2011 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

WEEK 7: NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN AND CORBAN UNIVERSITY

EASTERNOREGON

BARRETT HENDERSON, ASST. AD, MEDIA RELATIONSONE UNIVERSITY BLVD.LA GRANDE, ORE. 97850O: 541.962.3946 C: 541.805.5687 F: 541.962.3577BHENDERSON@EOU.EDU EOUSPORTS.COM

2011 SCHEDULE10-7, 8-1 CASCADEAUGUST (0-6)16 Holy Names #% W, 2-016 Westmont #% T, 1-116 Hope International #% W, 2-018 Vanguard $ L, 2-318 Cal. St.-San Marcos $ L, 2-319 Concordia-Irvine $ L, 0-319 Azusa Pacifi c $ L, 0-320 Th e Master’s $ L, 1-320 Biola $ L, 1-327 ALUMNI # W, 3-030 Blue Mountain CC # W, 3-1

SEPTEMBER (9-0)2 EVERGREEN STATE * W, 3-03 NORTHWEST * W, 3-09 Corban * W, 3-110 Northwest Christian * W, 3-013 Walla Walla W, 3-016 SOUTHERN ORE. * W, 3-017 OREGON TECH * W, 3-120 BLUE MT CC # W, 3-023 Concordia * W, 3-024 Warner Pacifi c * W, 3-030 COLLEGE OF IDAHO * L, 3-1

OCTOBER (1-0)1 WALLA WALLA W, 3-07 NORTHWEST CHR. * 7 p.m.8 CORBAN * 7 p.m.14 Northwest * 7 p.m.15 Evergreen State * 7 p.m.18 Northwest Nazarene 6 p.m.21 College of Idaho * 6 p.m.28 WARNER PACIFIC * 7 p.m.29 CONCORDIA * 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER (0-0)4 Oregon Tech * 7 p.m.5 Southern Oregon * 7 p.m.

All dates and times are Pacifi cHOME MATCHES played at Quinn Coliseum

* Cascade Conference match# Non-counting contest

% APU scimmage tournament$ APU Cougar Classic

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Matches 18-19: Eastern Oregon vs. Northwest Christian and Corban UniversityWhen: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 7 - Oct. 8Where: La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)Live Video: www.EOUSports.com Live Stats: www.EOUSports.comSeries: EOU is 7-1 under Morehead against Northwest Christian and 8-1 vs. Corban

EASTERN’S PROBABLE STARTERS1 - EMILY SAMPSON SR * Setter * Tumwater, Wash. GP: 59 K/G: 0.25 TA: 48 PCT: .104 A/G: 5.78 SA: 15 DIG/G: 2.29 BLK/G: 0.0* Currently seventh in the conference with 262 total assists.* Finished with 419 assists and 171 digs in 2010.

3 - KAITLYN DUNCAN JR * Libero * Prineville, Ore. GP: 57 K/G: 0.12 TA: 60 PCT:-0.083 A/G: 0.23 SA: 9 DIG/G: 4.72 BLK/G: 0.0* Second in the conference with 240 total digs. CCC Libero of the Week.* She is 83 digs away from the school career record.

5 - ALISHA CRANE JR * Middle Blocker * Glenns Ferry, Idaho GP: 59 K/G: 1.76 TA: 262 PCT: .229 A/G: 0.24 SA: 0 DIG/G: 0.34 BLK/G: 0.8* She is 15th in the conference with 26 blocks.* Played in 78 of the 91 games in 2010. Finished with 48 kills.

7 - JESSICA LEA SR * Setter * Prineville, Ore. GP: 60 K/G: 2.88 TA: 426 PCT: .322 A/G: 5.05 SA: 9 DIG/G: 2.50 BLK/G: 0.6* Th ird in the conference in hitting percentage.* In the top 10 in the conference in fi ve statisticial categories.

10 - REBECCA HAIGHT JR * Outside Hitter * Longview, Wash. GP: 31 K/G: 3.00 TA: 205 PCT: .356 A/G: 0.06 SA: 10 DIG/G: 2.77 BLK/G: 0.2* Has the best hitting percentage in the conference.* Transfer from Blue Mountain Community College.

13 - STEFANI SORENSON FR * Outside Hitter * Camas, Wash. GP: 48 K/G: 2.69 TA: 365 PCT: .225 A/G: 0.19 SA: 4 DIG/G: 1.40 BLK/G: 0.4* Freshman starter for the Mountaineers.* 13th in the conference in hitting percentage.

QUICK FACTSLocation ............................................ La Grande, Ore.Founded ............................................................... 1929Enrollment .......................................................... 4,357Nickname ............................................. MountaineersColors .... Navy & Vegas Gold (Pant. 2745 and 583)Court .................................. Quinn Coliseum (1,400)Conference .................................. Cascade CollegiateFirst Volleyball Season ..................... 1968 (43 years)President ............................................. Dr. Bob DaviesAthletic Director ..................................... Rob CashellFaculty Representative .......... Dr. Peter Diff enderferAthletics Website ................... www.EOUSports.comMain Athletic Dept. Phone ………… 541.962.3497

2011 Starters Returning/Lost ................................ 5/62010 Record ........................................................ 13-112010 Cascade Record/Finish ........................ 9-9/ 5th2010 High Ranking ................................................ NRHighest Ranking Ever .......................................... N/ABest Season Ever ...................................... 20-6 (1974)All-Time Record ................................. 451-581 (.437)All-Time Cascade Record .................. 126-202 (.384)All-Time Postseason Record ............................ 13-25 CCC tournament ......… 8 appearances (6-13) ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘01, ‘05, ‘09 National tournament ................ 0 appearances

Interim Head Coach ........................ Kaki MoreheadYear at School .......... Fift h Year (70-46, 57-27 CCC)Volleyball Offi ce Phone ...................... 541-962-3687Assistant Coach ............................... Haley McEnroeAthletic Trainer ........................................ Russell Yap

Phone ………….......………………… 541.962.3946Fax ……………...….……………..….. 541.962.3577Ast. Ath. Dir., Media Relations .. Barrett Henderson Offi ce phone ………….…..… 541.962.3946 Cell phone ………..……..….. 541.805.5687 E-mail ……….....….. bhenderson@eou.eduVB Media Relations Assistant ......… Samantha FlettMailing Address …….... Eastern Oregon University……………….....………….… One University Blvd.……………….....……..…….. La Grande, OR 97850

All requests for volleyball interviews and creden-tials should be directed to Barrett Henderson in the EOU Sports Information offi ce. To arrange inter-views or request credentials, call 541-805-5687 or e-mail bhenderson@eou.edu. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. All interviews are prohibited from confl icting with classes, prac-tice sessions, meetings or medical treatments.

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WEEK 7- NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN AND CORBANSUN OCT 2 MON OCT 3

PracticeLa Grande

TUE OCT 4Practice

La Grande

WED OCT 5Practice

La Grande

THU OCT 6Practice

La Grande

FRI OCT 7Match 18

vs. NW Chr.La Grande

7 p.m.

SAT OCT 8Match 19vs CorbanLa Grande

7 p.m.

EASTERN OREGON NOTEWORTHY• Eastern Oregon is 8-1 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play for the fi rst time in school history.• Th e Mountaineers are one-win away from equaling last year’s conference win total.• Kaki Morehead won her 70th career game last Saturday over Walla Walla.• Aft er having its longest losing streak in eight years, EOU matched its longest win streak since 2000.• Th e Mountaineers are 9-1 all-time against Northwest Christian.• Th e Beacons’ lone victory over EOU was the fi rst meeting between the schools on Sept. 21, 2007, 3-1, in Eugene.• Eastern responded by winning the next 27 consecutive sets.• EOU has won all four meetings over the Beacons in La Grande.• Under Morehead, the Mountaineers have won three straight over Corban, includ-ing nine of the last 10 sets.• EOU has won eight of the nine matches against the Warriors under Morehead. Th e lone loss came on Oct. 25, 2008, in Salem, 3-1.• Eastern has won six straight over Corban in La Grande.• Eastern is 8-0 when holding opponents under .100 attack percentage.• Th e Mountaineers are 9-0 when leading in attack percentage, but 0-6 trailing.• Jessica Lea is 14 matches away from the school record for matches played in a career, and 26 sets away from sets played in a career.• Kaitlyn Duncan is 54 digs away from the career EOU record.• Th e Mountaineers have won 31 of the last 36 sets.

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EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINEERS 10-7, 8-1 CCCW L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG10 7 .222 13.20 12.35 1.42 16.55 2.0Kills: Blocks: Digs:Lea (173) Showers (50) Duncan (269)

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN BEACONS 9-8, 4-5 CCCW L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG9 8 .149 11.11 10.05 1.95 15.92 1.4Kills: Blocks: Digs:Nance (167) McGowan (35) Clark (317)

CORBAN UNIVERSITY WARRIORS 8-9, 2-7 CCCW L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG8 9 .171 11.55 10.44 1.70 16.06 1.8Kills: Blocks: Digs:Baskoro (175) Land (51) Durre (282)

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THE MOUNTAINEERS LAST TIME OUTEASTERN GETS BACK ON WINNING TRACKOct. 1, 2011

LA GRANDE, Ore. – Th e Eastern Oregon University volleyball team swept Walla Walla University Saturday in a non-con-ference match, 3-0.

Th e Mountaineers (10-7, 8-1 Cascade Collegiate Conference) rebounded aft er their fi rst loss in 10 matches Friday to Th e College of Idaho.

Lilia Najera led EOU with a match-high eight kills. Emily Sampson and Jessica Lea had 18 and 10 assists. Sampson added 10 digs. Eastern had a .400 to -.104 hitting percentage advantage. Th e Mountaineers also had a 37-11 kill advantage, and a 32-11 assists lead.

Eastern dominated the match and never surrendered the lead. Th e match featured four ties, all in the second set.

Heather McFadden led the Wolves (5-14) with four kills. Kelsie Schafer fi nished with 10 assists and Natalie Wilkening recorded six digs.

STANDINGSTEAM CCC OVERALLCollege of Idaho 9-0 14-1Eastern Oregon 8-1 10-7Southern Oregon 7-2 10-4Northwest 6-3 8-6Concordia 5-4 10-6Northwest Christian 4-5 9-8Oregon Tech 3-6 9-7Corban 2-7 8-9Warner Pacifi c 1-8 2-8Evergreen 0-9 0-10

THIS WEEK:

FRIDAY, OCT. 7Corban at College of Idaho, 6 p.m.Oregon Tech at Warner Pacifi c, 7 p.m.Northwest at Evergreen, 7 p.m.Northwest Christian at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.Southern Oregon at Concordia, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 8Northwest Christian at College of Idaho, 6 p.m.Oregon Tech at Concordia, 7 p.m.Corban at Eastern Oregon, 7 p.m.Southern Oregon at Warner Pacifi c, 7 p.m.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKHITTERSarah Holgen (Southern Oregon)

SETTERKelsey Soos (College of Idaho)

LIBEROHeather Shulke (Northwest)

DOUBLE FIGURESKILLSJessica Lea 8Rebecca Haight 5Stefani Sorenson 4Katie Showers 3Taylor Stweart 3Alisha Crane 1

DIGSKaitlyn Duncan 13Jessica Lea 6Emily Sampson 5Rebecca Haight 2Leigh Anne MacCarthy 1Stefani Sorenson 1Katie Keeney 1

ASSISTSJessica Lea 13Emily Sampson 13

RECORD WHEN ...Playing at home 5-1Playing on the road 5-1On a neutral fl oor 0-5Playing on Monday 0-0Playing on Tuesday 1-0Playing on Wednesday 0-0Playing on Th ursday 0-2Playing on Friday 4-3Playing on Saturday 5-2Playing on Sunday 0-0Playing during the day 0-6Playing at night 10-1Playing in August 0-6Playing in September 9-1Playing in October 1-0Playing in November 0-0Playing three sets 8-2Playing four sets 2-3Playing fi ve sets 0-2Winning set one 10-2Losing set one 0-5Winning the fi rst two sets 9-1Losing the fi rst two sets 0-3Splitting the fi rst two sets 1-3Leading in kills 9-2Trailing in kills 0-3Tied in kills 0-1Leading in blocks 4-2Trailing in blocks 2-3Tied in blocks 0-1Leading in digs 6-3Trailing in digs 1-3Tied in digs 0-0Leading in attack percentage 9-0Trailing in attack percentage 0-6Hitting .300 or better 2-0Hitting under .300 7-6Opponents hit .250 or better 0-4Holding opponents below .250 9-2Holding opponents to .100 or lower 8-0Longest set winning streak 13Longest set losing streak 8Current set streak W, 1Longest match winning streak 7Longest match losing streak 6Current match streak W, 9Current home match streak W, 4

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School9 Lindsey Bohard MB 6-0 SR Albany, Ore. West Albany HS5 Alisha Crane MB/Opp 5-11 SR Glenns Ferry, Idaho Glenns Ferry HS3 Kaitlyn Duncan DS/Libero 5-5 JR Prineville, Ore. Crook County HS10 Rebecca Haight OH 5-9 JR Longview, Wash. Mark Morris HS8 Katie Keeney OH 5-10 SO Boise, Idaho Cole Valley Christian HS7 Jessica Lea S 5-8 SR Prineville, Ore. Crook County HS2 Leigh Anne MacCarthy DS/Libero 5-5 JR Monmouth, Ore. Central HS14 Jami Murchison OH 5-9 FR Cove, Ore. Cove HS6 Lilia Najera MH/OH 5-9 JR Kennewick, Wash. Southridge HS1 Emily Sampson S 5-7 SR Tumwater, Wash. Tumwater HS4 Katie Showers MB 6-0 SO Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS13 Stefani Sorensen OH 6-0 FR Camas, Wash. Camas HS11 Taylor Stewart OH 5-9 SO Priest River, Idaho Lamanna HS12 Bobbi Sumpter S/DS 5-6 FR Boise, Idaho Bishop Kelly HS

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School1 Emily Sampson S 5-7 SR Tumwater, Wash. Tumwater HS2 Leigh Anne MacCarthy DS/Libero 5-5 JR Monmouth, Ore. Central HS3 Kaitlyn Duncan DS/Libero 5-5 JR Prineville, Ore. Crook County HS4 Katie Showers MB 6-0 SO Missoula, Mont. Big Sky HS5 Alisha Crane MB/Opp 5-11 SR Glenns Ferry, Idaho Glenns Ferry HS6 Lilia Najera MH/OH 5-9 JR Kennewick, Wash. Southridge HS7 Jessica Lea S 5-8 SR Prineville, Ore. Crook County HS8 Katie Keeney OH 5-10 SO Boise, Idaho Cole Valley Christian HS9 Lindsey Bohard MB 6-0 SR Albany, Ore. West Albany HS10 Rebecca Haight OH 5-9 JR Longview, Wash. Mark Morris HS11 Taylor Stewart OH 5-9 SO Priest River, Idaho Lamanna HS12 Bobbi Sumpter S/DS 5-6 FR Boise, Idaho Bishop Kelly HS13 Stefani Sorensen OH 6-0 FR Camas, Wash. Camas HS14 Jami Murchison OH 5-9 FR Cove, Ore. Cove HS

COACHES / SUPPORT STAFFInterim Head Coach Kaki Morehead (fi ft h season), EOU, 2005Assistant Coach Haley McEnroe (fi rst season), EOU, 2010Assistant Coach Ashleigh Dailey (fi rst season), EOU, 2009Athletic Trainer Jon Hart, Oregon StateMedia Relations Barrett Henderson (third year), EOU, 2007

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE* Alisha: Ah-lee-sha* Murchison: Merch-ah-son* Lilia Najera: Lill-lee-ah Nah-hair-ah* Stefani: Stef-ah-nee

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KAKI MOREHEAD• INTERIM HEAD COACH• FIFTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH (70-46)• PLAYED AT EOU (2001-2005) FIRST TEAM ALL-CCC ‘04, ‘03, ‘02• RANKS FIRST FOR SCHOOL WINNING PERCENTAGETh e 2011 season will mark the fi ft h year for Head Volleyball Coach Kaki Morehead. Th e program was reenergized under McLean. In 2007, the Mountain-eers, led by Morehead, fi nished 16-10 overall, and 13-7 in the CCC.

Th e 16 wins was a six game improvement over the 2006 win total, which was her fi rst season as head coach.

Morehead was named First Team All-Conference three times in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and honorable men-tion to the All-NAIA Region I squad during her three years playing at Eastern Oregon.

In that time, Morehead played in 236 games, gathering 812 kills and a .210 hitting percentage. She also had 802 digs, 61 service aces and 79 total blocks.

Morehead was also a member of the 2004-05 Mountaineer wom-

en’s rodeo team that won

the Northwest regional title and competed at the National Colle-giate Rodeo Finals. She fi nished 12th in the nation in barrel rac-ing.

Th e Paulina, Oregon native graduated from Crook County High School in 2001 where she was First Team All-State in vol-leyball as a senior.

Morehead was the EOU vol-leyball assistant coach in 2005, a year aft er she graduated.

MOREHEAD VS. OPPONENTSAzusa Pacifi c 0-3Biola 0-3California Baptist 0-1California-San Marcos 0-1California-Santa Cruz 0-1Cascade 6-0College of Idaho 0-10Concordia-Irvine 0-2Concordia-Portland 6-4Corban 8-1Evergreen State 10-0George Fox 0-1

Lewis and Clark 1-0Linfi eld 0-1Master’s College 1-1Northwest 7-2Northwest Christian 7-1Northwest Nazarene 1-0Oregon Tech 5-5Southern Oregon 3-7Vanguard 0-1Walla Walla 5-1Warner Pacifi c 8-1Westmont 1-0Whitworth 1-0Willamette 1-0

MOREHEAD’S ASSISTANTSHALEY MCENROE• ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON

ASHLEIGH DAILEY• ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON

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RADIO/TV ROSTER

Emily SampsonSetter

15-7 * Sr.

Tumwater, Wash.(Tumwater)

Leigh Anne MacCarthy

DS/Lilbero

25-5 * Jr.

Monmouth, Ore.(Central)

Kaitlyn DuncanDS/Libero

35-5 * Jr.

Prineville, Ore.(Crook County)

Katie ShowersMiddle Blocker

46-0 * So.

Missoula, Mont.(Big Sky)

Alisha CraneMB/Opp

55-11 * Jr.

Glenns Ferry, Id.(Blue Mt. CC)

Lilia NajeraMH/OH

65-9* Jr.

Kennewick, Wash.(Col. Basin CC)

Jessica LeaSetter

75-8 * Sr.

Prineville, Ore.(Crook County)

Katie KeeneyOutside Hitter

85-10* Sr.

Boise, Id.(Cole Valley Chr.)

Lindsey BohardMiddle Blocker

96-0* Sr.

Albany, Ore.(West Albany)

Rebecca HaightOutside Hitter

105-9* Jr.

Longview, Wash.(Blue Mt. CC)

Taylor StewartOutside Hitter

115-9* So.

Priest River, Id.(Lamanna)

Bobbi SumpterS/DS

125-6 * Fr.

Boise, Id.(Bishop Kelly)

Stefani SorensenOutside Hitter

136-0 * Fr.

Camas, Wash.(Camas)

Jami MurchisonOutside Hitter

145-9 * Fr.

Cove, Ore.(Cove)

Kaki MoreheadHead Coach

Fift h SeasonPaulina, Ore.

(Eastern Oregon ‘05)

Haley McEnroeAsst. Coach

First SeasonBaker City, Ore.(Eastern Oregon

‘10)

Ashleigh DaileyAsst. Coach

First SeasonNampa, Idaho

(Eastern Oregon ‘09)