KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - No. 14 Eastern Oregon University Volleyball picked up its sixth straight win on Friday night as the Mountaineers defeated Oregon Tech, 3-1 (17-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-18). With the win, EOU improves to 12-4 overall and 7-1 in conference play.

How it Happened
• The Mountaineers managed to just outhit the Hustlin' Owls (9-4, 5-3 CCC) .163-.138 in the win, but OIT had the edge in kills at 56-44. Helping the Mounties in the win was a commanding 19-3 advantage in blocks.
• In the opening set, neither squad hit the ball well as OIT hit .077 and EOU was at a .067 clip. The Hustlin' Owls had just one more kill at 10-9. A 7-1 start by OIT was key in the team's 25-17 opening set win.
• The fast start by OIT forced a quick timeout by Eastern who played from behind the majority of the set. The Hustlin' Owls managed to push their lead to 11-6 before a 4-0 run by EOU closed the gap at 11-10. A pair of kills by Preslee Jensen helped EOU get within one.
• Eastern managed just seven more points against OIT the rest of the frame. The Owls jumped ahead to a 23-15 lead late before two kills by Sade Williams scored EOU's final two points. OIT ended the set with a pair of kills to go ahead 1-0.
• Set No. 2 required extra points as the Mountaineers tied the match at 1-all with a 27-25 win. The two squads traded points early on before EOU created some space with a 13-8 lead that forced OIT to call timeout. Four kills from Breanna Shaffer paced the Mounties to help them go ahead five. 
• OIT battled back into the frame and retook the lead at the midway point, 16-15. From then on, neither squad managed to lead by more than two until late. The Hustlin' Owls grabbed a 24-21 lead but three straight points by the Mounties tied the set at 24-all.
• Late attack and service errors by the Hustlin' Owls helped the Mountaineers stay in the set. An attack error by OIT gave EOU a 26-25 edge before a kill by Madison Morgan closed out the set and knotted the match at a tie.
• Momentum from the second set win carried into the third for the Mountaineers as they surged ahead 7-3 early on to force an OIT timeout. A kill from Cambree Scott and Morgan got the EOU offense going along with the help of attack errors from OIT.
• The Hustlin' Owls did not allow the Mountaineers to create more separation and used a 4-1 run to cut their deficit to one at 8-7. EOU pushed its lead to 11-7 on a 4-0 run again before OIT closed the gap to one point at 11-10.
• EOU grabbed its largest lead at 16-11 and it seemed the team had finally seized control of the set. OIT responded once more and made it a 16-15 game before tying the frame up at 21-all. The Hustlin' Owls mustered just one more point though as two kills and a block from Williams were key in ending the set to put EOU up 2-1.
• The fourth set belonged to the Mountaineers as they took down OIT 25-18 to finish off the match. Another fast start was key in the win for EOU as the Mounties jumped ahead 9-4 early on. Eastern never allowed the Hustlin' Owls to get any closer than three points the rest of the set.
• The Hustlin' Owls' closest gap after going down five to start the match was at the 10-7 mark but EOU took control and played stout defense to cruise to the seven-point win. Midway through the frame, the Mountaineers held a 16-10 lead.
• The Mountaineers pushed their lead to 20-14 late in the fourth set to force OIT to call timeout but it made little difference. The Hustlin' Owls managed four more points but it was the arm of Scott that ended the set at 25-18 to give EOU win No. 12 of the year.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Sade Williams put together a double-double performance with 10 kills and 13 digs to lead EOU. She also had four blocks in the win.
• Madison Morgan paced the offense with 11 kills to go along with five blocks.
• Cambree Scott led the front row with seven blocks and chipped in eight kills on offense.
• Breanna Shaffer and Jet Taylor each had five blocks to help pace the defense. Shaffer also led the back row in digs with 16.
• Alexis McMurtrey also had a double-double with 15 assists and 14 digs.
• Hannah Ledgerwood led the way in assists with 18.

For the Hustlin' Owls
• Nicole Reyes led all players with a game-high 13 kills and had 15 digs for a double-double.
• Faith Houck-Wylie added 12 kills in the loss and tallied a pair of blocks.
• Kaylin Talonen also had double-digit kills with 10.
• Courtney Isom had a match best 26 assists to go along with 11 digs for a double-double.
• Paige Tevelde had 15 assists in the loss.
• Aubrey Kievitt led all players with 29 digs in the loss. 

By the Numbers
6 - EOU has now pushed its win streak to six straight following Friday's victory.
15 - Dating back to the 2019 season, the Mounties have now won their last 15 regular season road contests.
2 - EOU has now played in just two matches that have gone to four sets this year and has won both.
8 - The Mountaineers have now won each of their last eight match-ups against the Hustlin' Owls.

Up Next
• The Mountaineers close out their five-game road trip tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 25 at Southern Oregon. First serve is set for 7 p.m. PT against the Raiders.

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