Friday, October 12
Boulder, CO
6:00 PM
University of Oregon
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Photo by: Samuel Marshall
No. 14 Ducks Continue Road Stretch at Mountain Schools
10/10/18 | Women's Volleyball
EUGENE, Ore. - Coming off a tremendous weekend in Los Angeles, the No. 14 Oregon volleyball team will continue its four-match road swing this weekend at the mountain schools. Oregon will play Colorado in Boulder on Friday before traveling to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Sunday.
The Ducks went into L.A. last weekend and swept a pair of top-25 teams in UCLA and USC without dropping a set, exactly the bounce-back performance the team needed after a pair of tough home losses to the Arizona schools the previous week. At 4-2 in Pac-12 play, Oregon is currently in a five-way tie for second in the conference with Washington State, Washington, Arizona State and USC.Â
#14 OREGON (11-5, 4-2) at COLORADO (10-7, 2-4)
When:Â Friday, October 12
First Serve:Â 6:00 p.m. PT
Where:Â Boulder, Colo.
Venue:Â CU Events Center
Live Stream:Â pac-12.com/live/cubuffs
Live Stats:Â cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wvball
All-Time Series:Â Oregon leads, 12-5 (CU W2)
Last Meeting:Â Colorado won, 3-2 (10/27/17, Eugene)
About Colorado:Â The Buffaloes are 2-4 so far in Pac-12 with a pair of five-set home wins over Utah and California. CU ranks near the middle of the Pac-12 in nearly every statistical category, and is led by Alexa Smith's 4.18 points per set and 3.63 kills per set. Naghede Abu ranks third in the conference with a .384 hitting percentage. The Ducks are looking to rebound against the Buffs after losing both matches against CU in 2017.Â
#14 OREGON (11-5, 4-2) at UTAH (9-8, 1-5)
When:Â Sunday, October 14
First Serve:Â 11:04 a.m. PT
Where:Â Salt Lake City, Utah
Venue:Â Jon M Huntsman Center
TV:Â Pac-12 Network
Live Stats:Â utahutes.com/sidearmstats/wvball
All-Time Series:Â Oregon leads, 12-7 (UO W2)
Last Meeting:Â Oregon won, 3-1 (10/25/17, Eugene)
About Utah:Â The Utes enter the weekend searching for their first home Pac-12 win of the season after a tough weekend against the Bay Area schools. The Utes took a set from No. 2 Stanford, but couldn't hand the Cardinal its first conference loss. UO will look to take advantage of a Utah defense that ranks last in the Pac-12 with a .223 opponent hitting percentage. Utah is led by Dani Drews, who averages 3.65 kills per set.Â
NOTES
Borup Wins National, Pac-12 POW Awards
Head coach Matt Ulmer inserted JR OH Taylor Borup into the starting lineup in L.A., and the move paid off in spades as the junior transfer hit a combined .311 with 23 total kills (3.83 k/s) and 27 digs (4.50 d/s) for the first two double-doubles of her career. Borup's stellar weekend earned her AVCA national player of the week and Pac-12 offensive player of the week honors. Borup recorded a career-high 16 digs and a season-high 13 kills in UO's sweep at UCLA. The Leesburg, Va., native is the seventh player in program history and first since 2012 to earn national player of the week honors. FR L Brooke Nuneviller was also honored as the Pac-12 freshman of the week for the second time this season (more below).Â
Oregon Jumps Six Spots in AVCAÂ Poll
The Ducks' big weekend in L.A. earned them a six-spot jump up to No. 14 in the AVCA coaches poll, the biggest rise of any team in the poll. UO also moved up 13 spots in the NCAA RPI rankings to No. 19.Â
Ducks All Over Pac-12, NCAA Leaderboards
Sixteen matches into the 2018 season, Oregon finds itself littered across the top of many Pac-12 and national team and individual statistic leaderboards:
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Eight Pac-12 Teams in AVCAÂ Top 25
At No. 14 in the AVCA coaches poll, the Ducks are the one of eight teams from the conference in this week's top 25, the most of any league in the nation. Defending Pac-12 champion Stanford leads the way at No. 2, and is followed by Oregon (14), USC (15), Washington (18), UCLA (20), Washington State (21), Arizona (23) and Arizona State (25). Colorado and Utah are both receiving votes.
Ducks Show Toughness in L.A. Sweep
Oregon put together its most complete weekend of the season last week in L.A., taking six straight sets from then-No. 17 UCLA and then-No. 12 USC to bounce back from a tough weekend prior at home. The Ducks led nearly the entire match against the Bruins for their first-ever sweep of UCLA in L.A., as JR OH Taylor Borup paced Oregon with a season-high 13 kills (.310) and a career-high 16 digs. SR MB/OH Lauren Page also thrived in her return to middle blocker, hitting .417 with seven kills, and JR MB Ronika Stone led the way with seven blocks. Borup shined again in UO's sweep of USC, recording another double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs on .313 hitting, and Stone was stellar with 10 kills on .450 hitting. Page played well again with seven kills at a .500 clip, and FR L Brooke Nuneviller led the team in digs for the second straight match.Â
Vander Weide Joins 1,000/1,000 Club
With a career-high 28 digs vs. WSU on Sept. 23, SR OH Lindsey Vander Weide surpassed 1,000 for her career and became only the fifth player in Oregon history to have 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. Vander Weide is also one of just 11 active players in the NCAA to be in the 1,000/1,000 club, and her 1,192 career kills rank 40th in the nation among active players. The Turlock, Calif., native added a season-high 22 kills vs. the Cougars for the first 20-plus kill, 20-plus dig match of her career. Vander Weide also owns 1,399.0 career points, which ranks seventh all-time at Oregon, and she has also surpassed 200 total blocks in her career and needs just eight aces to get to 100.
Stone Running Wild in 5-1 Offense
Oregon's change to a 5-1 offense has paid immediate dividends for JR MB Ronika Stone, who has thrived with the increased touches. Stone is No. 9 in the Pac-12 with 4.10 points per set and sixth with a .350 hitting percentage. Stone has double-digit kills in 12 of 16 matches, including a career-high 19 in UO's upset of then-No. 1 Minnesota on Sept. 8. The San Jose, Calif., native is currently averaging 3.16 kills per set, second-best on the team and a big improvement over last year's 2.14. JR RS Willow Johnson has also played well in the 5-1 offense, averaging 2.79 kills per set on .317 hitting. SR MB Sumeet Gill is tied for eighth in the conference with a .342 hitting percentage despite struggling in recent weeks; SR MB/OH Lauren Page returned to the middle last week in L.A. and played well with 14 total kills on better than .400 hitting.
Raskie Embracing Role as Primary Setter
After splitting time in the 6-2 offense the last three years, SR S August Raskie has taken her game to a new level in 2018 as Oregon's lone setter in a 5-1 scheme. Raskie is No. 2 in the Pac-12 and fourth in the nation with 12.30 assists per set, and she has Oregon in the top five nationally as a team in both assists per set (4th) and kills per set (5th). Raskie is tied for the team lead with seven double-doubles, and is averaging a career-best 2.61 digs per set. She has also become an offensive threat at the net with 54 total kills on .287 hitting. Raskie's 2,144 career assists rank ninth in UO history, and she has already surpassed her career-high with 701 assists this season (previous: 616, 2016). Raskie's career-high 66 assists in UO's win over then-No.1 Â Minnesota on Sept. 7 were the most by a Duck since Lauren Plum in 2012.Â
Nuneviller Leading Improved Floor Defense
The Ducks entered 2018 with questions at the libero position, but any concerns have been immediately put to rest by the stellar play of FR L Brooke Nuneviller. Nuneviller is the first true freshman to start at libero for Oregon since Amanda Benson in 2013, and the Chandler, Ariz., native has shined with 4.70 digs per set, No. 3 in the Pac-12. Nuneviller was the Pac-12 freshman of the week on Sept. 10 after racking up 28 digs in UO's upset of then-No. 1 Minnesota and won the honor again this week after leading the Ducks defensively in L.A., and she tallied a season-high 35 on Sept. 23 in a five-set win vs. No. 22 Washington State. Nuneviller's 35 digs are tied for seventh-most in UO single-match history, and are the most by a Duck since Benson in 2015. As a team, the Ducks are No. 2 in the Pac-12 with 17.12 digs per set. Oregon racked up 103 total team digs on Sept. 23 vs. WSU, the most for the program since 2014.Â
Newest "Little Duck" Gives Oregon Volleyball a True Warrior
Oregon officially added a sixth member to its 2018 class on August 7, 2018, signing 8-year-old Eugene-native Danielle Bixby to the roster through the national non-profit Team IMPACT. Bixby has been fighting a rare form of cancer called Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis for the last year, and has become incredibly close with the Ducks over the last few months. "I'm their little Duck, and they're my girls," Danielle said after signing her letter of intent. The Ducks honored Danielle on Sept. 30 vs. ASU with a Stomp Out Cancer match to raise childhood cancer awareness. Danielle was recognized as a starter before the match, took part in most of the in-game promotions and even surpised the team in the locker room postgame with custom-made dolls of each player made by her mom, Shannon.
Up Next
Oregon will return home to host California and No. 2 Stanford in Matthew Knight Arena next weekend.Â
The Ducks went into L.A. last weekend and swept a pair of top-25 teams in UCLA and USC without dropping a set, exactly the bounce-back performance the team needed after a pair of tough home losses to the Arizona schools the previous week. At 4-2 in Pac-12 play, Oregon is currently in a five-way tie for second in the conference with Washington State, Washington, Arizona State and USC.Â
#14 OREGON (11-5, 4-2) at COLORADO (10-7, 2-4)
When:Â Friday, October 12
First Serve:Â 6:00 p.m. PT
Where:Â Boulder, Colo.
Venue:Â CU Events Center
Live Stream:Â pac-12.com/live/cubuffs
Live Stats:Â cubuffs.com/sidearmstats/wvball
All-Time Series:Â Oregon leads, 12-5 (CU W2)
Last Meeting:Â Colorado won, 3-2 (10/27/17, Eugene)
About Colorado:Â The Buffaloes are 2-4 so far in Pac-12 with a pair of five-set home wins over Utah and California. CU ranks near the middle of the Pac-12 in nearly every statistical category, and is led by Alexa Smith's 4.18 points per set and 3.63 kills per set. Naghede Abu ranks third in the conference with a .384 hitting percentage. The Ducks are looking to rebound against the Buffs after losing both matches against CU in 2017.Â
#14 OREGON (11-5, 4-2) at UTAH (9-8, 1-5)
When:Â Sunday, October 14
First Serve:Â 11:04 a.m. PT
Where:Â Salt Lake City, Utah
Venue:Â Jon M Huntsman Center
TV:Â Pac-12 Network
Live Stats:Â utahutes.com/sidearmstats/wvball
All-Time Series:Â Oregon leads, 12-7 (UO W2)
Last Meeting:Â Oregon won, 3-1 (10/25/17, Eugene)
About Utah:Â The Utes enter the weekend searching for their first home Pac-12 win of the season after a tough weekend against the Bay Area schools. The Utes took a set from No. 2 Stanford, but couldn't hand the Cardinal its first conference loss. UO will look to take advantage of a Utah defense that ranks last in the Pac-12 with a .223 opponent hitting percentage. Utah is led by Dani Drews, who averages 3.65 kills per set.Â
NOTES
Borup Wins National, Pac-12 POW Awards
Head coach Matt Ulmer inserted JR OH Taylor Borup into the starting lineup in L.A., and the move paid off in spades as the junior transfer hit a combined .311 with 23 total kills (3.83 k/s) and 27 digs (4.50 d/s) for the first two double-doubles of her career. Borup's stellar weekend earned her AVCA national player of the week and Pac-12 offensive player of the week honors. Borup recorded a career-high 16 digs and a season-high 13 kills in UO's sweep at UCLA. The Leesburg, Va., native is the seventh player in program history and first since 2012 to earn national player of the week honors. FR L Brooke Nuneviller was also honored as the Pac-12 freshman of the week for the second time this season (more below).Â
Oregon Jumps Six Spots in AVCAÂ Poll
The Ducks' big weekend in L.A. earned them a six-spot jump up to No. 14 in the AVCA coaches poll, the biggest rise of any team in the poll. UO also moved up 13 spots in the NCAA RPI rankings to No. 19.Â
Ducks All Over Pac-12, NCAA Leaderboards
Sixteen matches into the 2018 season, Oregon finds itself littered across the top of many Pac-12 and national team and individual statistic leaderboards:
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| Team Statistic | Pac-12 | NCAA |
| 14.05 Assists/Set | 2nd | 4th |
| 14.84 Kills/Set | 2nd | 5th |
| 17.12 Digs/Set | 2nd | 24th |
| .259 Hitting Pct. | 3rd | 29th |
| Name | Statistic | Pac-12 | NCAA |
| August Raskie | 12.30 Assists/Set | 2nd | 4th |
| Ronika Stone | 1.51 Blocks/Set | 3rd | 32nd |
| Brooke Nuneviller | 4.70 Digs/Set | 3rd | 76th |
| Brooke Van Sickle | 0.37 Aces/Set | 4th | 100th |
| Ronika Stone | .350 Hitting Pct. | 6th | 61st |
Eight Pac-12 Teams in AVCAÂ Top 25
At No. 14 in the AVCA coaches poll, the Ducks are the one of eight teams from the conference in this week's top 25, the most of any league in the nation. Defending Pac-12 champion Stanford leads the way at No. 2, and is followed by Oregon (14), USC (15), Washington (18), UCLA (20), Washington State (21), Arizona (23) and Arizona State (25). Colorado and Utah are both receiving votes.
Ducks Show Toughness in L.A. Sweep
Oregon put together its most complete weekend of the season last week in L.A., taking six straight sets from then-No. 17 UCLA and then-No. 12 USC to bounce back from a tough weekend prior at home. The Ducks led nearly the entire match against the Bruins for their first-ever sweep of UCLA in L.A., as JR OH Taylor Borup paced Oregon with a season-high 13 kills (.310) and a career-high 16 digs. SR MB/OH Lauren Page also thrived in her return to middle blocker, hitting .417 with seven kills, and JR MB Ronika Stone led the way with seven blocks. Borup shined again in UO's sweep of USC, recording another double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs on .313 hitting, and Stone was stellar with 10 kills on .450 hitting. Page played well again with seven kills at a .500 clip, and FR L Brooke Nuneviller led the team in digs for the second straight match.Â
Vander Weide Joins 1,000/1,000 Club
With a career-high 28 digs vs. WSU on Sept. 23, SR OH Lindsey Vander Weide surpassed 1,000 for her career and became only the fifth player in Oregon history to have 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. Vander Weide is also one of just 11 active players in the NCAA to be in the 1,000/1,000 club, and her 1,192 career kills rank 40th in the nation among active players. The Turlock, Calif., native added a season-high 22 kills vs. the Cougars for the first 20-plus kill, 20-plus dig match of her career. Vander Weide also owns 1,399.0 career points, which ranks seventh all-time at Oregon, and she has also surpassed 200 total blocks in her career and needs just eight aces to get to 100.
Stone Running Wild in 5-1 Offense
Oregon's change to a 5-1 offense has paid immediate dividends for JR MB Ronika Stone, who has thrived with the increased touches. Stone is No. 9 in the Pac-12 with 4.10 points per set and sixth with a .350 hitting percentage. Stone has double-digit kills in 12 of 16 matches, including a career-high 19 in UO's upset of then-No. 1 Minnesota on Sept. 8. The San Jose, Calif., native is currently averaging 3.16 kills per set, second-best on the team and a big improvement over last year's 2.14. JR RS Willow Johnson has also played well in the 5-1 offense, averaging 2.79 kills per set on .317 hitting. SR MB Sumeet Gill is tied for eighth in the conference with a .342 hitting percentage despite struggling in recent weeks; SR MB/OH Lauren Page returned to the middle last week in L.A. and played well with 14 total kills on better than .400 hitting.
Raskie Embracing Role as Primary Setter
After splitting time in the 6-2 offense the last three years, SR S August Raskie has taken her game to a new level in 2018 as Oregon's lone setter in a 5-1 scheme. Raskie is No. 2 in the Pac-12 and fourth in the nation with 12.30 assists per set, and she has Oregon in the top five nationally as a team in both assists per set (4th) and kills per set (5th). Raskie is tied for the team lead with seven double-doubles, and is averaging a career-best 2.61 digs per set. She has also become an offensive threat at the net with 54 total kills on .287 hitting. Raskie's 2,144 career assists rank ninth in UO history, and she has already surpassed her career-high with 701 assists this season (previous: 616, 2016). Raskie's career-high 66 assists in UO's win over then-No.1 Â Minnesota on Sept. 7 were the most by a Duck since Lauren Plum in 2012.Â
Nuneviller Leading Improved Floor Defense
The Ducks entered 2018 with questions at the libero position, but any concerns have been immediately put to rest by the stellar play of FR L Brooke Nuneviller. Nuneviller is the first true freshman to start at libero for Oregon since Amanda Benson in 2013, and the Chandler, Ariz., native has shined with 4.70 digs per set, No. 3 in the Pac-12. Nuneviller was the Pac-12 freshman of the week on Sept. 10 after racking up 28 digs in UO's upset of then-No. 1 Minnesota and won the honor again this week after leading the Ducks defensively in L.A., and she tallied a season-high 35 on Sept. 23 in a five-set win vs. No. 22 Washington State. Nuneviller's 35 digs are tied for seventh-most in UO single-match history, and are the most by a Duck since Benson in 2015. As a team, the Ducks are No. 2 in the Pac-12 with 17.12 digs per set. Oregon racked up 103 total team digs on Sept. 23 vs. WSU, the most for the program since 2014.Â
Newest "Little Duck" Gives Oregon Volleyball a True Warrior
Oregon officially added a sixth member to its 2018 class on August 7, 2018, signing 8-year-old Eugene-native Danielle Bixby to the roster through the national non-profit Team IMPACT. Bixby has been fighting a rare form of cancer called Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis for the last year, and has become incredibly close with the Ducks over the last few months. "I'm their little Duck, and they're my girls," Danielle said after signing her letter of intent. The Ducks honored Danielle on Sept. 30 vs. ASU with a Stomp Out Cancer match to raise childhood cancer awareness. Danielle was recognized as a starter before the match, took part in most of the in-game promotions and even surpised the team in the locker room postgame with custom-made dolls of each player made by her mom, Shannon.
Up Next
Oregon will return home to host California and No. 2 Stanford in Matthew Knight Arena next weekend.Â
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