2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

WEEK 7: COLLEGE OF IDAHO

EASTERNOREGON

JEREMY HARDEN, MEDIA RELATIONSONE UNIVERSITY BLVD.LA GRANDE, ORE. 97850O: 541.962.3946 C: 520.903.8951 F: 541.962.3577JHARDEN2@EOU.EDU EOUSPORTS.COM

2012 SCHEDULE12-4, 6-2 CASCADE

2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 8-2, 2-0 CASCADE

COMING UP:COLLEGE OF IDAHO

Match 17: vs. College of Idaho (11-4, 8-0 CCC)When: Friday, Sept.28Where: Caldwell, IdahoLive Video: www.EOUSports.com Live Stats: www.EOUSports.comSeries: Under Kaki Morehead, EOU is

EASTERN’S PROBABLE STARTERS

10 - JESSICA PERRON FR * Setter * Dietrich, Idaho GP: 54 K/G: 2.0 TA: 27 PCT:-.074 A/G: 5.87 SA: 4 DIG/G: 1.72 BLK/G: .02* Currently sixth in the conference in assists per game and total assists.* She has totaled 317 assists through 25 matches.

3 - KAITLYN DUNCAN SR * Libero * Prineville, Ore. GP: 61 K/G: 0.7 TA:92 PCT: -.036 A/G: 0.59 SA: 9 DIG/G: 5.72 BLK/G: 0.0* Duncan is ninth in Division 1 in Digs per game (5.72)* Ranks Number 19 in Division I in Total Digs (349)

5 - ALISHA CRANE SR * Middle Blocker * Glenns Ferry, Idaho GP: 60 K/G: 2.08 TA: 300 PCT: .28 A/G: 0.12 SA: 5 DIG/G: 0.65 BLK/G: 0.73* Crane has the highest hitting percentage on the team (.280)* She ranks fifth in the Cascad Collegiate Conference in hitting percentage

11 - TAYLOR STEWART JR * Outside Hitter * Priest River, Idaho GP: 54 K/G: 1.94 TA: 325 PCT: .163 A/G: 0.07 SA: 9 DIG/G: 2.91 BLK/G:0.33* 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: 60 K/G: 2.67 TA: 393 PCT: .277 A/G: 0.25 SA: 3 DIG/G: 0.82 BLK/G:0.87* Loper is sixth in the conference in total blocks* She is currently eighth in the conference in total kills and sixth hitting percent-

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 * 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 NW Christian (Ore.) * 7 p.m.6 Corban (Ore.) * 7 p.m.12 NORTHWEST (Wash.) * 7 p.m.13 EVERGREEN (Wash.) * 4 p.m.19 COLLEGE OF IDAHO * 7 p.m.23 WALLA WALLA 7 p.m.26 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: 56 K/G: 1.41 TA: 341 PCT: .106 A/G: 0.13 SA: 14 DIG/G: 3.18 BLK/G: 0.2* 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 (85-52, 66-29 CCC)Volleyball Office Phone ...................... 541-962-3687Assistant Coach ................................ Haley McEnroeAthletic 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 ……….....….. jharden2@eou.eduMailing 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 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 conflicting with classes, prac-tice sessions, meetings or medical treatments.

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WEEK 4 - CORBAN AND NORTHWEST CHRISTIANSUN SEPT 2 MON SEPT 3

PracticeLa Grande

TUE SEPT 4Practice

La Grande

WED SEPT 5Practice

La Grande

THU SEPT 6Practice

La Grande

FRI SEPT 7Match 17

C of ICaldwell, ID

7 p.m.

SAT SEPT 8

EASTERN OREGON NOTEWORTHY• EOU swept the opening weekend of CCC play for the fourth straight season.• The Mountaineers’ 15-set win streak earlier this season was the longest since 2000.• EOU is 8-2 in the first set this season.• Eastern has appeared in 10 straight NAIA polls.• 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 four 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 three statistical categories, including 21st in total assists per game, 24th in kills per game and 21st in total digs per game.• Kaitlyn Duncan is ninth in the NAIA in total digs.• Stefani Sorensen, Alisha Crane, and Casey Loper are 1-5-6 in the conference in hitting percentage.• Stefani Sorensen ranks first in hitting percentage and third in kills.• Morehead is 11 wins shy of her 100th career victory.

2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 8-2, 2-0 CASCADE

WEEK 7: COLLEGE OF IDAHO

2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 8-2, 2-0 CASCADE

WEEK 7: COLLEGE OF IDAHO

EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINEERS 12-4, 6-2 W L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG12 4 .212 13.2 12.26 1.39 17.72 1.8Kills: Assists: Digs:Loper (160) Perron (317) Duncan (349)

COLLEGE OF IDAHO YOTES 11-4, 8-0 W L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG11 4 .193 11.85 10.88 1.75 13.56 2.1Kills: Assists: Digs:Peacock (136) Porter, S. (376) Porter, J. (240)

THE MOUNTAINEERS LAST TIME OUTMOUNTAINEERS NIP KNIGHTS IN THREE9/22/2012 La Grande, Ore. – The Moun-taineers volleyball team closed out a weekend at home with a sweep of Warner Pacific Col-lege (25-16, 25-22, 25-23). The Knights battled throughout the match, but could never find momentum throughout a set in Quinn Coliseum Saturday.

“Warner Pacific played really scrappy tonight,” EOU head coach Kaki Morehead said. “They dug the ball really well and made us work for our points.”

Stefani Sorensen followed up her 19-kill night from Friday with a 15-kill performance against the Knights. Taylor Stewart and Casey Loper each had 11 kills.

Jessica Perron recorded 22 of the EOU’s 47 assists in the match. Karly stack finished with 19.

Stewart added a team-high 17 digs. Kaitlyn Duncan added 12 digs.

The opening set went back-and-forth with the score 13-11 in favor of the home team. Warner Pacific head coach Nels Norquist called a timeout when the score moved to a four-point lead, 16-12. The Knights scored two straight points before EOU rattled off seven in a row to take a 24-14 lead. Sorenson tallied five kills in the set, with Taylor Stewart recording four kills.

EOU squeaked out a win in the second set. The Knights tied the match twice in the early going but could never put together a run to overtake the Mountain-eers. A Sorenson kill started a 4-0 run, making the score 14-10. That space stayed intact until a service error made it 24-22. Sorenson had three kills in the

closing five points for the Moun-taineers including the game winner.

After the 10-minute intermission between sets, the Knights came out ready to play. Warner Pacific jumped out to a 5-1 lead. EOU shook off the rust and moved ahead by five points, 20-15, with a strong set by Loper. The sopho-more tallied six kills in the final set, more than she had through the first two sets. Following a timeout the Knights made their own move to tie the score 20-20. With the score knotted 22-22, Morehead called a timeout of her own.

“I just talked the team about playing with fire,” Morehead said. “We lost it a little bit of that in the third set. As always we just need to play consistent EOU volleyball. All in all it was a good weekend.”

Devan Belshe led the Knights with 11 kills.

Marchelle Bostic and Rylie En-gelson each had 17 assists.

Samantha Bryan had a team-high 17 digs. Belshe and Bostic each had 10 kills.

With the win the Mountaineers improved to 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the Cascade Collegiate Con-ference. The Knights dropped to 9-6 overall and 3-4 in confer-ence.

EOU will travel to Caldwell, Ida-ho for a meeting with Coyotes in an I-84 battle. The College of Idaho improved to 11-4 overall and 8-0 in conference with a four-set win against Concordia. Live video and stats will be avail-able on EOUsports.com.

STANDINGSTEAM CCC OVERALLCollege of Idaho 8-0 11-4Southern Oregon 6-1 10-7Eastern Oregon 6-2 12-4Northwest 4-3 10-6Concordia 4-3 7-7Warner Pacific 3-4 9-6Northwest Christian 3-4 10-7Oregon Tech 1-6 9-11Corban 1-6 3-10Evergreen 0-7 0-16

THIS WEEK:Friday, September 28, 2012

Warner Pacific vs EvergreenPortland, Ore. - 7 p.m.Concordia vs NorthwestPortland, Ore. - 7 p.m.Southern Oregon vs NCUAshland, Ore. - 7 p.m.Oregon Tech vs CorbanKlamath Falls, Ore. - 7 p.m.Eastern Oregon at The College of IdahoCaldwell, Idaho - 7 p.m. MT Saturday, September 29

Northwest Christian at Oregon TechKlamath Falls, Ore. - 7 p.m.Evergreen at ConcordiaPortland, Ore. - 7 p.m.Corban at Southern OregonAshland, Ore. - 7 p.m.Northwest at Warner PacificPortland, Ore. - 7 p.m.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:HITTERStefani Sorenson (Eastern)

SETTERSierra Porter (C of I)

LIBEROJanel Porter (C of I)

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

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2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 8-2, 2-0 CASCADE

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)

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2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 8-2, 2-0 CASCADE

KAKI MOREHEAD• HEAD COACH• SIXTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH (89-54)• 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, 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 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 0-11Concordia-Irvine 0-2Concordia-Portland 8-4Corban 10-1Evergreen State 12-0George 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 9-2Northwest Christian 8-2Northwest Nazarene 1-1Oregon Tech 7-5Southern Oregon 3-10Vanguard 0-2

Walla Walla 5-1Warner 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

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2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK 8-2, 2-0 CASCADE

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)