2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
EASTERN OREGON
JEREMY HARDEN, MEDIA RELATIONS ONE UNIVERSITY BLVD. LA GRANDE, ORE. 97850 O: 541.962.3946 C: 520.903.8951 F: 541.962.3577 HARDENJ2@EOU.EDU EOUSPORTS.COM
WEEK 9: NORTHWEST & EVERGREEN
2012 SCHEDULE
COMING UP:
14-6, 7-4 CASCADE NORTHWEST & EVERGREEN AUGUST 11 17 17 18 23 24 24 25 25 31
ALUMNI # 7 p.m. No. 10 Vanguard (Calif.) % L, 1-3 No. 8 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) % W, 3-0 William Jessup (Calif.) % W, 3-0 Montana Western $ W, 3-0 Montana Tech $ W, 3-0 RV Great Falls (Mont.) $ W, 3-0 MSU-Northern $ W, 3-1 No. 21 Carroll (Mont.) $ L, 2-3 Evergreen (Wash.) * W, 3-0
Match 21 & 22: vs. Northwest University (12-7, 6-4 CCC) & Evergreen State College (0-19,
0-10 CCC) SEPTEMBER
1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28
Northwest (Wash) * W, 3-2 CORBAN (Ore.) * W, 3-1 NW CHRISTIAN (Ore.) * L, 2-3 Southern Oregon * L, 2-3 Oregon Tech * W, 3-1 CONCORDIA (Ore.) * W, 3-1 WARNER PACIFIC (Ore.) * W, 3-0 College of Idaho * L, 1-3
When: Friday, October 12 (7 p.m.) & Saturday, October 13 (7 p.m.) Where:La Grande, Ore. Quinn Colleseum
EASTERN’S PROBABLE STARTERS
OCTOBER 5 NW Christian (Ore.) * 6 Corban (Ore.) * 12 NORTHWEST (Wash.) * 13 EVERGREEN (Wash.) * 19 COLLEGE OF IDAHO * 23 WALLA WALLA 26 Warner Pacific (Ore.) * 27 Concordia (Ore.) *
L, 2-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER 2 OREGON TECH * 3 SOUTHERN OREGON *
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
All dates and times are Pacific HOME MATCHES played at Quinn Coliseum * Cascade Conference match # Non-counting contest % College of Idaho tournament $ Cascade/Frontier Red Lion Cup
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3 - KAITLYN DUNCAN GP: 78
TA:69
A/G: 0.585
SR * Libero * Prineville, Ore. DIG/G: 5.85
SA: 27
* Duncan is sixth in Division 1 in Digs per game (5.85) * Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Total Digs (456)
4 - REBECCA HAIGHT GP: 73
SR * Outside Hitter * Longview, Wash. K/G: 1.48 TA: 446 PCT: .117 SA: 18 DIG/G: 3.07 BLK/G: .19
* Haight had a game high of 22 digs against Carroll on 8/25/12 * Named the conference Newcomer of the Year last season.
5 - ALISHA CRANE GP: 77
K/G: 1.99 TA: 379 PCT: .269 SA: 5
SR * Middle Blocker * Glenns Ferry, Idaho DIG/G: 0.61 BLK/G: 0.71
* Crane ranks eighth in the conference in total blocks (55) * She has a total of 153 kills this season
6 - CASEY LOPER GP: 77
K/G: 2.71 TA: 508 PCT: .283 SA: 9
SO * Middle Hitter * Powell Butte, Ore. DIG/G: 0.79 BLK/G:0.87
* Loper is fourth in the conference in total blocks * She is currently third in the conference in hitting percentage.
10 - JESSICA PERRON GP: 63
TA: 32
A/G: 5.92
FR * Setter * Dietrich, Idaho DIG/G: 1.73
SA: 6
* Currently ninth in the conference in assists per game and ninth in total assists. * She has totaled 373 assists through 17 matches.
11 - TAYLOR STEWART GP: 69
K/G: 1.91 TA: 400 PCT: .183 SA: 10
JR * Outside Hitter * Priest River, Idaho DIG/G: 2.64 BLK/G:0.3
* Is 17th in the conference in hitting percentage. * Totaled 142 kills and 97 assists in 2011.
2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
14-6, 7-4 CASCADE
WEEK 9: NORTHWEST & EVERGREEN
QUICK FACTS
Location ............................................ La Grande, Ore. Founded ............................................................... 1929 Enrollment .......................................................... 4,357 Nickname ............................................. Mountaineers Colors .... Navy & Vegas Gold (Pant. 2745 and 583) Court .................................. Quinn Coliseum (1,400) Conference .................................. Cascade Collegiate First Volleyball Season ..................... 1968 (43 years) President ............................................. Dr. Bob Davies Interim Athletic Director .............. Anji Weissenfluh Faculty Representative .......... Dr. Peter Diffenderfer Athletics Website ................... www.EOUSports.com Main Athletic Dept. Phone ………… 541.962.3497
WEEK 8 - NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN & CORBAN
SUN SEPT 2 MON SEPT 3 TUE SEPT 4 WED SEPT 5 THU SEPT 6 Practice La Grande
Match 20 NW Nazarene 7 p.m.
Practice La Grande
Practice La Grande
FRI SEPT 7 Match 21 Northwest 7 p.m.
SAT SEPT 8 Match 19 Evergreen 4 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 (.216), kills/set (13.2), and assists/set (12.3). • 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 four of its 47 matches versus a top 25-ranked opponent over VOLLEYBALL FACTS 2012 Starters Returning/Lost ................................ 4/2 the past 10 seasons. 2011 Record ........................................................ 17-11 • Eastern lost all six of its matches on a neutral floor last season, but are 6-2 on a 2011 Cascade Record/Finish ...................... 15-3/ 3rd neutral court this season. 2011 High Ranking ................................................. RV • EOU broke its nine-match losing streak in five-set matches at NU. Highest NAIA Ranking Ever ........................... No. 19 • Eastern is in the top 25 in three statistical categories, including 19th in total assists per game, 23rd in kills per game and 23rd in total digs per game. Best Season Ever ...................................... 20-6 (1974) • Kaitlyn Duncan is twelfth in the NAIA in total digs. All-Time Record ................................. 466-587 (.443) • Stefani Sorensen, Casey Loper, and Taylor Stewart are 1-3-17 in the conference in All-Time Cascade Record .................. 135-204 (.398) hitting percentage. All-Time Postseason Record ............................ 13-26 • Stefani Sorensen ranks first in hitting percentage and sixth in kills. CCC tournament .....… 10 appearances (6-15) • Morehead is 9 wins shy of her 100th career victory.
‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘01, ‘05, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11 NAIA National tournament ..... 0 appearances
COACHING STAFF
IHead Coach ...................................... Kaki Morehead Year at School .......... Sixth Year (77-50, 64-29 CCC) Volleyball Office Phone ...................... 541-962-3687 Assistant Coach ................................ Haley McEnroe Graduate Assistant...........................Sareena Simpson Athletic Trainer ........................................ Russell Yap
SPORTS INFORMATION
Phone ………….......………………… 541.962.3946 Fax ……………...….……………..….. 541.962.3577 Media Relations .................................. Jeremy Harden Office phone ………….…..… 541.962.3946 Cell phone ………..……..….. 520.903.8951 E-mail ……….........................….. hardenj2@eou.edu Mailing Address …….... Eastern Oregon University ……………….....………….… One University Blvd. ……………….....……..…….. La Grande, OR 97850
MEDIA REQUESTS
All requests for volleyball interviews and credentials 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 hardenj2@eou.edu. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. All interviews are prohibited from conflicting with classes, practice sessions, meetings or medical treatments.
2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
14-6, 7-4 CASCADE
WEEK 9: NORTHWEST & EVERGREEN
EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINEERS
14-6, 7-4 CCC
NORTHWEST EAGLES
12-7, 6-4 CCC
W L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG 12 4 .212 13.17 12.27 1.45 17.42 1.8 Kills: Assists: Digs: Loper (209) Perron (373) Duncan (456) W L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG 12 7 .185 11.34 10.37 2.06 15.96 2.08 Kills: Assists: Digs: Vandlac (220) Arbuthnot (532) Shulke (372)
EVERGREEN GEODUCKS
0-19, 0-10 CCC
W L Hit% KPG APG SAPG DPG BPG 0 19 .069 8.78 7.99 1.21 14.07 1.01 Kills: Assists: Digs: Watkins (201) Nash (224) Arrasi-Nash (254)
STANDINGS
School CCC Overall College of Idaho 11-0 14-4 Southern Oregon 9-2 13-8 THE MOUNTAINEERS LAST TIME OUT (10/9/12) Eastern Oregon 7-4 14-6 EASTERN WINS IN FIVE GAME THRILLER Concordia 7-4 10-8 La Grande, Ore.- The momentum we needed for Northwest 6-4 12-7 Eastern Oregon University this weekend and the level 6-5 12-7 volleyball team won a five of play we will need to have Warner Pacific set thriller against Divicontinued success.” Northwest Christian 5-6 12-9 sion II Northwest Nazarene Oregon Tech 2-9 10-14 (20-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25,17, The third game went backCorban 1-10 3-14 15-7). and-forth early on with 9 ties and five lead changes. Evergreen 0-10 0-19
Eastern Oregon (14-6, 7-4 CCC) got 21 kills from Stefani Sorensen and 15 from Irene Walters. Sorensen, finished the night with a .415 hitting percentage. Kaitlyn Duncan had a game high 30 digs. Karly Stack had 30 assists while Bobbi Sumpter added 28.
The Crusaders (9-8) and the Mountaineers battled throughout the opening set. The game saw 11 ties and five lead changes. EOU led late 17-16, but the Crusaders would go on a five-point run to take a 21-17 lead. Eastern responded with a comeback of their own but would drop the set, 20-25. In the second set the Mountaineers started off strong with a 5-0 lead. The Crusaders cut the lead to one, 10-9, but that is as close as they would get. EOU would rally and take game two, 25-22. “Tonight was a great win for Mountie volleyball. We took advantage of the opportunity to work on some things that we really needed to and we accomplished them,” Eastern Oregon head coach Kaki Morehead said. “That was exactly the
EOU seemed to have the momentum as they led midway through 13-9 and late 23-21. But, the Crusades would score four unanswered points to steal the set, 25-23. In the must win fourth set the Mountaineers came out strong and led, 7-4. NNU pulled within a point twice 10-9 and 13-12 but the Mountaineers went on a run and didn’t look back. EOU only gave up five more points in the set and won, 25-17. In the fifth and final set, the game started off close but that didn’t last long. The set was tied at 3 apiece, until EOU went on a four-point run. Midway through the Crusaders came back to within two, 9-7. EOU would then score eight unanswered points to win the set and match. The Mountaineers will be at home Friday, October 12th against Northwest University. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live video and live stats are available on EOUSports. com.
THIS WEEK: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2012 OREGON TECH SOUTHERN OREGON 7:00 PM FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 2012 WARNER PACIFIC (ORE.) NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN (ORE.) 7:00 PM EASTERN OREGON NORTHWEST (WASH.) 7:00 PM CONCORDIA (ORE.) CORBAN (ORE.) 7:00 PM COLLEGE OF IDAHO EVERGREEN (WASH.) 7:00 PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 2012 EASTERN OREGON EVERGREEN (WASH.) 4:00 PM COLLEGE OF IDAHO NORTHWEST (WASH.) 7:00 PM CONCORDIA (ORE.) NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN (ORE.) 7:00 PM WARNER PACIFIC (ORE.) CORBAN (ORE.) 7:00 PM
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: HITTER Jackie Stein (Concordia) SETTER Sierra Porter (C of I) LIBERO Kelsey Kai (Concordia)
2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
14-6, 7-4 CASCADE
WEEK 9: NORTHWEST & EVERGREEN
2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER
DOUBLE FIGURES
Season Career
KILLS Casey Loper Irene Walters Rebecca Haight Stefani Sorenson Taylor Stewart Alisha Crane Katie Keeney
4 2 1 3 1 3 1
4 2 10 9 6 6 1
DIGS Kaitlyn Duncan Rebecca Haight Leigh Anne MacCarthy Stefani Sorenson Katie Keeney Taylor Stewart Bobbi Sumpter
9 6 0 0 0 4 1
29 14 2 1 1 5 1
ASSISTS Bobbi Sumpter Jessica Perron Karly Stack
7 9 6
7 9 6
RECORD WHEN ...
Playing at home Playing on the road On a neutral floor Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing during the day Playing at night Playing in August Playing in September Playing in October Playing in November Playing three sets Playing four sets Playing five sets Winning set one Losing set one Winning the first two sets Losing the first two sets Splitting the first two sets Leading in kills Trailing in kills Tied in kills Leading in blocks Trailing in blocks Tied in blocks Leading in digs Trailing in digs Tied in digs Leading in attack percentage Trailing in attack percentage Hitting .300 or better Hitting under .300 Opponents hit .250 or better Holding opponents below .250 Holding opponents to .100 or lower Longest set winning streak Longest set losing streak Current set streak Longest match winning streak Longest match losing streak Current match streak Current home match streak
4-1 4-3 6-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 6-4 6-3 0-0 6-1 8-5 8-2 4-3 2-1 0-0 8-0 4-2 2-4 9-3 2-0 10-5 0-0 4-3 13-4 1-2 0-0 9-5 5-1 0-0 10-2 4-3 0-1 13-4 1-2 3-0 11-6 1-0 12-6 6-1 15 3 W, 2 6 2 W, 2 W, 3
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15
Name Shawna Smith Leigh Anne MacCarthy Kaitlyn Duncan Rebecca Haight Alisha Crane Casey Loper Stefani Sorensen Katie Keeney Karly Stack Jessica Perron Taylor Stewart Bobbi Sumpter Irene Walters Kenzie Kaba
Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) DS 5-9 FR Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS) DS 5-5 SR Monmouth, Ore. (Central HS) Libero 5-4 SR Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS) OH 5-7 SR Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS/Blue Mountain CC) MH 5-11 SR Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Glenns Ferry HS/Blue Mountain) MH 5-10 SO Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS/Arkansas Tech) OH 5-11 SO Camas Wash. (Camas HS) OH/DS 5-8 JR Boise, Idaho (Cole Valley Christian HS) S 5-9 JR Asquith, Sask. (Lord Asquith School/Williston State) S 5-8 FR Dietrich, Idaho (Dietrich HS) OH 5-9 JR Priest River, Idaho (Lamanna HS) S 5-6 SO Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) RH/MH 5-11 JR Keizer, Ore. (Blanchet Catholic HS/Western Oregon U.) MH 6-0 FR Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS)
2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 5 3 4 15 8 6 2 10 1 7 9 11 12 13
Name Alisha Crane Kaitlyn Duncan Rebecca Haight Kenzie Kaba Katie Keeney Casey Loper Leigh Anne MacCarthy Jessica Perron Shawna Smith Stefani Sorensen Karly Stack Taylor Stewart Bobbi Sumpter Irene Walters
Pos. MH Libero OH MH OH/DS MH DS S DS OH S OH S RH/MH
Ht. 5-11 5-4 5-7 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-5 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-6 5-11
Yr. SR SR SR FR JR SO SR FR FR SO JR JR SO JR
COACHES / SUPPORT STAFF
Head Coach Assistant Coach Grad Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer Media Relations
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE * Haight: hate * Alisha: ah-lee-sha * Stefani: steph-ah-knee
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Glenns Ferry HS/Blue Mountain) Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS) Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS/Blue Mountain CC) Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS) Boise, Idaho (Cole Valley Christian HS) Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS/Arkansas Tech) Monmouth, Ore. (Central HS) Dietrich, Idaho (Dietrich HS) Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris HS) Camas Wash. (Camas HS) Asquith, Sask. (Lord Asquith School/Williston State) Priest River, Idaho (Lamanna HS) Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly HS) Keizer, Ore. (Blanchet Catholic HS/Western Oregon U.)
Kaki Morehead (sixth season), EOU, 2005 Haley McEnroe (second season), EOU, 2010 Sareena Simpson (first season), EOU, 2009 Megan Yanda, Iowa State Barrett Henderson (third year), EOU, 2007
* Perron: pair-ren * Kaba: kah-bah
BY STATE:
BY CLASS:
Idaho: (6) Crane, Keeney, Perron, Stewart, Sumpter, Kaba Oregon: (4) MacCarthy, Duncan, Loper, Walters Washington: (3) Smith, Haight, Sorensen Saskatchewan: (1) Stack
Senior: (4) Crane, Duncan, Haight, MacCarthy Junior: (4) Keeney, Stack, Stewart, Walters Sophomore: (3) Loper, Sorensen, Sumpter Freshman: (3) Kaba, Perron, Smith
BY HEIGHT:
6-0 5-10 5-8 5-6 5-4
6-0 (Harris, Kaba, Kemper) 5-11 (Crane, Sorensen, Walters) 5-10 (Loper) 5-9 (Smith, Stack, Stewart) 5-8 (Keeney, Perron) 5-7 (Haight) 5-6 (Sumpter) 5-5 (MacCarthy) 5-4 (Duncan)
2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
14-6, 7-4 CASCADE
WEEK 9: NORTHWEST & EVERGREEN
KAKI MOREHEAD
MOREHEAD’S ASSISTANTS HALEY MCENROE • ASSISTANT COACH, SECOND SEASON
SAREENA SIMPSON • GRAD ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON
• HEAD COACH • SIXTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH (91-55) • PLAYED AT EOU (2001-2005) FIRST TEAM ALL-CCC ‘04, ‘03, ‘02 • RANKS FIRST FOR SCHOOL WINNING PERCENTAGE The 2012 season will mark the women’s rodeo team that won fifth year for Head Volleyball the Northwest regional title and Coach Kaki Morehead. The competed at the National Colleprogram was reenergized under giate Rodeo Finals. She finished McLean. In 2007, the Mountain- 12th in the nation in barrel raceers, led by Morehead, finished ing. 16-10 overall, and 13-7 in the CCC. The Paulina, Ore. native graduated from Crook County High The 16 wins was a six game School in 2001 where she was improvement over the 2006 win First Team All-State in volleyball total, which was her first season as a senior. as head coach. Morehead was the EOU volMorehead was named First leyball assistant coach in 2005, a Team All-Conference three year after she graduated. times in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and honorable mention 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 MOREHEAD VS. OPPONENTS
Azusa Pacific 0-3 Biola 0-3 California Baptist 0-1 California-San Marcos 0-1 California-Santa Cruz 0-1 Carroll 0-1 Cascade 6-0 College of Idaho 0-12 Concordia-Irvine 0-2 Concordia-Portland 8-4 Corban 11-1 Evergreen State 12-0 George Fox 0-1
Great Falls 1-0 Lewis and Clark 1-0 Lewis-Clark State 1-0 Linfield 0-1 Master’s College 1-1 Montana Tech 1-0 Montana Western 1-0 Montana State-Northern 1-0 Northwest 9-2 Northwest Christian 8-3 Northwest Nazarene 2-1 Oregon Tech 7-5 Southern Oregon 3-10 Vanguard 0-2
Walla Walla 5-1 Warner Pacific 10-1 Westmont 1-0 Whitworth 1-0 Willamette 1-0 William Jessup 1-0
2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
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Radio/TV Roster
Shawna Smith DS
Leigh Anne MacCarthy
DS/Lilbero
1
2
Kaitlyn Duncan DS/Libero
3
Rebecca Haight Outside Hitter
4
Alisha Crane MB/Opp
5
Casey Loper Middle Hitter
6
5-9 * Fr.
5-5 *Sr.
5-5 *Sr.
5-9 * Sr.
5-11 * Sr.
5-10* So.
Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris)
Monmouth, Ore. (Central)
Prineville, Ore. (Crook County)
Longview, Wash. (Blue Mt. CC)
Glenns Ferry, Id. (Blue Mt. CC)
Powell Butte, Ore. (Arkansas Tech)
Stefani Sorensen Outside Hitter
Katie Keeney Outside Hitter
Karly Stack Setter
Jessica Perron Setter
Taylor Stewart Outside Hitter
Bobbi Sumpter S/DS
6-0 * So.
5-10* Jr.
5-9* Jr.
5-8* Fr.
5-9* Jr.
5-6 * So.
Camas, Wash. (Camas)
Boise, Id. (Cole Valley Chr.)
Asquith, Sask. (Williston State)
Dietrich, Idaho (Dietrich)
Priest River, Id. (Lamanna)
Boise, Id. (Bishop Kelly)
7
8
Irene Walters MH/RH
13
9
Kenzie Kaba MH
15
5-11* Jr.
6-0 * Fr.
Keizer, Ore. (Western Oregon)
Boise, Idaho (MountainView)
10
Kaki Morehead Head Coach
11
Haley McEnroe Asst. Coach
12
Sareena Simpson Grad Assistant
Sixth Season
Second Season
First Season
Paulina, Ore. (Eastern Oregon ‘05)
Baker City, Ore. (Eastern Oregon ‘10)
Nampa, Idaho (Eastern Oregon ‘09)
2012 EOU VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK
14-6, 7-4 CASCADE