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Ducks Announce 2019 Volleyball Schedule
06/24/19 | Women's Volleyball
EUGENE, Ore. - Head coach Matt Ulmer announced on Monday the Oregon volleyball team's schedule for the upcoming 2019 season.
Coming off a run to the 2018 NCAA Elite Eight, the Ducks will play a strong nonconference schedule headlined by matches against powerhouses Minnesota and Penn State in University Park, Pa., before going through the gauntlet of the Pac-12 Conference.
Oregon will play 12 home matches at Matthew Knight Arena – beginning on Aug. 30 with the season opener against UC Irvine – and will have 16 contests broadcast on Pac-12 Networks, as well as one on ESPN2.
"We are excited to open up at home in front of our fans," said Ulmer. "We will get tested right away and are prepared for an east coast trip that has us competing against some of the best teams outside of the Pac-12. We play at Pittsburgh week three, which is where the Final Four is. Our goal is to return in December.
"Our nonconference schedule has a lot of quality opponents that can put us in position to be prepared for both conference and postseason. Conference play will be as tough as ever this year and we look forward to competing at Matthew Knight Arena."
Click here to see the Ducks' entire 2019 schedule.
Click here to purchase season tickets for the 2019 Oregon volleyball season.
The Ducks will begin a two-week road trip on the east coast with a Sept. 11 match at Pittsburgh before going to University Park, where they will play Minnesota in a 2018 Sweet Sixteen rematch on Sept. 13. UO will face Penn State on its home floor the following day to complete the second year of the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge.
Oregon will then play a midweek match at Princeton on Sept. 17 before going to Hempstead, N.Y., for the Hofstra Invitational, where the Ducks will play St. John's, Duke and Hofstra on Sept. 19-20 to wrap the nonconference schedule.
The 2019 Pac-12 schedule will begin with a Civil War match at Oregon State on Sept. 26, and will continue with three straight home matches against Utah (Sept. 29), Stanford (Oct. 4) and California (Oct. 6). UO's match against Stanford will be televised live on ESPN2.
Oregon will go to Washington State on Oct. 11 followed by a trip to Seattle to face Washington on Oct. 13, and then will return home to host USC (Oct. 18) and UCLA (Oct. 20) in MKA.
After a four-match road trip at Arizona State (Oct. 25), Arizona (Oct. 27), California (Nov. 1) and Stanford (Nov. 3), the Ducks will return to Eugene for four straight home matches against Washington (Nov. 7), Washington State (Nov. 10), Arizona (Nov. 15) and Arizona State (Nov. 17).
Oregon will go to UCLA (Nov. 22), USC (Nov. 24) and Colorado (Nov. 27) on its final road trip before closing the regular season at home against Oregon State on Nov. 29. The 2019 NCAA Tournament selection show is set for Sunday, Dec. 1.
Coming off a run to the 2018 NCAA Elite Eight, the Ducks will play a strong nonconference schedule headlined by matches against powerhouses Minnesota and Penn State in University Park, Pa., before going through the gauntlet of the Pac-12 Conference.
Oregon will play 12 home matches at Matthew Knight Arena – beginning on Aug. 30 with the season opener against UC Irvine – and will have 16 contests broadcast on Pac-12 Networks, as well as one on ESPN2.
"We are excited to open up at home in front of our fans," said Ulmer. "We will get tested right away and are prepared for an east coast trip that has us competing against some of the best teams outside of the Pac-12. We play at Pittsburgh week three, which is where the Final Four is. Our goal is to return in December.
"Our nonconference schedule has a lot of quality opponents that can put us in position to be prepared for both conference and postseason. Conference play will be as tough as ever this year and we look forward to competing at Matthew Knight Arena."
Click here to see the Ducks' entire 2019 schedule.
Click here to purchase season tickets for the 2019 Oregon volleyball season.
Oregon will open the regular season with the Oregon Classic in Eugene, hosting UC Irvine and Boston College on Aug. 30-31. Oregon State will round out the four-team tournament.Get your calendars out, the full 2019 Oregon volleyball schedule is here!
— Oregon Volleyball (@OregonVB) June 24, 2019
The Ducks will play 12 home matches in Matthew Knight Arena, beginning with the Oregon Classic on Aug. 30-31.
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The Ducks will begin a two-week road trip on the east coast with a Sept. 11 match at Pittsburgh before going to University Park, where they will play Minnesota in a 2018 Sweet Sixteen rematch on Sept. 13. UO will face Penn State on its home floor the following day to complete the second year of the Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge.
Oregon will then play a midweek match at Princeton on Sept. 17 before going to Hempstead, N.Y., for the Hofstra Invitational, where the Ducks will play St. John's, Duke and Hofstra on Sept. 19-20 to wrap the nonconference schedule.
The 2019 Pac-12 schedule will begin with a Civil War match at Oregon State on Sept. 26, and will continue with three straight home matches against Utah (Sept. 29), Stanford (Oct. 4) and California (Oct. 6). UO's match against Stanford will be televised live on ESPN2.
Oregon will go to Washington State on Oct. 11 followed by a trip to Seattle to face Washington on Oct. 13, and then will return home to host USC (Oct. 18) and UCLA (Oct. 20) in MKA.
After a four-match road trip at Arizona State (Oct. 25), Arizona (Oct. 27), California (Nov. 1) and Stanford (Nov. 3), the Ducks will return to Eugene for four straight home matches against Washington (Nov. 7), Washington State (Nov. 10), Arizona (Nov. 15) and Arizona State (Nov. 17).
Oregon will go to UCLA (Nov. 22), USC (Nov. 24) and Colorado (Nov. 27) on its final road trip before closing the regular season at home against Oregon State on Nov. 29. The 2019 NCAA Tournament selection show is set for Sunday, Dec. 1.
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