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Photo courtesy of Liza Safford.
0
Southern Oregon SOU 15-2, 8-2 CCC
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Winner Eastern Oregon EOU 15-1, 10-0 CCC
Southern Oregon SOU
15-2, 8-2 CCC
0
Final
3
Eastern Oregon EOU
15-1, 10-0 CCC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Southern Oregon SOU 21 15 24 (0)
Eastern Oregon EOU 25 25 26 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | SOU Sports Information

No. 7 Mounties sweep No. 8 Raiders in NAIA Match of the Week

LA GRANDE – Seventh-ranked Eastern Oregon's well-rounded attack dictated the NAIA Volleyball Match of the Week in a clean sweep of No. 8 Southern Oregon on Saturday night at Quinn Coliseum.

Kasaundra Tuma and Emily Nay smacked 11 kills apiece with just one error between them, leading the Mountaineers to a 25-21, 25-15, 26-24 win over the Raiders and a .336 attacking average – the most efficient for an SOU opponent since the final match of the 2013 season.

EOU went to 15-1 overall and 10-0 in the Cascade Conference, and upped its lead atop the CCC standings to two matches. Tied with the Mountaineers at the start of the weekend, SOU fell to 15-2 and 8-2.

The Raiders have lost their last four regular-season matches in La Grande, and the Mountaineers have been a top-13 team in the NAIA for the last three of those. SOU hadn't been swept in a CCC contest in 40 outings, dating back to Concordia's straight-setter in Ashland on Sept. 20, 2013.

Corynn Kopra had 11 kills and 11 digs for the Raiders, who hit a modest .200 as a team. Their biggest problem was on the defensive side and the fact that their three blocks were fewer than they've generated since the end of the 2013 season and less than half of their three-set average.

Tyana Andrews and Laura Morse had seven kills apiece and combined for 17 digs, while Niki Small had seven kills and was in on three blocks. Lauren McGowne registered 34 assists and six digs, and Ashlyn Flynn chipped in 10 digs.

Amanda Miller was the third Mountaineer with 11 kills. Setter Rachelle Chamberlain finished with 42 assists and seven digs.

The Raiders return to Riehm Arena next Friday and Saturday for matches against Northwest and Evergreen State (Wash.).
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