Wednesday, November 9
Eugene, Ore.
7:00 PM
University of Oregon
17-7, 10-5Pac-12
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Utah
18-8, 9-6Pac-12
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F
Utah
25
21
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25
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Oregon
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25
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15
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Oregon Falls in Four Sets To No. 19 Utah
11/09/16 | Women's Volleyball
15 Kills By Vander Weide, 28 Digs From Benson Not Enought For No. 16 Ducks Vs. Utes
Photo: Eric Larriva
EUGENE, Ore. – No. 16 Oregon volleyball suffered a tough loss in its pursuit of a Pac-12 title, falling to No. 19 Utah in four sets, 25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 25-15, on Wednesday night at Matthew Knight Arena.
How It Happened: Oregon (17-7, 10-5 Pac-12) seemed to be a bit out of sorts from the start of the match, struggling with errors on both sides of the serving game. Utah (18-8, 9-6 Pac-12) came out energized and took the first set, and then outlasted the Ducks in a tight third set to take a 2-1 lead before running away with the fourth to win the match and set Oregon back in the race atop the Pac-12 standings. The Ducks had entered the match in a four-way tie for first place in the conference.
Lindsey Vander Weide led the way for the Ducks on the offensive end with 15 kills and added 12 digs for her 10th double-double of the season, and Amanda Benson was strong defensively with a season-high 28 digs. Brooke Van Sickle added 12 kills filling in on the outside for the injured Jolie Rasmussen, and Taylor Agost (11) and Willow Johnson (10) also finished in double figures. August Raskie dished out 27 assists with 10 digs for her fifth double-double. The Ducks hit just .183 in the loss with 10 service errors and seven receiving errors.
Set 1: It was a bit of a sluggish start for the Ducks, as they suffered through four service errors and four receiving errors and allowed the Utes to build some momentum. After an initial 4-2 Oregon lead, Utah rattled off an 11-2 run to go up 13-6. The Ducks started to creep back into it with four straight points to get to 18-15 and then later 24-22 after fighting off two set points, but Utah was able to come away with a 25-22 opening set win. Vander Weide led the Ducks with five kills, and Johnson and Van Sickle each added three.
Set 2: After Utah went up 4-2, the Ducks found a rhythm with four straight points. The Utes took the lead back at 9-8 with four points in five rallies, but Oregon responded with six in a row to go up 15-10. The two teams traded points until the Utes got within one, 22-21, but the Ducks were able to close the set out with three straight points to win, 25-21, and draw even in the match at intermission. Vander Weide fueled the offense once again with six kills while also digging eight balls, and Benson totaled an astounding 15 digs to pace the defense. The Ducks once again struggled on the serve, racking up five errors.
Set 3: With both teams looking to gain an advantage in the match, the third set opened with an early 6-6 tie. Utah scored four in a row a couple points later, but the Ducks responded with three straight to pull the set even again, 10-10. Oregon was able to start to pull away, taking a 20-17 lead, but Utah responded with four points in five rallies to tie the set, 21-21. After the next few rallies went back and forth en route to a 24-24 tie, the Utes were able to put down consecutive kills to win the set, 26-24, and take a 2-1 advantage in the match. Van Sickle led the offense in kills with five during the third set while three different players added three, Benson dug six balls and Stone added an ace. The Utes hit an impressive .462 in the set after being held below .100 in each of the first two.
Set 4: Oregon came out energized to start the fourth set, playing to a 9-9 tie, but Utah quickly took control of both the set and the match. Runs of 3-0 and 6-0 helped the Utes build a commanding 21-12 lead, and scored four of the final six points to win the set, 25-15. Johnson led the Ducks in kills with three, but Oregon hit just .081 as a team.
What It Means: Entering the weekend in a four-way tie with Washington, Stanford and UCLA for first place in the Pac-12, this loss is a bump in the road for an Oregon team chasing its first-ever Pac-12 title and a chance to host in the NCAA tournament. With five matches to play and sitting at No. 20 in the NCAA RPI rankings, the Ducks will need a particularly strong finish to reach the lofty goals that they set for themselves this season. The Ducks had won five of their last six entering the match, but have now lost four of their last five home matches.
Benson Carrying Ducks' Defense: The night before getting honored on Senior Night for her incredible career as a Duck, Benson was solid once again on the back line of defense. Her season-high 28 digs moved her career total to 2,033, putting her 165 back of Katie Swoboda's (2005-08) program record of 2,198. Benson and Swoboda are the only two players in program history to surpass 2,000 career digs.
Quotes:
Jim Moore, Head Coach
On tonight's overall performance...
"Lindsey (Vander Weide) was great. I don't know what to say, I don't want to say this with any excuses. With Jolie (Rasmussen) out, it changed the chemistry and the chemistry was so good Friday and even into Sunday."
On Utah...
"They aced us four times. We have four missed serves with no aces, that's eight points right there, and we gave them nine points off errors. It's a disappointing effort in terms of focus and the level in which we are capable of playing."
Amanda Benson, Senior Libero
On struggling on their home court...
"I don't know, I can't speak for the entire conference about that, why everyone is struggling at home. We were a little bit uncomfortable; obviously Jolie wasn't in there. I think at home we have a little bit more distraction, but I'm not going to use that as an excuse to why we lost tonight."
On tonight's loss vs. Utah...
"Our defense was great but we were not transitioning very well and putting balls away. Sets were a little high, not as much tempo tonight, I think we just need to work on transitioning and putting balls away and getting more kills."
On a quick turnaround with a match against Colorado tomorrow...
"You can take with it what you want. It forces you not to think about tonight and you have to think about tomorrow."
Up Next: The Ducks will host Colorado on Thursday at 7 p.m. at MKA in their final home match of the regular season. Benson will be honored along with fellow senior Kacey Nady prior to the match, which will be streamed live on Twitter (@OregonVB) through Pac-12 Plus.
EUGENE, Ore. – No. 16 Oregon volleyball suffered a tough loss in its pursuit of a Pac-12 title, falling to No. 19 Utah in four sets, 25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 25-15, on Wednesday night at Matthew Knight Arena.
How It Happened: Oregon (17-7, 10-5 Pac-12) seemed to be a bit out of sorts from the start of the match, struggling with errors on both sides of the serving game. Utah (18-8, 9-6 Pac-12) came out energized and took the first set, and then outlasted the Ducks in a tight third set to take a 2-1 lead before running away with the fourth to win the match and set Oregon back in the race atop the Pac-12 standings. The Ducks had entered the match in a four-way tie for first place in the conference.
Lindsey Vander Weide led the way for the Ducks on the offensive end with 15 kills and added 12 digs for her 10th double-double of the season, and Amanda Benson was strong defensively with a season-high 28 digs. Brooke Van Sickle added 12 kills filling in on the outside for the injured Jolie Rasmussen, and Taylor Agost (11) and Willow Johnson (10) also finished in double figures. August Raskie dished out 27 assists with 10 digs for her fifth double-double. The Ducks hit just .183 in the loss with 10 service errors and seven receiving errors.
Set 1: It was a bit of a sluggish start for the Ducks, as they suffered through four service errors and four receiving errors and allowed the Utes to build some momentum. After an initial 4-2 Oregon lead, Utah rattled off an 11-2 run to go up 13-6. The Ducks started to creep back into it with four straight points to get to 18-15 and then later 24-22 after fighting off two set points, but Utah was able to come away with a 25-22 opening set win. Vander Weide led the Ducks with five kills, and Johnson and Van Sickle each added three.
Set 2: After Utah went up 4-2, the Ducks found a rhythm with four straight points. The Utes took the lead back at 9-8 with four points in five rallies, but Oregon responded with six in a row to go up 15-10. The two teams traded points until the Utes got within one, 22-21, but the Ducks were able to close the set out with three straight points to win, 25-21, and draw even in the match at intermission. Vander Weide fueled the offense once again with six kills while also digging eight balls, and Benson totaled an astounding 15 digs to pace the defense. The Ducks once again struggled on the serve, racking up five errors.
Set 3: With both teams looking to gain an advantage in the match, the third set opened with an early 6-6 tie. Utah scored four in a row a couple points later, but the Ducks responded with three straight to pull the set even again, 10-10. Oregon was able to start to pull away, taking a 20-17 lead, but Utah responded with four points in five rallies to tie the set, 21-21. After the next few rallies went back and forth en route to a 24-24 tie, the Utes were able to put down consecutive kills to win the set, 26-24, and take a 2-1 advantage in the match. Van Sickle led the offense in kills with five during the third set while three different players added three, Benson dug six balls and Stone added an ace. The Utes hit an impressive .462 in the set after being held below .100 in each of the first two.
Set 4: Oregon came out energized to start the fourth set, playing to a 9-9 tie, but Utah quickly took control of both the set and the match. Runs of 3-0 and 6-0 helped the Utes build a commanding 21-12 lead, and scored four of the final six points to win the set, 25-15. Johnson led the Ducks in kills with three, but Oregon hit just .081 as a team.
What It Means: Entering the weekend in a four-way tie with Washington, Stanford and UCLA for first place in the Pac-12, this loss is a bump in the road for an Oregon team chasing its first-ever Pac-12 title and a chance to host in the NCAA tournament. With five matches to play and sitting at No. 20 in the NCAA RPI rankings, the Ducks will need a particularly strong finish to reach the lofty goals that they set for themselves this season. The Ducks had won five of their last six entering the match, but have now lost four of their last five home matches.
Benson Carrying Ducks' Defense: The night before getting honored on Senior Night for her incredible career as a Duck, Benson was solid once again on the back line of defense. Her season-high 28 digs moved her career total to 2,033, putting her 165 back of Katie Swoboda's (2005-08) program record of 2,198. Benson and Swoboda are the only two players in program history to surpass 2,000 career digs.
Quotes:
Jim Moore, Head Coach
On tonight's overall performance...
"Lindsey (Vander Weide) was great. I don't know what to say, I don't want to say this with any excuses. With Jolie (Rasmussen) out, it changed the chemistry and the chemistry was so good Friday and even into Sunday."
On Utah...
"They aced us four times. We have four missed serves with no aces, that's eight points right there, and we gave them nine points off errors. It's a disappointing effort in terms of focus and the level in which we are capable of playing."
Amanda Benson, Senior Libero
On struggling on their home court...
"I don't know, I can't speak for the entire conference about that, why everyone is struggling at home. We were a little bit uncomfortable; obviously Jolie wasn't in there. I think at home we have a little bit more distraction, but I'm not going to use that as an excuse to why we lost tonight."
On tonight's loss vs. Utah...
"Our defense was great but we were not transitioning very well and putting balls away. Sets were a little high, not as much tempo tonight, I think we just need to work on transitioning and putting balls away and getting more kills."
On a quick turnaround with a match against Colorado tomorrow...
"You can take with it what you want. It forces you not to think about tonight and you have to think about tomorrow."
Up Next: The Ducks will host Colorado on Thursday at 7 p.m. at MKA in their final home match of the regular season. Benson will be honored along with fellow senior Kacey Nady prior to the match, which will be streamed live on Twitter (@OregonVB) through Pac-12 Plus.
Team Stats
UTAH
ORE
Kills
53
60
Errors
18
27
Attempts
157
180
Hitting %
.223
.183
Points
71.0
68.0
Assists
48
57
Aces
7
1
Blocks
11.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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