SPORTS
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
East Oregonian
Americans:
ON THE SLATE
Tuesday, Oct. 5
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They followed that up
Saturday, Oct. 2, with a 5-3
road win over Spokane, ruin-
ing the Chiefs’ home opener.
With the two wins, the
Americans are just one win
away from 1,100 wins in fran-
chise history.
The Americans also have a
new coach, Stu Barnes — one
of the original Americans stars
who went on to a long NHL
playing career — will take over
for Kelly Buchberger as head
coach. Barnes, of course, also
is a part owner of the team.
Former Tri-City team
captain, Beau McCue, is the
assistant coach.
Barnes has some talent on
this squad, starting with the
goaltending.
Talyn Boyko was drafted
recently by the New York
Rangers, and spent time in
camp with them.
The Ams also have goalie
Tomas Suchanek on the roster.
He played for the Czech World
Juniors 18’s.
Among the forwards is
Samuel Huo, Connor Bouch-
ard and Parker Bell.
Top defensemen include
Mitchell Brown and Marc
Lajoie.
SCHEDULE
Oct. 9 vs. Spokane,
6:05 p.m.
Oct. 15 vs. Spokane,
7:05 p.m.
Oct. 16 at Portland, 6 p.m.
Oct. 22 vs. Seattle,
7:05 p.m.
Oct. 23 vs. Spokane,
6:05 p.m.
Oct. 30 vs. Seattle,
6:05 p.m.
Nov. 5 vs. Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 6 at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Nov. 12 at Everett,
7:05 p.m.
Nov. 13 vs. Portland,
6:05 p.m.
Nov. 19 at Prince George,
7 p.m.
Nov. 20 at Prince George,
7 p.m.
Nov. 24 at Everett,
7:05 p.m.
Nov. 26 vs. Vancouver,
7:05 p.m.
Nov. 27 at Seattle,
6:05 p.m.
Mackey:
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Playing behind Lambert and
Liscom, Mackey has learned what
it takes to play at a higher level, and
his eff orts have shown that.
“It’s an unbelievable positive,”
Davis said. “He was a question mark
at the early part of the year. Right
now, he could start on 75 percent of
the 5A teams in the state. He’s behind
a couple of pretty talented tailbacks.
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Eastern Oregon University’s Sade Williams battles against Evergreen University defender Sierra Wolff during a volley-
ball match Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Eastern Oregon University, La Grande. The Mountaineers improved to 15-4 overall.
Campus:
LA GRANDE — The Eastern
Oregon University volleyball team
kept its winning streak alive, behind
strong performances from Sade
Williams and Breanna Shaff er in a
weekend sweep.
The Mountaineers defeated Ever-
green State in a fi ve-set thriller on
Oct. 1, followed by a win over North-
west in four sets. Eastern won the
match against Evergreen State 21-25,
25-9, 25-16, 20-25 and 15-6. The team
came back on the following day to
beat Northwest 25-17, 19-25, 25-17
and 25-13.
Eastern has won its last nine
matches to improve to 15-4 on the
year and 10-1 in conference play.
Sade Williams was crucial in
the win over Evergreen State, scor-
ing several key points in the fi fth
set tiebreaker. Down 2-0 in the
fi nal frame, Williams recorded an
emphatic kill that got the crowd fi red
up, followed by an ace on the ensuing
serve. This sparked a big run by the
Mountaineers, followed by Williams
recording three kills in Eastern’s fi nal
fi ve points. Off an assist from Hannah
Ledgerwood, Williams earned a kill
for the Mountaineers to take the
fi nal set 15-6 and win the match. She
fi nished the match with 13 kills, three
aces and one block.
In the second match of the week-
end, Shaff er was all over the court
for the Mountaineers as the team
cruised by Northwest. Shaff er led the
way with 15 kills, totaling 30 on the
weekend, alongside three aces and
nine digs.
Williams and Shaff er are two key
components alongside a strong start-
ing group for the Mountaineers. East-
ern has dominated in conference play
and continues to climb up the NAIA
national rankings, with the team
currently slated at No. 13.
CALDWELL, Idaho — After an
0-4 start to the season, the Eastern
Oregon University men’s soccer team
is fi nding its stride midway through
the year. The Mountaineers have won
three out of their last four contests,
behind several strong showings by
Carlos Murillo.
Murillo, a sophomore midfi elder,
has scored two goals in the last three
contests as the Mountaineers have
started to turn things around this
season. He set the tone during a 3-1
win at the College of Idaho on Oct.
3, scoring a 17th-minute goal to put
Eastern on the board fi rst. Murillo
received a through ball and converted
on a one-on-one against the Yotes’
goalkeeper.
Murillo has emerged as East-
ern’s top source of off ense, leading
the team in most categories. He has
tallied 15 shots, fi ve shots on goal,
four points and two goals on the
year.
The recent success has been much
needed for the Mountaineers, when it
looked like the team might be in for a
rough season. Eastern has improved
to 3-5-0 on the year and 3-2-0 in
conference play.
With Murrillo leading the way
off ensively, the Mountaineers will
look to keep the momentum going as
conference play continues. Eastern
has two upcoming road games next
weekend, before four straight home
games in front of the team’s fans at
Community Stadium.
They also play on defense and to be
able to give them rest is an absolute
plus.”
Mackey is happy to get whatever
playing time is given.
“I’m playing a lot more than I
thought I would,” he said. “As good
of athletes as they are, I knew I
wouldn’t get much time. I’m not the
biggest fan of defense, but it’s good
to start slowly into that because I will
be doing that next year.”
Mackey is part of a talented junior
class that includes Lambert, Jackson
Davis, Jack Lieuallen, Easton Corey,
Dylan Abrahamson, Luke Bensching
and Clayson Cooley, to name a few.
“He adds to the next class that has
talent and we are watching how it
develops,” Davis said. “We knew we
had Payton and Jackson, and Brock
adds depth at tailback and corner.
I’m not looking past this year, but the
future looks bright with this group.”
Mackey is soaking up as much as
he can from his time on the fi eld, and
working with Lambert and Liscom.
“Next year, we will be losing a
few good linemen, but a few kids
will step up and do good things on
the line,” Mackey said. “A lot of the
skilled players will be getting more
playing time. A lot of people don’t
get much playing time against some
of these better teams because of the
talent we have. Next season will be
fun.”
Until then, Davis would like to
see Mackey add a little weight to his
frame.
“He still has a lot of growth poten-
tial,” Davis said. “He could carry
about another 20 pounds. He’s one
of the guys I need to continue to grow
in the weight room.”
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Since then, Eggers has totaled 124
yards in the following four games and
has not found the end zone.
Quarterback Kai Quinn in last
week’s loss to the College of Idaho
completed 14 passes out of 37
attempts for 180 yards and one inter-
ception. Against Southern Oregon
he looked much more poised in the
pocket, but the Eastern off ense still
was ineffi cient. Quinn passed for 233
yards and threw for two interceptions
as Eastern struggled to run the ball.
Eastern’s defense is allowing a
tic more than 21 points per game,
but the team is only scoring roughly
16 points per contest. The defensive
unit has kept the team within reach of
victory over the last three games, but
the off ense has been unable to capital-
ize on turnovers and big stops.
Head coach Tim Camp empha-
sized that Eastern needs to get back
in rhythm ahead of the matchup with
Southern Oregon. After another inef-
fi cient output, next week’s matchup
with Rocky Mountain College will be
a telling performance for the off ense.
Stand out performances
from Williams, Shaff er
extend winning streak
Men’s soccer gains
momentum behind
production from Murillo
EASTERN OREGON
Prep volleyball
Pendleton at La Grande,
6:30 p.m.
Hanford at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Pilot Rock,
6 p.m.
McLoughlin at Umatilla,
5:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Ione/Arlington at Echo,
5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Hermiston at Hanford, 7 p.m.
Pendleton at Hood River
Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Baker at McLoughlin, 5 p.m.
Stanfi eld/Echo at Irrigon,
4 p.m.
Umatilla at Riverside, 4 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Hood River Valley at Pendle-
ton, 4:30 p.m.
Ukiah/Long Creek at Irrigon,
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Umatilla at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Moses Lake at Hermiston (2),
4 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Prep volleyball
Nixyaawii at Griswold, 5 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
McLoughlin at Baker, 5 p.m.
College volleyball
Wenatchee Valley at Blue
Mountain, 6 p.m.
College men’s soccer
North Idaho at Blue Moun-
tain, 4:15 p.m.
College women’s soccer
North Idaho at Blue Moun-
tain, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7
Prep football
Pendleton at McDaniel,
7 p.m.
Riverside at Heppner, 7 p.m.
Dufur at Pilot Rock, 7 p.m.
Prep volleyball
Heppner at Grant Union,
5 p.m.
Redmond at Pendleton,
6:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Pilot
Rock, 6 p.m.
Stanfi eld at Union, 5 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Umatilla at Irrigon, 5 p.m.
Cove at Griswold, 5 p.m.
Bickleton at Ione/Arlington,
5 p.m.
Prep girls soccer
Kennewick at Hermiston,
7 p.m.
Ridgeview at Pendleton,
4:30 p.m.
Riverside at Stanfi eld/Echo,
4 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 3 p.m.
Prep boys soccer
Pendleton at Ridgeview,
4:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Umatilla, 5 p.m.
Prep slowpitch softball
Hermiston at Walla Walla (2),
4 p.m.
Prep cross-country
Pendleton, Griswold, Nixy-
aawii, Pilot Rock, Riverside,
Stanfi eld/Echo, Umatilla at
Mustang Invite, Heppner,
4 p.m.
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