LA GRANDE, Ore. — Eastern Oregon Volleyball is headed to Caldwell, Idaho, for the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, where the Mountaineers will face Corban University on Friday afternoon. EOU is making their 15th consecutive appearance in the conference tournament.

The Mountaineers secured the No. 2 seed after capturing a share of the 2026 CCC regular-season title, marking their fifth consecutive conference title and 11th overall. Following the tie-breaking procedures based on head-to-head results between the co-champions, College of Idaho earned the No. 1 seed and the conference's automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship.

Eastern enters postseason play with a 29-2 overall record and an 18-2 mark in CCC action. The Mountaineers opened the season with 23 consecutive victories and surrendered just two matches and 11 total sets throughout the regular season. After earning a quarterfinal-round bye, EOU will meet No. 3 seed Corban in the semifinal round Friday at 2 p.m. MT.

The two teams split their regular-season meetings. Eastern claimed a 3-1 road victory over the Warriors (22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21) before Corban handed the Mountaineers their first loss of the season with a 3-1 win in La Grande (25-14, 25-16, 16-25, 28-26).

Corban enters the tournament with a 23-6 overall record and a 16-4 conference mark, adding another victory Thursday night in the quarterfinal round. The Warriors advanced to the semifinals after outlasting No. 6 seed Bushnell University in a five-set battle, 3-2 (25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13).

Eastern's offense is led by senior outside hitters Keira Vaughn and Brooke Womack, with setter Kate Stidham directing the attack. Vaughn leads the Mountaineers with 386 kills, averaging 3.9 kills per set while hitting .367 on the season. Womack follows with 289 kills (2.92 per set) and a .289 hitting percentage. She has also contributed 41 service aces, 27 assists, 36 total blocks and 3.06 digs per set.

Stidham, the returning CCC Setter of the Year, has once again been instrumental in orchestrating the Mountaineer offense. She leads the team with 726 assists, averaging 7.41 per set, while adding 27 service aces. Ava Semprimoznik and Madison Vaughn have also provided a strong presence from the service line, recording 48 and 45 aces, respectively.

Defensively, libero Jaycee Villastrigo anchors the back row with 3.55 digs per set and a .922 reception percentage. At the net, sophomore middle hitter Jule Whitley leads the Mountaineers with 111 total blocks, averaging 1.16 per set. Senior middle hitter Mylie Mills follows with 91 blocks. Both have also made significant contributions offensively, averaging 1.89 kills per set for Whitley and 1.33 for Mills.

Several Mountaineers rank among the CCC's statistical leaders entering the postseason. Vaughn leads the conference in total kills while ranking second in kills per set, hitting percentage and total points, and third in points per set. Womack ranks fifth in both total kills and kills per set. Stidham sits fourth in total assists and fifth in assists per set, while Semprimoznik ranks fourth in total service aces and leads the conference in aces per set. Madison Vaughn also ranks third in aces per set.

Corban features an equally dangerous offensive attack, led by senior outside hitter Emma Bischoff, who ranks among the conference's top performers in nearly every major offensive category. Bischoff enters postseason play ranked second in kills (365) and kills per set (3.44), while leading the CCC in total points (460.5) and service aces (55). She also ranks second in aces per set (0.52).

Senior outside hitter Kendra Bittle adds another strong presence from the service line, ranking second in the conference with 49 aces. She has also recorded 216 kills. Freshman outside hitter Greta Van Gemert has contributed 275 kills, while junior opposite hitter Lauryn Copeland adds 204 kills and 101 total blocks. Defensively, junior libero Dani Street ranks second in the CCC with 442 digs and sits among the conference leaders at 4.25 digs per set.

The CCC once again boasts one of the NAIA's most competitive volleyball conferences, with five nationally ranked programs represented in the tournament field. Eastern leads the group at No. 2, followed by No. 5 College of Idaho, No. 6 Corban, No. 21 Southern Oregon and No. 25 Bushnell University. Lewis-Clark State was also nationally ranked earlier in the season before falling out of the final poll.

With a semifinal victory, the Mountaineers would advance to the CCC Championship match for the ninth consecutive season, facing the winner of No.1 seed College of Idaho and No.4 seed Southern Oregon. Eastern will look to defend their tournament crown and capture their fifth CCC Tournament title after claiming the championship a year ago.

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