25-7; Coach Pamela Parks
Eastern won the Big Sky Conference Tournament (then called the Mountain West Conference) to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Led by Juli Argotow and coached by Pamela Parks, Eastern had what was then a school-record 25 victories before losing to Hawaii in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Argotow was selected as the MVP of the Big Sky Conference and MVP of the Big Sky Tournament as the Eagles finished the season 25-7 overall and 14-2 in the conference. She also earned second team All-Northwest Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Argotow was also a Big Sky All-Academic selection as a senior at Eastern, and she set 14 school records with career totals of 1,011 kills (3.42 per game), 2,588 hitting attempts and 972 digs (3.28 per game). In the 1989 season alone, she set school records with 525 kills and 1,354 attempts. Besides Argotow, setter Suzanne Vick was also a first team All-Big Sky selection and Angela Rogers earned honorable mention. Vick set a school record with 1,367 assists, and Janie Hogan had a school-record 80 aces. Besides Argotow and Vick, Tina Kaay also earned league all-academic honors. In addition, Argotow finished as EWU's team MVP, with Rogers earning Most Improved honors and Shannon Horn being selected as Most Inspirational. Parks was the league's coach of the year and Northwest Region coach of the year as well. Argotow was selected to the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 and Parks followed in 2007.
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Pictured - Front Row (left to right): Erica Ziemer, Juli Argotow, Kelli Tennent. Middle Row: Margret Holmer, Tina Kaay, Suzanne Vick, Janie Hogan, Angela Rogers, Heather Wilson. Back Row: Angela Grant, Sharon King, Shannon Horn, Susie Heggenes, Kathy Oliver, Sandy Andersen, Lori Foland. Not Pictured: Tami Mason.
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