Friday, October 7
Eugene, Ore.
8:00 PM
University of Oregon
11-3, 4-1Pac-12
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Washington
13-2, 3-2Pac-12
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Washington
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Oregon
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Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com
Winning Streak Ends At 11 As Ducks Fall To No. 8 Huskies
10/07/16 | Women's Volleyball
EUGENE, Ore. – No. 20 Oregon volleyball saw its 11-match winning streak come to an end on Friday night, falling 20-25, 18-25, 23-25 to No. 8 Washington in front of 3,136 at Matthew Knight Arena.
How It Happened: It was a struggle offensively for the Ducks (11-3, 4-1 Pac-12) against a tremendous blocking team in Washington (13-2, 3-2 Pac-12). Coming into the night third in the Pac-12 with 2.87 blocks per set, the Huskies disrupted the flow of the Ducks all night, finishing with seven team blocks and limiting Oregon to a .177 hitting percentage, its lowest mark of the season. Taylor Agost and Lindsey Vander Weide led the Ducks with eight kills each, but no Duck with more than 10 attack attempts finished hitting better than .208. Amanda Benson paced the Ducks defensively with 22 digs while Vander Weide added 12, and Maggie Scott and August Raskie combined for 36 assists.
Set 1: The Huskies jumped out to an early 8-3 lead, forcing the Ducks to burn their first timeout early. Oregon responded out of the break, scoring three straight points to get within two at 8-6. The two teams were even over the next 14 points, with Washington taking a timeout with a 15-13 lead after an Agost kill and an August Raskie ace. The Ducks got a point out of the break to get within one, but UW went on a 5-2 run to force Oregon's second timeout with the Huskies up, 20-16. The Ducks scored three late points to get within 23-20, but an error and a Husky kill tilted the opening set Washington's way. Vander Weide and Rasmussen each had three kills in the first game, while Lauren Page had two blocks and Benson dug eight balls.
Set 2: Washington carried its momentum from the opening set win into the second, racing out to a 6-2 lead. The Huskies led 14-9 later in the set, before the Ducks responded with four straight points to get within a point at 14-13 and force a UW timeout. The Huskies answered with three straight points to force a timeout by the Ducks. After the Ducks scored twice to make it 17-15, Huskies, Washington closed out the set with an 8-3 run to take a 2-0 lead at the intermission. Nady led the Ducks with three kills, while Benson once again paced the Ducks with five digs. Oregon was without a block in the second set and hit just .121 as a team.
Set 3: The Ducks and Huskies were even throughout the opening part of the third set, playing to an early 10-10 tie. With the Huskies leading 15-13 after a media timeout, the Ducks committed a pair of unforced errors to prompt Jim Moore to take a timeout. Oregon responded with three straight points out of the breather, punctuated by a Rasmussen kill to pull within a point, 17-16. The Ducks got a break a few points later, with Moore successfully challenging a call that brought the set to a 19-19 tie. The Ducks found their groove for a bit to take a 23-21 lead and put the set win in their sights, but the Huskies ripped off four straight points to win the set and the match.
Quotes:
Head Coach Jim Moore
On tonight's loss...
"I think we played like we were trying to protect something. [Winning 11 straight] had not even crossed my mind. But that's what it looked like. It looked like we were trying to keep winning, not lose, so we looked like we were protecting, and UW did a great job. They were the aggressors."
On having advantages...
"We were great when we decided we would play and do what we were supposed to. It's interesting because I think serving literally may be our key. When we feel comfortable serving, I think we can settle down. But tonight we were way our of sync."
On Washington State on Sunday...
"[Washington State] is going to be dramatically different. They don't hit the ball as high, so we have an opportunity to block some more balls if we're smart and do the things we're supposed to."
Lindsey Vander Weide, Sophomore
On tonight's match...
"Obviously with a team like this, we have to jump on them fast. We can't get down because they're going to play strongly the whole match. It's hard to come from behind, that's why we need to start better, and we're definitely planning on doing that Sunday."
On Washington...
"Nothing about them surprised us. We knew who they were going to go to, and they went to those people. They were effective, they were really good hitters; we knew they were going to be. We just needed to work harder."
On missing serves...
"We came out nervous. I missed a few serves, which is horrible, but I don't know if we came out nervous on the serve. I don't really know what it was. Normally we're not like that."
Up Next: The Ducks will host another top-10 conference foe on Sunday, welcoming No. 10 Washington State to MKA at 1 p.m.
How It Happened: It was a struggle offensively for the Ducks (11-3, 4-1 Pac-12) against a tremendous blocking team in Washington (13-2, 3-2 Pac-12). Coming into the night third in the Pac-12 with 2.87 blocks per set, the Huskies disrupted the flow of the Ducks all night, finishing with seven team blocks and limiting Oregon to a .177 hitting percentage, its lowest mark of the season. Taylor Agost and Lindsey Vander Weide led the Ducks with eight kills each, but no Duck with more than 10 attack attempts finished hitting better than .208. Amanda Benson paced the Ducks defensively with 22 digs while Vander Weide added 12, and Maggie Scott and August Raskie combined for 36 assists.
Set 1: The Huskies jumped out to an early 8-3 lead, forcing the Ducks to burn their first timeout early. Oregon responded out of the break, scoring three straight points to get within two at 8-6. The two teams were even over the next 14 points, with Washington taking a timeout with a 15-13 lead after an Agost kill and an August Raskie ace. The Ducks got a point out of the break to get within one, but UW went on a 5-2 run to force Oregon's second timeout with the Huskies up, 20-16. The Ducks scored three late points to get within 23-20, but an error and a Husky kill tilted the opening set Washington's way. Vander Weide and Rasmussen each had three kills in the first game, while Lauren Page had two blocks and Benson dug eight balls.
Set 2: Washington carried its momentum from the opening set win into the second, racing out to a 6-2 lead. The Huskies led 14-9 later in the set, before the Ducks responded with four straight points to get within a point at 14-13 and force a UW timeout. The Huskies answered with three straight points to force a timeout by the Ducks. After the Ducks scored twice to make it 17-15, Huskies, Washington closed out the set with an 8-3 run to take a 2-0 lead at the intermission. Nady led the Ducks with three kills, while Benson once again paced the Ducks with five digs. Oregon was without a block in the second set and hit just .121 as a team.
Set 3: The Ducks and Huskies were even throughout the opening part of the third set, playing to an early 10-10 tie. With the Huskies leading 15-13 after a media timeout, the Ducks committed a pair of unforced errors to prompt Jim Moore to take a timeout. Oregon responded with three straight points out of the breather, punctuated by a Rasmussen kill to pull within a point, 17-16. The Ducks got a break a few points later, with Moore successfully challenging a call that brought the set to a 19-19 tie. The Ducks found their groove for a bit to take a 23-21 lead and put the set win in their sights, but the Huskies ripped off four straight points to win the set and the match.
Quotes:
Head Coach Jim Moore
On tonight's loss...
"I think we played like we were trying to protect something. [Winning 11 straight] had not even crossed my mind. But that's what it looked like. It looked like we were trying to keep winning, not lose, so we looked like we were protecting, and UW did a great job. They were the aggressors."
On having advantages...
"We were great when we decided we would play and do what we were supposed to. It's interesting because I think serving literally may be our key. When we feel comfortable serving, I think we can settle down. But tonight we were way our of sync."
On Washington State on Sunday...
"[Washington State] is going to be dramatically different. They don't hit the ball as high, so we have an opportunity to block some more balls if we're smart and do the things we're supposed to."
Lindsey Vander Weide, Sophomore
On tonight's match...
"Obviously with a team like this, we have to jump on them fast. We can't get down because they're going to play strongly the whole match. It's hard to come from behind, that's why we need to start better, and we're definitely planning on doing that Sunday."
On Washington...
"Nothing about them surprised us. We knew who they were going to go to, and they went to those people. They were effective, they were really good hitters; we knew they were going to be. We just needed to work harder."
On missing serves...
"We came out nervous. I missed a few serves, which is horrible, but I don't know if we came out nervous on the serve. I don't really know what it was. Normally we're not like that."
Up Next: The Ducks will host another top-10 conference foe on Sunday, welcoming No. 10 Washington State to MKA at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
WASH
ORE
Kills
44
40
Errors
13
17
Attempts
135
130
Hitting %
.230
.177
Points
56.0
44.0
Assists
37
39
Aces
5
1
Blocks
7.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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