PORTLAND - No. 14 Eastern Oregon University Volleyball made quick work of its opponent Friday night as the Mountaineers swept Multnomah University 3-0 (25-10, 25-8-25-6) on the road to push its win streak to four. With the victory, the Mountaineers improve to 10-4 on the year and are now 5-1 in conference play.

How it Happened
• The Mountaineers put on another offensive showcase with a .382 hitting percentage in the sweep, while their defense was a wall holding the Lions (2-5, 1-5 CCC) to a negative hitting percentage of -.048. Also helping EOU in the win was a 39-17 edge in kills, a 7-1 edge in service aces and a staggering 8-0 edge in blocks.
• In the opening frame, the Lions managed to grab the match lead early on at 2-0, but it was short lived as the Mountaineers forced a tie at 3-all before going ahead 5-3. From then on, EOU was in the driver seat and never relinquished the lead. 
• The Mountaineers pushed ahead to a 12-7 advantage on a service ace from Alexis McMurtrey that forced an MU timeout. Out of the break, Eastern continued to apply pressure on offense and the lead for the team eventually grew to 10 points at 20-10. MU never scored again and fell by 15 in the set, 25-10.
• In the early going of the second set, the Lions managed to keep things close and were tied with EOU at 3-3. The Mountaineers once again surged on offense and blew their lead open to 8-3 before MU was able to score again. 
• Despite the efforts by MU, they never managed to close the gap. It was a 16-7 game when an attack error by the Mounties made it a 16-8 score, but the Lions never mustered another point the rest of the frame. EOU closed out the set with a 9-0 run to win 25-8 and go ahead 2-0.
• In the third and final set, the Mountaineers raced out to an 8-0 lead before the Lions managed to score a point. In the surge, EOU forced MU to burn both timeouts, but it made no difference.
• The Lions only put up five more points the rest of the frame as a flurry of runs by the Mountaineers simply overpowered the opposition. The quick start by EOU was the difference as the team secured the 25-6 win and won in straight sets.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Cambree Scott led all players with 12 kills and hit .571. She also added three blocks.
• Madison Morgan added eight kills and hit .667 in the win.
• Breanna Shaffer and Presleee Jensen each chipped in five kills.
• Alexis McMurtrey had a double-double with a match best 30 assists and 21 digs.
• Jet Taylor led all players with five blocks in the sweep.
• Hailey Arritola had a match best three service aces to go along with nine digs.

For the Lions
• Danae Stokes led the offense with five kills 
• Hannah McPhetridge also had five kills in the loss.
• Rachel Bailey dished out 12 assists.
• Alyssa Mehalovich led the back row in digs with 14.

By the Numbers
4 - The Mountaineers have now won each of their last four matches, all in straight sets.
13 - Eastern has now won each of its last 13 regular season road contests, dating back to 2019.
9 - The Mountaineers are now 9-2 in three-set matches this season.
13 - EOU has won each of its last 13 matches against the Lions.
2 - The Mounties have hit over .300 in two straight matches now, including a season best .382 against MU.
0 - The Lions did not register a single block against EOU in the match.

Up Next
• The Mountaineers remain in Portland to take on Warner Pacific University tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 18. First serve is set for 5 p.m. PT.

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