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Ducks Earn No. 10 National Seed, Will Host NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds
11/27/22 | Women's Volleyball
Oregon plays Loyola Marymount in first-round action Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena.
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon volleyball team, the No. 10 national seed, will start its NCAA Tournament run Friday night against Loyola Marymount at 7 p.m. inside Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks were chosen as one of 16 hosts when the 64-team bracket was revealed Sunday on the NCAA Selection Show.
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"It's a source of pride for our group," head coach Matt Ulmer said. "You put in a lot of work and try to get better every day. I always love when people get rewarded for their hard work and I think our group has done things the right way. We get a chance to be home for two more matches—one given—for the weekend and that's real exciting. The group is ready for it."
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This will mark the sixth time for Oregon to host the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks also welcome Arkansas and Utah State to Eugene.
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2022 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds
Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
Friday, Dec. 2
Match 1: Arkansas vs Utah State – 4 p.m.
Match 2: Oregon vs Loyola Marymount – 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Dec. 3
Match 3: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 – 7 p.m.
(All times PT)
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Oregon finished the 2022 regular season with a 23-5 overall record including a 17-3 mark in Pac-12 play. The Ducks' 17 conference wins are a program record, surpassing the 2012 national runner-up team that was 16-4 in league play. Oregon, 12-0 on its home floor this season, enter the NCAA Tournament having won 13 matches in a row.
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Sunday's selection marks the Ducks' fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Matt Ulmer who led the team to an Elite 8 appearance in 2018—the last time UO hosted—and a trip to the Sweet 16 during the 2021 spring season. The program will be making its 19th overall NCAA appearance.
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All-session tickets are currently available (click HERE), and single-session tickets will be made available later this week.
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Oregon faced nine NCAA Tournament teams during the recently completed regular season, and is one of six teams from the Pac-12—Colorado, Stanford, USC, Washington and Washington State—in the field.
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For more news and information about Oregon Volleyball, follow @OregonVB on Instagram and Twitter, and @OregonVolleyball on Facebook.
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"It's a source of pride for our group," head coach Matt Ulmer said. "You put in a lot of work and try to get better every day. I always love when people get rewarded for their hard work and I think our group has done things the right way. We get a chance to be home for two more matches—one given—for the weekend and that's real exciting. The group is ready for it."
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This will mark the sixth time for Oregon to host the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks also welcome Arkansas and Utah State to Eugene.
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2022 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds
Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
Friday, Dec. 2
Match 1: Arkansas vs Utah State – 4 p.m.
Match 2: Oregon vs Loyola Marymount – 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Dec. 3
Match 3: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 – 7 p.m.
(All times PT)
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Oregon finished the 2022 regular season with a 23-5 overall record including a 17-3 mark in Pac-12 play. The Ducks' 17 conference wins are a program record, surpassing the 2012 national runner-up team that was 16-4 in league play. Oregon, 12-0 on its home floor this season, enter the NCAA Tournament having won 13 matches in a row.
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Sunday's selection marks the Ducks' fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Matt Ulmer who led the team to an Elite 8 appearance in 2018—the last time UO hosted—and a trip to the Sweet 16 during the 2021 spring season. The program will be making its 19th overall NCAA appearance.
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All-session tickets are currently available (click HERE), and single-session tickets will be made available later this week.
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Oregon faced nine NCAA Tournament teams during the recently completed regular season, and is one of six teams from the Pac-12—Colorado, Stanford, USC, Washington and Washington State—in the field.
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For more news and information about Oregon Volleyball, follow @OregonVB on Instagram and Twitter, and @OregonVolleyball on Facebook.
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