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Volleyball
Team Seeks Improvement over 2002
It's year two of the "Platt
Plan"
August 21, 2003
2003 Mountaineer
Volleyball
Schedule |
| Date |
Opponent |
Time |
| 8/23 |
EOU Alumni |
7 pm |
| 8/29-30 |
at LCSC Tourney |
TBA |
| 9/5-6 |
at Willamete Tourney |
TBA |
| 9/12 |
Oregon Tech |
7 pm |
| 9/13 |
Southern Oregon
(Parent's Day) |
7 pm |
| 9/19 |
at Western Baptist |
7 pm |
| 9/20 |
at Concordia |
7 pm |
| 9/26 |
Northwest |
7 pm |
| 9/27 |
Evergreen |
7 pm |
| 10/3 |
at Cascade |
7 pm |
| 10/4 |
at Warner Pacific |
7 pm |
| 10/7 |
Albertson |
7 pm |
| 10/17 |
at Southern Oregon |
7 pm |
| 10/18 |
at Oregon Tech |
7 pm |
| 10/24 |
Concordia |
7 pm |
| 10/25 |
Western Baptist |
7 pm |
| 10/28 |
at Albertson |
7 pm |
| 10/31 |
at Evergreen |
7 pm |
| 11/1 |
at Northwest |
7 pm |
| 11/7 |
Warner Pacific |
7 pm |
| 11/8 |
Cascade
(Senior Day) |
7 pm |
| 11/14-15 |
CCC
Tournament |
| 11/21-22 |
NAIA Reg
I Tourney |
| 12/3-6 |
NAIA
Nationals, San Diego, Calif. |
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LA GRANDE - After a week of intense
pre-season training, second-year head coach Ryan Platt already sees a
change in the team from one year ago.
Last year's team ended up 6-17 overall
and 4-14 in the Cascade Conference play.
"I'm excited about the upcoming
season," said Platt. "We have a great mixture of
returning players plus some new people that will definitely come in a
make a big impact...right away. I will be very surprised and
disappointed if we don't exceed last year's performance."
Platt went on to say, "Our
pre-conference schedule is better than last season's. Our alumni
game Saturday and the tournaments at Lewis-Clark State and Willamette
the following weekends will definitely give us the caliber of
opponents to get us ready for the Cascade Conference season."
Returning from last season's squad will
be All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-Region I outside hitter Kaki
McLean. McLean, a 5-foot-10 junior from Paulina, Ore., led
the Mountaineers last season in kills (263), kills per game (3.13),
digs (293), and digs per game (3.49).
Also back is defensive specialist Emily
Lee. Lee, a junior from Aloha, Ore., has been a integral
part of the Mountaineer team her past two season off the bench with
her energy and leadership.
Transferring in this season are Jamie
Russell and Denee Newton. Russell, a 6-foot-1 outside
hitter from Grangeville, Idaho, came to Eastern from Albertson
College. Jamie redshirted as a freshman in 2001 for Coach
Mendiola's Coyotes
and played in just 18 of the 'Yotes 31 matches in 2002.
Newton comes to La Grande after two
seasons at Western Baptist College. Newton transfer to play
alongside from Crook County High School teammate McLean.
In her two seasons at Western Baptist,
Newton played in all but one match for Coach Tracy Collins. In
exactly 200 games, Newton has averaged 1.8 digs and almost 0.5 aces.
Also coming to La Grande after two
years of service at Tacoma Community College will be Sarelle
Parrish. Parrish is a 5-foot-9 setter from Garfield, Wash.
on the 'ol Palouse.
Pride and a little revenge will be on
the minds of the Mountaineers as the Alumni team visits Quinn Coliseum
Saturday night at 7 PM.
Last season, the "present
day" squandered a 2-0 lead to eventually fall to the Alumni,
26-30, 26-30, 30-23, 30-25, 15-6. The following week, the
Mountaineers will begin the season in earnest at the Lewis-Clark State
College Tournament in Lewiston, Idaho.
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2002 Mountaineer
Volleyball Squad
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Name
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Pos.
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Ht.
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Elig.
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Hometown
(high school/previous college)
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Mary
Branch
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S/DS
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5’8
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So.
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Vale,
Ore. (Vale HS/College of Southern Idaho)
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Jana
Brotherton
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MB
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5'10
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Fr.
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Union,
Ore. (Union HS)
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Keri
Brown
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MB/OH
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5’10
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RS-Fr.
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Hillsboro,
Ore. (Century HS)
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Kiley
Cobb
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OH/RS
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5'10
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Fr.
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Weiser,
Idaho (Weiser HS)
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Tara
Daly
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DS
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5’5
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Jr.
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Fruitland,
Idaho (Fruitland HS)
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Jeanna
Eastburn
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OH/RS
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5'7
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Fr.
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Greenleaf,
Ore. (Triangle Lake HS)
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Brina
Fritzsche
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MB/RS
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6'0
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RS-Fr.
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Kailua,
Hawaii (Kalaheo HS)
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Olivia
Graff
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OH/RS
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5'8
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Fr.
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Eagle,
Idaho (Eagle HS)
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Melissa
Helmer
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S
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5'4
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Fr.
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Union,
Ore. (Union HS)
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Emily
Heward
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DS
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5'6
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Fr.
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Troy,
Idaho (Troy HS)
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Misty
Jenkin
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RS
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5’9
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Sr.
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Mattawa,
Wash. (Wahluke HS/Big Bend CC)
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Emily
Lee
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DS
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5’4
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Jr.
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Aloha,
Ore. (Century HS)
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Kim
Marr
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DS
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5'4
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Fr.
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Star,
Idaho (Eagle HS)
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Kaki
McLean
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OH
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5’10
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Jr.
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Paulina,
Ore. (Crook County HS/Concordia [Ore.])
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Jessie
Morris
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OH/DS
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5'7
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Fr.
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Corvallis,
Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)
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Denee
Newton
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OH
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5’8
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Jr.
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Prineville,
Ore. (Crook County HS/Western Baptist)
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Sarelle
Parish
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S
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5'9
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Jr.
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Garfield-Palouse,
Wash. (Garfield-Palouse HS/Tacoma CC)
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Erin
Phelps
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OH
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5’9
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Jr.
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Nampa,
Idaho (Skyview HS)
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Heather
Ruhnke
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MB/RS
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5’10
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Jr.
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Corvallis,
Mont. (Corvallis HS)
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Jamie
Russell
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MB/RS
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6’1
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Jr.
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Grangeville,
Idaho (Grangeville HS/Albertson)
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Megan
Shimamoto
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DS
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5’4
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RS-Fr.
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Kapa'a,
Hawaii (Kapa'a HS)
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Rhianna
Stafford
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DS
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5’8
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Sr.
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Reno,
Nev. (Virginia City HS/Lassen JC)
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Bold indicates returning member
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