LA GRANDE, Ore.- Eastern Oregon completed its second sweep of the weekend on Saturday night over the Lewis-Clark State College Warriors. EOU got stronger as the match progressed and took the 3-0 win, 25-23, 25-17, 25-16. The win moves the Mounties to 22-2 on the year and 15-1 in conference play. The loss drops Lewis-Clark State to 13-8 overall and 9-7 in conference play.
 
In the closest set of the evening the Mounties actually never trailed as the Warriors followed close behind all the way. EOU took the set win, 25-23. Lewis-Clark State jumped out to a early 3-0 lead in the second set, but the Mounties responded with a 12-2 run to go up big as they coasted to a 25-17 set victory in the second. To finish off the Warriors, Eastern once again grabbed the lead from the start and held it all the way through. Seven Mounties recorded a kill in the match clinching third set victory that resulted in EOU's largest margin of victory on the evening, 25-16.
 
The No. 1 Mountaineers hit the road for the next two weeks starting with a 7 p.m. match against Multnomah on Friday, Oct. 21. EOU will take on the Lions in Portland.  
BY THE NUMBERS

• LC State actually hit at a higher clip than the Mounties in the first set, .289 to .279
• The Mounties spread out their attack on the evening as seven players recorded a kill
• For the tenth time on the season the Mounties broke double digits in blocks with 11 in three sets

 
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES

• EOU
  • Alexis McMurtrey: 21 assists, 11 digs
  • Ashton Haughton: 7 kills, .500 H%, 3 blocks
  • Preslee Jensen: 7 kills, .400 H%, 4 blocks
• LC State
  • Cassidy Nelson: 10 kills, .263 H%, 1 service ace, 3 digs
  • Grecia Ung Enriquez: 9 kills, 1 service ace, 5 digs
  • Esther Kalliponi: 14 assists, 8 digs