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Ducks Finish Regular Season in Seattle
04/15/18 | Women's Beach Volleyball
SEATTLE - The Oregon beach volleyball team closed the 2018 regular season on Sunday with a pair of losses to Washington and No. 4 USC on day two of the Pac-12 North Invitational at Alki Beach.
How it Happened: The Ducks (2-8) struggled against the host Huskies (10-11) and top-five ranked Trojans (20-10) in rainy and windy Seattle conditions, dropping both matches in straight sets.
Oregon finished off a regular season schedule that featured six top-20 opponents in 10 matches. The Ducks will now prepare for postseason play in the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship.
Results:
Washington 5, Oregon 0
1. Anderson/Gardiner (UW) def. Vander Weide/Raskie (UO), 21-14, 21-10
2. Schwan/Julye (UW) def. Agost/Cole (UO), 21-15, 21-14
3. DeHoog/McPherson (UW) def. Page/Johnson (UO), 21-13, 21-14
4. Crabtree/Bajema (UW) def. Scott/Stone (UO), 21-16, 21-5
5. Drechsel/Robinson (UW) def. Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine (UO), 21-16, 21-13
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
No. 4 USC 5, Oregon 0
1. Graudina/Bustamante (USC) def. Vander Weide/Raskie (UO), 21-10, 21-11
2. Dennis/Dorn (USC) def. Agost/Cole (UO), 21-14, 21-18
3. Cannon/Slater (USC) def. Page/Johnson (UO), 21-7, 21-18
4. Poletto/Hallgren (USC) def. Scott/Stone (UO), 21-15, 21-14
5. Belton/Kaiser (USC) def. Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine (UO), 21-7, 21-9
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Up Next: The three-day Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship will begin on Thursday, April 26, in Stanford, Calif. (Pac-12 Network).
