Saturday, February 24
Elmwood, LA
6:30 AM
University of Oregon
0
vs
5
North Alabama
Photo by: Aimee Sinacola/GoDucks.com
Ducks Rally Past SLU for First Win
02/24/24 | Women's Beach Volleyball
Oregon (1-4) is off to the Battle for the Bay next weekend.
ELMWOOD, La. – The Oregon beach volleyball team rallied for a 3-2 win over Southeastern Louisiana Saturday morning, giving the Ducks their first win of the opening weekend. In their other results of the day, Oregon dropped duals to North Alabama and New Orleans.
Up next: The Ducks open next month at the Battle for the Bay (March 1-2) with matches against TCU, host Stanford, Saint Mary's and San Jose State.
Match 1 | North Alabama 5, Oregon 0
The Ducks' pair of Jensen Kaelin and Ashley Schroeder struck first by taking the opening set on court two but North Alabama rallied for the three-set win. Coupled with an early loss at No. 4 pairs, the deficit was two after the first wave of matches. The Lions clinched the match with a sweep on court five.
1: Paula Klemperer/Taylor Seney (UNA) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 21-12, 21-12
2: Katy Floyd/Selma Robinson (UNA) def. Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 16-21, 21-18, 15-9
3: Kaitlyn Holbrook/Mackenzie Martin (UNA) def. Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) – 21-17, 21-18
4: Ryenne Gepford/Marti McLaurin (UNA) def. Landree Coats/Skylar Kelly (ORE) – 21-12, 21-16
5: Grace Austin/Jelena Girod (UNA) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) – 21-9, 21-13
EXH: Hope Dicken/Abby Robertson (UNA) def. Kendall Clark/Halli Fields (ORE) – 21-17, 21-19
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
Match 2 | Oregon 3, Southeastern Louisiana 2
With Oregon down an early point, Landree Coats and Skylar Kelly tied things up with their come-from-behind victory on court four. The UO pair dropped the first set but rallied for a 13-21, 22-20, 15-13 win and the Ducks' first point of the day.
SLU took a 2-1 lead with a win at the top spot of the lineup but Presley McCaskill and Isabel Patterson answered with a 21-18, 21-18 triumph on court five. It was the duo's second win of the weekend and turned the attention to No. 3 pairs where the match would be decided.
While McCaskill and Patterson were closing out their win, Natasha George and Sophie Gregoire fought off a set point as part of a three-point surge to end the opener. The UO pair pulled away in the second, posting a 22-20, 21-6 triumph to clinch the Ducks' first team win of the season.
1: Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann (SLU) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 21-18, 21-13
2: Mia McKinney/Mia Sauers (SLU) def. Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 21-11, 21-15
3: Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) def. Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston (SLU) – 22-20, 21-6
4: Landree Coats/Skylar Kelly (ORE) def. Erin Engel/Ysabella Lockwood (SLU) – 13-21, 22-20, 15-13
5: Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) def. Jackie McGee/Emmaleigh Vincent (SLU) 21-18, 21-18
EXH: Makayla Hicks/Taylor Stockwell (SLU) def. Kendall Clark/Lolo Folau (ORE) – 21-7, 21-10
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
Match 3 | New Orleans 4, Oregon 1
Skylar Kelly won her second dual of the day, this time paired with Kendall Clark on court five. The pair notched a 21-19, 21-17 victory over Stephanie Gonzalez and Savannah Moberly for the Ducks' point in the 4-1 loss to New Orleans. It was Clark's first appearance in the top-five lineup this season.
UNO took an early 2-0 lead with sweeps at the No. 2 and 4 spots during the first wave of play, and then picked up wins on courts one—a three setter against Daley McClellan and Alina Valenti—and three.
1: Hannah Volpi/Valerie Vujnovich (UNO) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 24-26, 21-15, 15-9
2: Bria Garmon/Maria Ozaeta (UNO) def. Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) – 21-13, 21-7
3: Serena Baumgart/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNO) def. Landree Coats/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 21-14, 21-17
4: Nikelle Lander/Ivana de Carvalho Peixe (UNO) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) – 21-17, 21-15
5: Kendall Clark/Skylar Kelly (ORE) def. Stephanie Gonzalez/Savannah Moberly (UNO) – 21-19, 21-17
EXH: Renata Dykstra/Ashley Salazar (UNO) def. Halli Fields/Lolo Folau (ORE) – 21-19, 21-19
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on Twitter.
Up next: The Ducks open next month at the Battle for the Bay (March 1-2) with matches against TCU, host Stanford, Saint Mary's and San Jose State.
Match 1 | North Alabama 5, Oregon 0
The Ducks' pair of Jensen Kaelin and Ashley Schroeder struck first by taking the opening set on court two but North Alabama rallied for the three-set win. Coupled with an early loss at No. 4 pairs, the deficit was two after the first wave of matches. The Lions clinched the match with a sweep on court five.
1: Paula Klemperer/Taylor Seney (UNA) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 21-12, 21-12
2: Katy Floyd/Selma Robinson (UNA) def. Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 16-21, 21-18, 15-9
3: Kaitlyn Holbrook/Mackenzie Martin (UNA) def. Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) – 21-17, 21-18
4: Ryenne Gepford/Marti McLaurin (UNA) def. Landree Coats/Skylar Kelly (ORE) – 21-12, 21-16
5: Grace Austin/Jelena Girod (UNA) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) – 21-9, 21-13
EXH: Hope Dicken/Abby Robertson (UNA) def. Kendall Clark/Halli Fields (ORE) – 21-17, 21-19
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
Match 2 | Oregon 3, Southeastern Louisiana 2
With Oregon down an early point, Landree Coats and Skylar Kelly tied things up with their come-from-behind victory on court four. The UO pair dropped the first set but rallied for a 13-21, 22-20, 15-13 win and the Ducks' first point of the day.
SLU took a 2-1 lead with a win at the top spot of the lineup but Presley McCaskill and Isabel Patterson answered with a 21-18, 21-18 triumph on court five. It was the duo's second win of the weekend and turned the attention to No. 3 pairs where the match would be decided.
While McCaskill and Patterson were closing out their win, Natasha George and Sophie Gregoire fought off a set point as part of a three-point surge to end the opener. The UO pair pulled away in the second, posting a 22-20, 21-6 triumph to clinch the Ducks' first team win of the season.
1: Andrea Da Silva/Rachel Hartmann (SLU) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 21-18, 21-13
2: Mia McKinney/Mia Sauers (SLU) def. Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 21-11, 21-15
3: Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) def. Alexis Logarbo/Maddie Shepston (SLU) – 22-20, 21-6
4: Landree Coats/Skylar Kelly (ORE) def. Erin Engel/Ysabella Lockwood (SLU) – 13-21, 22-20, 15-13
5: Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) def. Jackie McGee/Emmaleigh Vincent (SLU) 21-18, 21-18
EXH: Makayla Hicks/Taylor Stockwell (SLU) def. Kendall Clark/Lolo Folau (ORE) – 21-7, 21-10
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
Match 3 | New Orleans 4, Oregon 1
Skylar Kelly won her second dual of the day, this time paired with Kendall Clark on court five. The pair notched a 21-19, 21-17 victory over Stephanie Gonzalez and Savannah Moberly for the Ducks' point in the 4-1 loss to New Orleans. It was Clark's first appearance in the top-five lineup this season.
UNO took an early 2-0 lead with sweeps at the No. 2 and 4 spots during the first wave of play, and then picked up wins on courts one—a three setter against Daley McClellan and Alina Valenti—and three.
1: Hannah Volpi/Valerie Vujnovich (UNO) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 24-26, 21-15, 15-9
2: Bria Garmon/Maria Ozaeta (UNO) def. Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) – 21-13, 21-7
3: Serena Baumgart/Anne Marie Hardouin (UNO) def. Landree Coats/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 21-14, 21-17
4: Nikelle Lander/Ivana de Carvalho Peixe (UNO) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) – 21-17, 21-15
5: Kendall Clark/Skylar Kelly (ORE) def. Stephanie Gonzalez/Savannah Moberly (UNO) – 21-19, 21-17
EXH: Renata Dykstra/Ashley Salazar (UNO) def. Halli Fields/Lolo Folau (ORE) – 21-19, 21-19
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on Twitter.
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