Saturday, April 7
Salem, OR
1:00 PM
University of Oregon
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Portland
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Ducks Take Down Portland, 3-2
04/07/18 | Women's Beach Volleyball
Oregon beach volleyball avenged a season-opening loss to Portland on Saturday, taking down the Pilots, 3-2, at Chemeketa Community College
SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon beach volleyball avenged a season-opening loss to Portland on Saturday afternoon, taking down the Pilots, 3-2, at Chemeketa Community College.
How it Happened: After falling to Portland (2-6) in their season opener on March 24, the Ducks (2-4) evened the score with the Pilots while playing through windy and rainy conditions.
Senior Marine Hall-Poirier and freshman Kyra Hanawahine gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead with a 21-15, 21-15 win on the No. 5 court. The pair of Maggie Scott and Ronika Stone then overcame a 21-17 first-set loss at the No. 4 spot to win the next two sets, 21-13, 15-13, and extend the Oregon lead to 2-0.
The No. 3 duo of Willow Johnson and Lauren Page bounced back after dropping the first set to force a third with a 22-20 win, but Portland held on, 15-13, to put its first point on the board.
Senior Taylor Agost and freshman newcomer Josie Cole won the first set, 21-19, before falling in the second set, 18-21, on the No. 2 court, and the pair was able to pull out a 15-12 third-set win and clinch the match for the Ducks. August Raskie and Lindsey Vander Weide battled in a hard-fought match on the top court, but fell in three sets, 21-11, 18-21, 15-12.
Results:
Oregon 3, Portland 2
1. Stephens/Thompson (UP) def. Raskie/Vander Weide (UO), 21-11, 18-21, 15-12
2. Agost/Cole (UO) def. Barker/Robinson (UP), 21-19, 18-21, 15-12
3. Savoca/Williams (UP) def. Johnson/Page (UO), 21-17, 20-22, 15-13
4. Scott/Stone (UO) def. Naatz/Naone (UP), 17-21, 21-13, 15-13
5. Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine (UO) def. Reich/Schwan (UP), 21-15, 21-15
Up Next: The Ducks will head to Seattle for matches against Pac-12 foes Stanford, California, Washington and USC at the Pac-12 North Invitational (April 14-15).
How it Happened: After falling to Portland (2-6) in their season opener on March 24, the Ducks (2-4) evened the score with the Pilots while playing through windy and rainy conditions.
Senior Marine Hall-Poirier and freshman Kyra Hanawahine gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead with a 21-15, 21-15 win on the No. 5 court. The pair of Maggie Scott and Ronika Stone then overcame a 21-17 first-set loss at the No. 4 spot to win the next two sets, 21-13, 15-13, and extend the Oregon lead to 2-0.
The No. 3 duo of Willow Johnson and Lauren Page bounced back after dropping the first set to force a third with a 22-20 win, but Portland held on, 15-13, to put its first point on the board.
Senior Taylor Agost and freshman newcomer Josie Cole won the first set, 21-19, before falling in the second set, 18-21, on the No. 2 court, and the pair was able to pull out a 15-12 third-set win and clinch the match for the Ducks. August Raskie and Lindsey Vander Weide battled in a hard-fought match on the top court, but fell in three sets, 21-11, 18-21, 15-12.
Results:
Oregon 3, Portland 2
1. Stephens/Thompson (UP) def. Raskie/Vander Weide (UO), 21-11, 18-21, 15-12
2. Agost/Cole (UO) def. Barker/Robinson (UP), 21-19, 18-21, 15-12
3. Savoca/Williams (UP) def. Johnson/Page (UO), 21-17, 20-22, 15-13
4. Scott/Stone (UO) def. Naatz/Naone (UP), 17-21, 21-13, 15-13
5. Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine (UO) def. Reich/Schwan (UP), 21-15, 21-15
Up Next: The Ducks will head to Seattle for matches against Pac-12 foes Stanford, California, Washington and USC at the Pac-12 North Invitational (April 14-15).
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