Ducks Post Road Sweep at Portland State

Wednesday, September 18

Portland, OR

7:00 PM

University of Oregon

7-1,0-0Big Ten

Portland State

1-9,0-0Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Oregon	25	25	25	3
Portland St.	21	22	19	0

Gregoire, Ofoegbu celebration - Sept. 18

Photo by: Molly McPherson

09/18/24 | Women's Volleyball

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No. 12 Oregon improves to 7-1 ahead of Sunday's non-conference finale against Oregon State.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The No. 12 Oregon volleyball team pushed its winning streak to seven Wednesday, picking up a straight-set road win (25-21, 25-22, 25-19) over Portland State. Onye Ofoegbu led Oregon with eight kills—hitting .727—and five blocks while Colby Neal and Michelle Ohwobete each had seven kills against the Vikings.

Collectively, the Ducks generated a .301 hitting percentage while holding Portland State to a .087 mark.

How It Happened: Portland State (1-9) led 18-17 but the Ducks, with senior Daley McClellan at the line, rattled off seven of the next eight points in the decisive first-set surge. McClellan capped the run with a service ace, giving Oregon the 24-19 advantage. On their third set point, the Ducks clinched the opener when a Portland State serve landed in the net.

Oregon hit .375 in the first set to overcome seven service errors. McClellan finished with 11 digs.

Back-to-back kills from Ohwobete and Noemie Glover gave the Ducks a 10-6 cushion in the second. The lead grew to 18-10 after Sophie Gregoire, celebrating her birthday, served up an ace for the largest lead of the frame. Oregon withstood a late, five-point run by the home team—UO led 22-21—but never fell behind and Gregoire posted the final tally thanks to a PSU net violation.

Looking to avoid a sweep, the Vikings jumped out to a 9-6 lead in the third. Oregon answered with a 5-1 run and took its first lead of the frame at 11-10 with a solo block by Gregoire. The Ducks extended their lead to 18-14 on the heels of a trio of Portland State miscues. Neal put down her penultimate kill of the night for a 20-16 lead and on a second match point, Gregoire knocked down her fourth kill to close out the straight-set win.

Up Next: The Ducks close out their non-conference slate Sunday afternoon with a home match against Oregon State (1 p.m., B1G+). Oregon plays its next three matches at Matthew Knight Arena including its first weekend of Big Ten play against Illinois (Sept. 27) and Indiana (Sept. 28).

Coming Up at MKA
Sunday, Sept. 22 vs Oregon State – 1 p.m. (B1G+)
Friday, Sept. 27 vs Illinois – 7:30 p.m. (FS1)
Saturday, Sept. 28 vs Indiana – 5:30 p.m. (BTN)

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