volleyball notes week 11

2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

WEEK 11: WARNER PACIFIC & CONCORDIA

EASTERNOREGON

JEREMY HARDEN, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORONE UNIVERSITY BLVD.LA GRANDE, ORE. 97850O: 541.962.3946 C: 520.903.8951 F: [email protected] EOUSPORTS.COM

2012 SCHEDULE18-6, 10-4 CASCADE

2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 18-6, 10-4 CASCADE

COMING UP:WARNER PACIFIC & CONCORDIA

Match 25 & 26: vs. Warner Pacific (14-8, 8-6 CCC) & Concordia (13-8, 10-4 CCC)When: Friday, October 26 (7 p.m.) & Saturday, October 27 (7 p.m.)Where: Portland, Ore.Live Video: www.EOUSports.com Live Stats: www.EOUSports.com

EASTERN’S PROBABLE STARTERS

10 - JESSICA PERRON FR * Setter * Dietrich, Idaho GP: 69 TA: 36 A/G: 5.97 SA: 8 DIG/G: 1.77 * Currently tenth in the conference in assists per game and ninth in total assists.* She has totaled 412 assists through 20 matches.

3 - KAITLYN DUNCAN SR * Libero * Prineville, Ore. GP: 91 TA:74 A/G: 0.562 SA: 30 DIG/G: 5.66 * Duncan is ninth in Division 1 in Digs per game (5.66)* Ranks Number 30 in Division I in Total Digs (515)

5 - ALISHA CRANE SR * Middle Blocker * Glenns Ferry, Idaho GP: 92 K/G: 1.99 TA: 447 PCT: .277 SA: 8 DIG/G: 0.63 BLK/G: 0.78* Crane ranks ninth in the conference in total blocks (72)* She has a total of 183 kills this season

11 - TAYLOR STEWART JR * Outside Hitter * Priest River, Idaho GP: 83 K/G: 1.86 TA: 478 PCT: .155 SA: 11 DIG/G: 2.53 BLK/G:0.28* Is 20th in the conference in hitting percentage.* Totaled 142 kills and 97 assists in 2011.

6 - CASEY LOPER SO * Middle Hitter * Powell Butte, Ore. GP: 92 K/G: 2.73 TA: 599 PCT: .290 SA: 17 DIG/G: 0.9 BLK/G:0.93* Loper is fifth in the conference in total blocks* She is currently third in the conference in hitting percentage.

AUGUST 11 ALUMNI # 7 p.m.17 No. 10 Vanguard (Calif.) % L, 1-317 No. 8 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) % W, 3-018 William Jessup (Calif.) % W, 3-023 Montana Western $ W, 3-024 Montana Tech $ W, 3-024 RV Great Falls (Mont.) $ W, 3-025 MSU-Northern $ W, 3-125 No. 21 Carroll (Mont.) $ L, 2-331 Evergreen (Wash.) * W, 3-0

SEPTEMBER 1 Northwest (Wash) * W, 3-27 CORBAN (Ore.) * W, 3-18 NW CHRISTIAN (Ore.) * L, 2-314 Southern Oregon * L, 2-315 Oregon Tech * W, 3-121 CONCORDIA (Ore.) * W, 3-122 WARNER PACIFIC (Ore.) * W, 3-028 College of Idaho * L, 1-3

OCTOBER 5 NW Christian (Ore.) * L, 2-36 Corban (Ore.) * W, 3-012 NORTHWEST (Wash.) * W, 3-113 EVERGREEN (Wash.) * W, 3-019 COLLEGE OF IDAHO * W, 3-223 WALLA WALLA W, 3-026 Warner Pacific (Ore.) * 7 p.m.27 Concordia (Ore.) * 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 OREGON TECH * 7 p.m.3 SOUTHERN OREGON * 7 p.m.

All dates and times are PacificHOME MATCHES played at Quinn Coliseum

* Cascade Conference match# Non-counting contest

% College of Idaho tournament$ Cascade/Frontier Red Lion Cup

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4 - REBECCA HAIGHT SR * Outside Hitter * Longview, Wash. GP: 85 K/G: 1.45 TA: 479 PCT: .134 SA: 19 DIG/G: 2.88 BLK/G: .18* Haight had a game high of 22 digs against Carroll on 8/25/12* Named the conference Newcomer of the Year last season.

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 DaviesInterim Athletic Director .............. Anji WeissenfluhFaculty Representative .......... Dr. Peter DiffenderferAthletics Website ................... www.EOUSports.comMain Athletic Dept. Phone ………… 541.962.3497

2012 Starters Returning/Lost ................................ 4/22011 Record ........................................................ 17-112011 Cascade Record/Finish ...................... 15-3/ 3rd2011 High Ranking ................................................. RVHighest NAIA Ranking Ever ........................... No. 19Best Season Ever ...................................... 20-6 (1974)All-Time Record ................................. 466-587 (.443)All-Time Cascade Record .................. 135-204 (.398)All-Time Postseason Record ............................ 13-26 CCC tournament .....… 10 appearances (6-15) ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘01, ‘05, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11 NAIA National tournament ..... 0 appearances

IHead Coach ...................................... Kaki MoreheadYear at School .......... Sixth Year (77-50, 64-29 CCC)Volleyball Office Phone ...................... 541-962-3687Assistant Coach ................................ Haley McEnroeGraduate Assistant...........................Sareena SimpsonAthletic Trainer ........................................ Russell Yap

Phone ………….......………………… 541.962.3946Fax ……………...….……………..….. 541.962.3577Media Relations .................................. Jeremy Harden Office phone ………….…..… 541.962.3946 Cell phone ………..……..….. 520.903.8951 E-mail ……….........................….. [email protected] 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 office. To arrange interviews or request credentials, call 541-805-5687 or e-mail [email protected]. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. All interviews are prohibited from conflicting with classes, prac-tice sessions, meetings or medical treatments.

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WEEK 11 - WARNER PACIFIC & CONCORDIASUNDAY MONDAY

PracticeLa Grande

TUESDAYPractice

La Grande

WEDNESDAYPractice

La Grande

THURSDAYPractice

La Grande

FRIDAYMatch 25

Warner Pac7 p.m.

SATURDAYMatch 26

Concordia7 p.m.

EASTERN OREGON NOTEWORTHY• EOU swept the opening weekend of CCC play for the fourth straight season.* EOU is currently leading the conference in hitting percentage (.226), kills/set (13.2), and assists/set (12.3).• Morehead had her first career victory against C of I last weekend.• The Mountaineers’ 15-set win streak earlier this season was the longest since 2000.• EOU’s No. 19 NAIA ranking is the highest in program history.• The Mountaineers victory over No. 8 Lewis-Clark State was the first in the last 15 tries against a top 10-ranked team for the Mountaineers in the last 10 years.• EOU has won only five of its 47 matches versus a top 25-ranked opponent over the past 10 seasons. • Eastern lost all six of its matches on a neutral floor last season, but are 6-2 on a neutral court this season.• EOU broke its nine-match losing streak in five-set matches at NU.• Eastern is in the top 25 in two statistical categories, including 16th in total assists per game and 24th in kills per game.• Kaitlyn Duncan is ninth in the NAIA in total digs.• Stefani Sorensen, Casey Loper, and Taylor Stewart are 1-3-20 in the conference in hitting percentage.• Stefani Sorensen ranks first in hitting percentage and sixth in kills.• Morehead is just five wins shy of her 100th career victory.• In the last three matches, EOU has held their opponent to .100 hitting percentage or lower.





EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINEERS 18-6, 10-4 CCCW L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG18 6 .219 13.14 12.27 1.48 17.31 1.86Kills: Assists: Digs:Loper (229) Perron (401) Duncan (480)

WARNER PACIFIC KNIGHTS 14-8, 8-6 CCCW L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG14 8 .217 12.62 11.57 1.71 14.26 2.23Kills: Assists: Digs:Peacock (198) Porter, S. (587) Porter, J. (335)

THE MOUNTAINEERS LAST TIME OUT (10/23/12)EOU CRUISES TO VICTORY...La Grande, Ore- The Eastern Oregon women’s volleyball team defeated Walla Walla University tonight at Quinn Coliseum (25-7, 25-12, 25-6). Alisha Crane and Rebecca Haight led the Mountaineers (18-6, 10-4) in kills with 7, while Katie Keeney and Casey Loper added 6. Karly Stack stirred the EOU offense as she dished out 17 assists while Kaitlyn Duncan recorded match high 11 digs. In the first set the Mountain-eers jumped out to an early 12-4 lead. The Mountaineers then dominated the rest of the match, as they would only allow Walla Walla (2-20) to score a total of 7 points in the set. In the second game the Wolves took an early 3-1 lead but it was short lived, as the Mountaineers would go on an 11-1 run to take a 12-4 lead. EOU would control the rest of the match and won the game 25-12 EOU came out very strong in

the third set as they jumped out to a commanding 10-1 lead. The Mountaineers then went on a 9-2 run and even-tually finished the set and match with a final score of 25-6. Kara Moon, Emily Allen and Courtney Zaro all had 2 kills for Walla Walla. Kelsie Schafer had 3 assist while Brooklyn Larson added 6 digs. The Mountaineers will look to continue their six game winning streak as they take on Warner Pacific this Fri-day October 26th.

STANDINGSSchool CCC OverallCollege of Idaho 13-1 16-5Southern Oregon 12-2 16-8Concordia 11-4 14-8Eastern Oregon 10-4 18-6Warner Pacific 9-6 15-8Northwest Christian 7-8 14-11Northwest 6-8 12-11Oregon Tech 2-12 10-17Corban 2-13 4-17Evergreen 0-14 0-23

THIS WEEK:

FRIDAY OCTOBER 26, 2012CONCORDIA (ORE.) COLLEGE OF IDAHO 7:00 PM OREGON TECH NORTHWEST (WASH.) 7:00 PM WARNER PACIFIC (ORE.) EASTERN OREGON 7:00 PM SOUTHERN OREGON EVERGREEN (WASH.) 7:00 PM NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN (ORE.) CORBAN (ORE.) 7:00 PM

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27, 2012WARNER PACIFIC (ORE.) COLLEGE OF IDAHO 7:00 PM OREGON TECH EVERGREEN (WASH.) 7:00 PM SOUTHERN OREGON NORTHWEST (WASH.) 7:00 PM CONCORDIA (ORE.) EASTERN OREGON 7:00 PM

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:

HITTERJackie Stein (Concordia)

SETTERLindsay Mangan (Concordia)

LIBEROKelsey Kai (Concordia)

CONCORDIA CAVALIERS 13-8, 10-4 CCCW L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG13 8 .217 12.62 11.57 1.71 14.26 2.23Kills: Assists: Digs:Peacock (198) Porter, S. (587) Porter, J. (335)

DOUBLE FIGURES Season CareerKILLSCasey Loper 4 4Irene Walters 2 2Rebecca Haight 1 10Stefani Sorenson 3 9Taylor Stewart 1 6Alisha Crane 3 6Katie Keeney 1 1

DIGSKaitlyn Duncan 9 29Rebecca Haight 6 14Leigh Anne MacCarthy 0 2Stefani Sorenson 0 1Katie Keeney 0 1Taylor Stewart 4 5Bobbi Sumpter 1 1

ASSISTSBobbi Sumpter 7 7Jessica Perron 9 9Karly Stack 6 6

RECORD WHEN ...Playing at home 7-1Playing on the road 4-3On a neutral floor 6-2Playing on Monday 0-0Playing on Tuesday 1-0Playing on Wednesday 0-0Playing on Thursday 1-0Playing on Friday 8-4Playing on Saturday 7-3Playing on Sunday 0-0Playing during the day 6-1Playing at night 11-5Playing in August 8-2Playing in September 4-3Playing in October 5-1Playing in November 0-0Playing three sets 9-0Playing four sets 4-2Playing five sets 4-4Winning set one 10-3Losing set one 4-0Winning the first two sets 11-5Losing the first two sets 0-0Splitting the first two sets 6-3Leading in kills 16-4Trailing in kills 1-2Tied in kills 0-0Leading in blocks 12-5Trailing in blocks 5-1Tied in blocks 0-0Leading in digs 13-2Trailing in digs 4-3Tied in digs 0-1Leading in attack percentage 16-4Trailing in attack percentage 1-2Hitting .300 or better 4-0Hitting under .300 13-6Opponents hit .250 or better 1-0Holding opponents below .250 15-6Holding opponents to .100 or lower 8-1Longest set winning streak 15Longest set losing streak 3Current set streak W, 2Longest match winning streak 6Longest match losing streak 2Current match streak W, 5Current home match streak W, 8



No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)5 Alisha Crane MH 5-11 SR Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Glenns Ferry HS/Blue Mountain)3 Kaitlyn Duncan Libero 5-4 SR Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS)4 Rebecca Haight OH 5-7 SR Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS/Blue Mountain CC)15 Kenzie Kaba MH 6-0 FR Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS)8 Katie Keeney OH/DS 5-8 JR Boise, Idaho (Cole Valley Christian HS)6 Casey Loper MH 5-10 SO Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS/Arkansas Tech)2 Leigh Anne MacCarthy DS 5-5 SR Monmouth, Ore. (Central HS)10 Jessica Perron S 5-8 FR Dietrich, Idaho (Dietrich HS)1 Shawna Smith DS 5-9 FR Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS)7 Stefani Sorensen OH 5-11 SO Camas Wash. (Camas HS)9 Karly Stack S 5-9 JR Asquith, Sask. (Lord Asquith School/Williston State) 11 Taylor Stewart OH 5-9 JR Priest River, Idaho (Lamanna HS)12 Bobbi Sumpter S 5-6 SO Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS)13 Irene Walters RH/MH 5-11 JR Keizer, Ore. (Blanchet Catholic HS/Western Oregon U.)

2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER

2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)1 Shawna Smith DS 5-9 FR Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS)2 Leigh Anne MacCarthy DS 5-5 SR Monmouth, Ore. (Central HS)3 Kaitlyn Duncan Libero 5-4 SR Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS)4 Rebecca Haight OH 5-7 SR Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS/Blue Mountain CC)5 Alisha Crane MH 5-11 SR Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Glenns Ferry HS/Blue Mountain)6 Casey Loper MH 5-10 SO Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS/Arkansas Tech)7 Stefani Sorensen OH 5-11 SO Camas Wash. (Camas HS)8 Katie Keeney OH/DS 5-8 JR Boise, Idaho (Cole Valley Christian HS)9 Karly Stack S 5-9 JR Asquith, Sask. (Lord Asquith School/Williston State) 10 Jessica Perron S 5-8 FR Dietrich, Idaho (Dietrich HS)11 Taylor Stewart OH 5-9 JR Priest River, Idaho (Lamanna HS)12 Bobbi Sumpter S 5-6 SO Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS)13 Irene Walters RH/MH 5-11 JR Keizer, Ore. (Blanchet Catholic HS/Western Oregon U.)15 Kenzie Kaba MH 6-0 FR Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS)

COACHES / SUPPORT STAFFHead Coach Kaki Morehead (sixth season), EOU, 2005Assistant Coach Haley McEnroe (second season), EOU, 2010Grad Assistant Coach Sareena Simpson (first season), EOU, 2009Athletic Trainer Megan Yanda, Iowa StateMedia Relations Barrett Henderson (third year), EOU, 2007

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE* Haight: hate* Alisha: ah-lee-sha* Stefani: steph-ah-knee

* Perron: pair-ren* Kaba: kah-bah

BY STATE:Idaho: (6) Crane, Keeney, Perron, Stewart, Sumpter, KabaOregon: (4) MacCarthy, Duncan, Loper, WaltersWashington: (3) Smith, Haight, SorensenSaskatchewan: (1) Stack

BY CLASS:Senior: (4) Crane, Duncan, Haight, MacCarthyJunior: (4) Keeney, Stack, Stewart, WaltersSophomore: (3) Loper, Sorensen, SumpterFreshman: (3) Kaba, Perron, Smith

BY HEIGHT:6-0

5-10

5-8

5-6

5-4

6-0 (Harris, Kaba, Kemper)

5-10 (Loper)

5-8 (Keeney, Perron)5-9 (Smith, Stack, Stewart)

5-7 (Haight)

5-4 (Duncan)5-5 (MacCarthy)

5-11 (Crane, Sorensen, Walters)

5-6 (Sumpter)



KAKI MOREHEAD• HEAD COACH• SIXTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH (95-55)• PLAYED AT EOU (2001-2005) FIRST TEAM ALL-CCC ‘04, ‘03, ‘02• RANKS FIRST FOR SCHOOL WINNING PERCENTAGEThe 2012 season will mark the fifth year for Head Volleyball Coach Kaki Morehead. The program was reenergized under McLean. In 2007, the Mountain-eers, led by Morehead, finished 16-10 overall, and 13-7 in the CCC.

The 16 wins was a six game improvement over the 2006 win total, which was her first 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

women’s rodeo team that won the Northwest regional title and competed at the National Colle-giate Rodeo Finals. She finished 12th in the nation in barrel rac-ing.

The Paulina, Ore. native gradu-ated from Crook County High School in 2001 where she was First Team All-State in volleyball as a senior.

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

Azusa Pacific 0-3Biola 0-3California Baptist 0-1California-San Marcos 0-1California-Santa Cruz 0-1Carroll 0-1Cascade 6-0College of Idaho 1-12Concordia-Irvine 0-2Concordia-Portland 8-4Corban 11-1Evergreen State 13-0George Fox 0-1

MOREHEAD VS. OPPONENTSGreat Falls 1-0Lewis and Clark 1-0Lewis-Clark State 1-0Linfield 0-1Master’s College 1-1Montana Tech 1-0Montana Western 1-0Montana State-Northern 1-0Northwest 10-2Northwest Christian 8-3Northwest Nazarene 2-1Oregon Tech 7-5Southern Oregon 3-10Vanguard 0-2

Walla Walla 6-1Warner Pacific 10-1Westmont 1-0Whitworth 1-0Willamette 1-0William Jessup 1-0

MOREHEAD’S ASSISTANTS

HALEY MCENROE• ASSISTANT COACH, SECOND SEASON

SAREENA SIMPSON• GRAD ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON



Radio/TV RosTeR

Shawna SmithDS

15-9 * Fr.

Longview, Wash.(Mark Morris)

Leigh Anne MacCarthy

DS/Lilbero

25-5 *Sr.

Monmouth, Ore.(Central)

Kaitlyn DuncanDS/Libero

35-5 *Sr.

Prineville, Ore.(Crook County)

Rebecca HaightOutside Hitter

45-9 * Sr.

Longview, Wash.(Blue Mt. CC)

Alisha CraneMB/Opp

55-11 * Sr.

Glenns Ferry, Id.(Blue Mt. CC)

Casey LoperMiddle Hitter

65-10* So.

Powell Butte, Ore.(Arkansas Tech)

Stefani SorensenOutside Hitter

76-0 * So.

Camas, Wash.(Camas)

Katie KeeneyOutside Hitter

85-10* Jr.

Boise, Id.(Cole Valley Chr.)

Karly StackSetter

95-9* Jr.

Asquith, Sask.(Williston State)

Jessica PerronSetter

105-8* Fr.

Dietrich, Idaho(Dietrich)

Taylor StewartOutside Hitter

115-9* Jr.

Priest River, Id.(Lamanna)

Bobbi SumpterS/DS

125-6 * So.

Boise, Id.(Bishop Kelly)

Irene WaltersMH/RH

135-11* Jr.

Keizer, Ore.(Western Oregon)

Kenzie KabaMH

156-0 * Fr.

Boise, Idaho(MountainView)

Kaki MoreheadHead Coach

Sixth SeasonPaulina, Ore.

(Eastern Oregon ‘05)

Haley McEnroeAsst. CoachSecond Season

Baker City, Ore.(Eastern Oregon

‘10)

Sareena SimpsonGrad Assistant

First SeasonNampa, Idaho

(Eastern Oregon ‘09)

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