaffer each got a kill, while Kiley McMurtrey had a service ace to help the run.
• Following a timeout by OIT, the Owls score four-straight to tie the set at 18-18. EOU was un-phased and held composure as the Mounties outscored OIT 7-2 to take the first set, 25-20. Helping EOU win the set was another 4-0 run in that span.
• Set No. 2 echoed the same theme as the Mounties and Owls traded points yet again for much of the first half of the frame. Eastern managed to take control at the 7-7 mark with a 7-0 run to go up 14-7. Madison Morgan helped fuel the run with two kills, while Scott and Shaffer each chipped in one.
• EOU's run was the difference maker as the Owls never managed to get any closer than five for the rest of the set. The Mountaineers went on to take the set 25-19 and pushed the match lead to 2-0.
• OIT responded in the third and won 25-22 to hand the Mounties their first set loss of the year. EOU nearly mounted a comeback late, but came up short. Like the first two sets, the two squads went back-and-forth for much of the set.
• The Mounties were able to bounce back and finish off the Owls in the fourth. It did not come easy as they two squads continued to battle close. EOU jumped up by four at 10-6 and 12-8, but each time, the Owls managed to get back into the set. Leading 15-11 over OIT, EOU then gave up four consecutive points and the set was tied at 15-all.
• Eastern called a timeout and responded after the short breather with a 5-0 run to go up 20-15. Jensen was the X-factor for EOU with three kills in the run to help give the Mountaineers a 20-15 edge. The Owls were unable to respond scoring just one more point and were outscored 10-1 overall in 25-16 loss.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Breanna Shaffer led the way for EOU with 15 kills and hit .394. She also had three blocks in the win.
• Sade Williams was consistent presence with 14 kills and hit .440.
• Preslee Jensen also had double-digit kills with 11 and had four blocks.
• Cambree Scott led the front line defense with nine blocks and chipped in five kills on offense.
• Madison Pilon totaled 30 assists to facilitate the offense. Alexis McMurtrey tacked on 21 as the duo combined for 51.
• Kiley McMurtrey racked up double figure digs for the third straight game with 17 to lead the back row defense.

For the Owls
• Four from OIT finished with double figure kills led by Kaylin Talonen and Faith Houck-Wylie with 11 apiece.
• Ireland Bennett and Nicole Reyes each totaled 10 kills. Bennett also led the Owls in blocks with four.
• Lindsey Beck was the top assist getter with 23, while Brooke Cassidy was right behind her with 22.
• Aubrey Kievit led the way in digs with 24 in the match.

Match 2 – Eastern Oregon 3, Oregon Tech (24-26, 27-25, 25-14, 25-19)
How it Happened
• The second match-up between the EOU and OIT did not disappoint yet again as the two teams continued a back-and-forth affair for much of the afternoon. EOU dropped the first set before rallying off wins in the next three sets to hand OIT its second loss of the season.
• EOU had its lowest hitting percentage of the young season at .264 in match No. 2, but held OIT to under .200 again at .153. The Mounties won the kills battle 66-50 and once again service aces were key as they held the edge, 6-3.
• EOU held the advantage in every major statistical category at 81-76 in digs, 64-50 in assists, and 8-7 in blocks.
• The first set needed extra points to determine a winner as OIT held off EOU for a 26-24 edge to win its only set of the match. Neither team led by more than two for much of the match. EOU managed to grab a 20-19 lead late, but never led again as OIT secured the win.
• The Mounties jumped out early in the second frame going up 5-2. Four kills and a service ace helped EOU grab the three-point lead, before OIT scored three unanswered to tie the set at 5-all. It then became a set of runs for the two squads.
• EOU scored three straight points to go up 8-5, before a 3-0 OIT run tied the set at 8-all. The Mountaineers responded with a 5-1 run and went back up 13-9. It seemed like EOU was set to pull away and open the match, but the Owls answered with a 5-1 run as well and tied the match at 14-14.
• The two squads went back to trading point the rest of the second set and forced a 25-all tie. Needing extra points to determine the winner, the Mounties made sure they came out on top to tie the match at 1-1. A kill from Sade Williams followed by a Kiley McMurtrey service ace shut the door on the set and got EOU back in the match.
• The third set was all Eastern Oregon as the Owls only managed 14 points, which was their lowest outing for the day. EOU jumped 9-3 early on thanks to a variety of kills from multiple players. OIT called a timeout but it made little difference as the Mounties managed to stay in front by 4-5 points.
• The closest the Owls got besides being tied at 2-2 early on was at the midway point of the set when they trailed 15-12 before EOU outscored OIT 10-2 to easily close out the set. The win gave EOU its first match lead at 2-1 after three set.
• Breanna Shaffer and Madison Morgan were the go-to options for the Mountie sin the set win as the duo each racked up four kills to lead the offense. EOU held OIT to just nine kills in the set and a.000 hitting percentage, while hitting .387.
• OIT managed to regroup in the fourth set and kept things close with Eastern once again for much of the set. Eastern Managed to get up 12-9 to force an OIT timeout. The two teams were tied at 7-all before a 5-2 run by EOU forced the timeout call.
• Three kills by Shaffer along with two each from Sade Williams and Cambree Scott paced the Mountaineers early on. The Owls managed to fight back and got with 1-2 points multiple times but never managed to grab the lead.
• EOU continued its efficiency on offense and managed to push their lead to 21-16 before OIT burned its second timeout. Madison Pilon had options as she got kills for Jet Taylor, Preslee Jensen, Scott, and Williams in that span that allowed them to go up five.
• Following the timeout, the Owls managed to score just three more points as the Mounties closed out the match with the 25-19 in set No. 4.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Sade Williams continued her strong performance from match No. 1 and tallied 14 kills again in match No.2 while hitting .250.
• Breanna Shaffer tied with Williams in kills with 14 as well and hit .324 for the match. She also had four blocks on defense.
• Madison Morgan tallied double-digit kills with 13, as did Cambree Scott with 11. Scott also hit .400 for the match, while Morgan hit .294.
• Madison Pilon had a double-double performance with 37 assists and 10 digs.
• Alexis McMurtrey also posted a double-double with 20 assists and 11 digs.
• Kiley McMurtrey led the way in digs with and chipped in four assists on offense.

For the Owls
• Kaylin Taylor had 18 kills to lead all players. She also had four blocks on the day.
• Nicole Reyes and Faith Houck-Wylie each had 11 kills. Reyes had a double-double with 12 digs as well.
• Lindsey Beck led the way in digs with 15. Lindsey Sampson was not far behind with 13 digs.
• Ireland Bennett tied the lead in blocks with four.

By the Numbers
297 – With the two wins on Saturday, Kaki McLean Morehead now has 297 career wins at EOU.
124 – The Mounties totaled 124 kills between two matches against OIT.
120 – Eastern racked up 120 assists in the two match wins over the Owls.
63 – Dating back to the 2018 season, Madison Pilon has posted double-digit assists in 63 consecutive matches.
62 – Dating back to the 2018 season, Kiley McMurtrey has now posted double figure digs in 62 straight matches.
14 – EOU totaled 14 service aces and allowed just six by OIT

Up Next
• EOU will be back on the court in the beginning of March and it will again be in Caldwell, Idaho. The Mounties will face Warner Pacific (Ore.) on March 5. Game times are set for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. PT.

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