CALDWELL, Idaho – 14th-ranked Mountaineers Volleyball wrapped up day two action of the C of I/Eastern Oregon Fall Classic with a 1-1 outing on Friday afternoon. Eastern Oregon University swept its first opponent Carroll College, 3-0, before falling 3-2 to No. 5 Dordt University. With the 1-1 split, Eastern now sits at 4-3 on the year.
 
Match 1 - No. 14 Eastern Oregon 3, Carroll College 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20)
How it Happened
• Defense was once again the theme for the Mountaineers who picked up their second straight sweep and fourth of the season. Eastern held Carroll (3-2) to just .027 hitting and just 30 kills. Defensively, the Saints barely out blocked the Mountaineers, 9-8.
• A big help in the EOU win was in the serving category. The Mountaineers had six service aces in the win and surrendered just one the entire match. It was a close battle in digs and assists, but EOU held the edge at 84-82 and 39-30.
• Early on, the Saints were clicking as they raced out to an 8-5 lead and forced an EOU timeout. The quick breather proved to be the difference maker as the Mountaineers outscored Carroll 20-6 the rest of the way to go ahead 1-0.
• The Saints managed to push their lead to 10-5 before EOU responded with a 5-0 surge to tie the contest at 10-all. The quick run forced a Carroll timeout, but it did not stop the Mountaineers' momentum as they limited the Saints to just three more points the rest of the set.
• Out of the timeout, Carroll went ahead 11-10 but a 11-0 run by the Mountaineers overpowered the Saints. A kill from Cambree Scott got the run started while she and Ashton Haughton both had two in the run to put EOU ahead for good as they took the opener 25-14.
• Despite the slow start, EOU still managed to tally 14 kills in the first set for a .137 hitting percentage. The Mounties held the Saints to just seven kills and .019 hitting percentage. The momentum from the later half of the opening set paced EOU the rest of the match.
• The second set was close in the early going as EOU held a 7-5 edge over Carroll. The Saints managed to stay in striking distance until a 6-2 run by the Mountaineers opened up their lead to 13-7. 
• Eastern managed to lead by as much as seven, 17-10, but the Saints never allowed them to create separation like they did in the first set. Carroll closed the gap to three late in the frame, 22-19, but two attack errors and a block gave EOU the 25-19 win and a 2-0 lead.
• The Saints held the edge in kills in the second set, 13-11, but also had 13 attack errors for a .000 hitting percentage. For the Mountaineers, just four attack errors was the difference to give them a 2-0 lead going into what was the final set of the match.
• Similar to the previous set, the Mountaineers and Saints traded points early on and were locked at 7-7 tie in the third. EOU then scored four unanswered points to push its lead to 11-7 and force a Carroll timeout.
• Out of the timeout, the Saints battled back to tie the frame at 13-all, but never managed to grab the lead. EOU pushed its lead back to four at 17-13 thanks to a service ace by Breanna Shaffer and three Carroll attack errors.
• Late in the third, Eastern held a 24-18 edge, but the Saints made one final push to avoid the sweep. Carroll scored back-to-back points to get within four points and make it 24-20 before a Shaffer kill closed the set at 25-20.
• Making a difference once again for EOU was its defense. The Mountaineers limited the Saints to .071 in the third set and surrendered just 10 kills. On the flip side, EOU's best outing was in the third with 15 kills and a .154 hitting percentage.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Sade Williams posted her double-double of the year with 11 kills and 13 digs. She hit .206 in the win and totaled two blocks as well.
• Jet Taylor was efficient on offense with seven kills on 13 attacks for a hitting percentage of .538.
• Cambree Scott chipped in six kills and had four blocks in the win.
• Breanna Shaffer also added six kills and tallied 19 digs.
• Hannah Ledgerwood facilitated the offense with a match high of 18. 
• Alexis McMurtrey posted a double-double with 16 assists and 13 digs. She also had two service aces.
• Hailey Arritola led the back-row once against with 26 digs to go along with two service aces.
 
For the Saints
• Lexie Gleasman led Carroll with eight kills.
• Elizabeth Heuiser added six kills and hit .286 in the loss.
• Taelyr Krantz had a match best seven blocks to go along with five kills.
• Kylie Kackman dished out 15 assists and racked up 15 digs for a double-double.
• Julia Carr led the back row with 22 digs in the loss.
 
Match 2 - No. 5 Dordt 3, No. 14 Eastern Oregon 2 (23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-15, 14-16)
How it Happened
• It was a tough battle from start to finish with EOU barely outhitting Dordt, .140-.132. The Mountaineers also had a 7-1 edge in service aces, but the Defenders won the kills battle, 64-57, and blocks battle, 13-9.
• The Mountaineers seized early control inthe opening set as they jumped out to a 10-5 lead to force a Dordt timeout. A pair of kills from both Cambree Scott and Breanna Shaffer paced EOU early on to give the team a five-point lead.
• The Defenders battled back into the set and managed to stay within two through the midway point. A kill by Jet Taylor gave the Mountaineers a 16-14 before back-to-back Dordt kills tied the set at 16-16.
• Eastern managed to stay in front or keep it tied until late in the frame. At 19-19, Dordt jumped ahead 20-19. EOU responded with two straight points and led 21-20. The point trade ensued until the Defenders secured a 25-23 win to go ahead 1-0.
• Offense was the theme in the opening set as the two squads combined for 29 kills. Dordt hit .261 to lead the way, while EOU was held to .178. The tempo from the first set paved the way for the rest of the match.
• It was another close battle in the second set, but this time it went in favor for the Mountaineers who won 25-22. Despite surrendering 17 kills and tallying 12, the Mountaineers held on to win by three. EOU never let Dordt lead in the second set to tie the match at 1-1.
• EOU led by a smooch as five early on in the set, 9-4, before Dordt closed the deficit to just two, 12-10. The Mountaineers managed to push the lead back to four, 15-11, and forced a Dordt timeout. Out of the breather, EOU pushed its lead to 19-13 to lead to another Dordt timeout.
• It was a 16-13 game in favor of EOU and a 5-0 run opened up the lead to 21-13. The Mountaineers lead grew to nine, 23-14, before the Defenders made a late rally to nearly go ahead 2-0. A 7-0 run by Dordt made it 23-21 before Eastern finally closed out the set and held on to win 25-22.
• The Defenders responded in the fourth frame with a 25-21 win to go back in front, 2-1. The two squads battled right out the gate and it was a 5-5 tie before Dordt jumped ahead 8-5. EOU answered, going on a 4-1 run to force another tie, this time at 9-all.
• Neither team managed to create separation during the middle portion of the set and only led by 1-3 points. It was not until late, Dordt grabbed a 20-16 lead and forced an EOU timeout. EOU looked to rally late but ultimately fell by four, 25-21.
• The fourth set belonged to the Mountaineers as they won by 10, 25-15, but it was not until the midway point that they created the separation. A 13-6 edge in kills by EOU to go along with holding Dordt to .-119 hitting percentage tied the match at 2-2.
• The Defenders grabbed the lead at 4-1 to start the frame but EOU answered and outscored them 9-3 to go ahead 10-7. Part of the surge was a 4-0 run that gave the Mountaineers the three-point lead.
• The closest Dordt got was 11-10 before the floodgates opened by the Mountaineers. A 9-0 run by EOU gave the team a 20-10 lead and the Mountaineers never looked back. The Defenders called timeout at 14-10 but it made no difference as EOU scored four more to force another timeout.
• Unlike the second set, the Mountaineers did not allow Dordt to get back into the fourth frame. EOU surrendered just five points the rest of the way to secure the 10-point win. Seven kills by Sade Williams paced the offense to help tie the match and force a fifth and decisive set.
• The momentum from the fourth frame did not carry over for the Mountaineers in the fifth. The two teams went back to trading points and it was deadlocked at 5-all tie. Dordt then created separation and went up 10-6 late. 
• EOU struggled to respond and the deficit grew to 12-7. The Mountaineers called a timeout and out of the short break they were able to tie the match up at 13-all. Three kills by Scott led the way for EOU in its 6-1 run.
• The set went to extra points as the two squads traded a point each to tie things up one last time at 14-14. Dordt then closed out the match scoring two straight to win 16-14 and take the match 3-2. Both teams hit over .200 with EOU in front .219-.206, but a 12-9 kills edge went to Dordt.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Cambree Scott posted a match high 16 kills on .214 hitting and had seven blocks.
• Sade Williams had another double-double performance with 15 kills and 21 digs. 
• Breanna Shaffer also had a double-double in the loss with 12 kills and 22 digs.
• Ashton Haughton tallied six blocks and chipped in five kills.
• Alexis McMurtrey recorded 26 assists and 17 digs for her second double-double of the day.
• Hannah Ledgerwood had 20 assists in the loss.
• Hailey Arritola led the way in digs with 29.
 
For the Defenders
• Corrina Timmermans tied the match high in kills with 16 and tallied nine digs.
• Brenna Krommendyk also tallied 16 kills in the win and had six blocks.
• Jessi Franken also had double-digit kills with 13 and had seven blocks.
• Megan Raszler led all players with 35 assists and had 11 digs for a double-double.
• Erica Bousema had a match high 36 digs to lead the back-row defense.

By the Numbers
7 - The seven service aces by the Mountaineers against Dordt is the most in a match this season.
16 - The 16 kills by Cambree Scott in the second match are a career-high for a single match.
15 - Breanna Shaffer's 15 kills against Dordt matches a career-high in a single match.
4 - Sade Williams two double-doubles on Friday has her at four this season now.
0 - EOU is now 0-2 in five set matches this season.
 
Up Next
• The Mountaineers have one more match left at the C of I/EOU Fall Classic. Eastern will close out non-conference play Saturday, Aug. 28 against The Master's University. First serve is set for 8 a.m. PT. 

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