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Story Courtesy of Eastern Oregon Sports Information
La Grande, OR - The Eastern Oregon University (17-8, 12-5 CCC) volleyball team defeated Evergreen (1-20, 1-15 CCC) in straight sets (25-18, 25-19 , 25-12).
In the first set Eastern jumped out to a 7-1 start but the Geoducks would not go away. ESC closed the gap and got within one at 18-17 before the Mounties went on their second 7-1 run in the game, closing it out 25-18.
The second game was a carbon copy of the first. EOU got out to a fast start and led 10-5, Evergreen battled back to make it a game at 12-8. The two teams traded blows before the Mounties closed the door 25-19.
Through the first two games All-America Grace Deboodt had already tallied 9 Kills and 10 Digs for the Mountaineers. The junior finished the night with 15 Kills, 11 Digs and 2 Blocks.
The third and final game was all EOU. After being knotted up at 4 a piece the Mounties pulled away. Eastern held leads of 11-5 and 18-8 before ending the match.
For Evergreen, Jessica Dubois led the team in kills with 6 and 1 service ace. Katie Huston was credited with 17 assists and 2 service aces.
EOU's Jessica Lea had another well rounded game with 8 Kills, 18 Assists and 6 Digs.
Evergreen heads to Caldwell, Idaho for a conference match with The College of Idaho Saturday night.