Ducks Take On Boise State Beach Classic

EUGENE, Ore. – Just past the midway point of the regular season, the Oregon beach volleyball team is in Idaho this weekend for the Boise State Beach Classic. Through 16 matches, the Ducks carry an 8-8 record into four-team round robin. Oregon's next win will establish a new program high in a single season.

Boise State Beach Classic
Friday, April 1
Oregon vs Colorado Mesa – 12 p.m. | Live Stats
Oregon at Boise State – 4 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats

Saturday, April 2
Oregon vs Washington – 11 a.m. | Live Stats

Friday's true road match against Boise State will be streamed live through Mountain West Digital.

Last Time Out
Reagan Hope and Brooke Nuneviller picked up a win at No. 1 pairs but seventh-ranked Grand Canyon came away with the 4-1 dual win (March 28) in Phoenix. The match was the Ducks' fifth in three days, and third against a top-12 team in that stretch. The UO top pair rallied for a 18-21, 21-18, 15-7 victory over the GCU duo of Anaya Evans and Jess Vastine.

We Meet Again
Oregon and Washington—Saturday's opponent—played last weekend at the Pac-12 South Invitational with the Ducks tallying a 3-2 win (March 26) in Phoenix. With UO ahead 2-1, Alex Laita and Bea Wetton clinched the dual victory with a three-set decision on court three. Oregon's victory was its first over the Huskies since 2014, the first year of the program. Oregon and Boise State have also played each other previously this year, a 4-1 win for the Broncos (March 12).

Team Leaders
The UO pair of Ally Haden and Savannah Siegrist—playing at No. 5—lead the Ducks with an 8-3 record. Haden and Siegrist are one of two Oregon teams with eight wins along with Reagan Hope and Brooke Nuneviller (8-4); three of the pair's four losses have come in three sets. The duo of Alex Laita and Bea Wetton own a 7-5 record this season, and has played the past eight matches in the No. 3 spot.

What's Next?
The Ducks are off to the Pac-12 North Invitational (April 9-10) in Stanford, Calif., with matches scheduled against the Arizona and LA teams.

Nuneviller Continues National Team Training
Two-time indoor All-American Brooke Nuneviller was invited to attend the USA Women's National Team Spring Training Camp (March 5-12) in Anaheim, Calif. She is one of several currently collegians invited to compete and train under the National Team coaching staff. Nuneviller and Reagan Hope own a 6-1 mark in the No. 1 spot entering the Pac-12 South weekend

Welcome, Coach Dillard
Jason Dillard was named head coach of Oregon Beach Volleyball in September 2021. He spent 18 years as the director and head coach of the Goldenwest Volleyball Club (GWVBC), a program that produced nearly 250 college players including 93 at the Division I level. Dillard also spent 12 seasons (2006-17) at Fullerton College with previous Division I experience at UC Riverside (2004-05).

Crossover Ducks
The 2022 UO Beach Volleyball roster features three Ducks—Reagan Hope, Daley McClellan and Brooke Nuneviller—that are also members of the indoor team. For a second-consecutive season, Nuneviller was named to the AVCA All-America Second Team after averaging 3.96 kills per set coupled with 17 double-doubles. Hope redshirted this past indoor season and McClellan appeared in 12 matches with a season-high seven digs in a three-set win over Colorado (Oct. 31). Alex Laita and Bea Wetton started their UO careers as members of the indoor team in 2019.

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