Ducks Swept at No. 1 Nebraska

Sunday, November 2

Lincoln, NE

11:00 AM

University of Oregon

13-9,4-8Big Ten

Nebraska

22-0,12-0Big Ten

Oregon

Nebraska

11/02/25 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Freshman middle Holley McFadden had seven kills and hit .500 in Sunday’s match.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Oregon volleyball team fell to top-ranked Nebraska Sunday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. With the result—Nebraska, 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-12)—the Ducks are 13-9 overall this season and 4-8 in Big Ten play.

Freshman Alanah Clemente led Oregon with nine kills and two service aces, a fourth-consecutive outing with multiple service winners. Fellow freshman Holley McFadden put down seven kills while hitting .500 (7-1-12) against the Huskers. Sophia Meyers and Valentina Vaulet each had seven kills, as well.

Defensively, Meyers tied the match high with nine digs for the Ducks.

How It Happened: Oregon won three of the first four points of the match before Nebraska (22-0, 12-0) put together a run to take a 9-5 lead. The Ducks, however, steadied and pulled even at 10-all after back-to-back kills from Clemente and Vaulet. Oregon regained the lead with an ace by Clemente to go ahead 15-14 at the media timeout.

The score was tied at 18-18 after another Vaulet kill before the home team rattled off four of the next five points for a 22-19 lead which forced Oregon to use one of its timeouts. Iva Sucurovic got her team to within two—Nebraska up 23-21—but the Huskers went on to close out the opener on a kill by Andi Jackson, her third of the set.

In a reverse of the first, Nebraska jumped out to a 3-1 advantage in the second frame but just like that set, the Ducks tied things up at 10-all, this time on a kill by Meyers. The Huskers led 15-13 at the media timeout but Oregon came out of the break to quick surge to take a 17-16 lead. During the stretch, Cora Taylor had a second-touch kill and an ace.

However, the Huskers answered with a decisive five-point run to take over the lead. Oregon fought off the first set point with a Clemente kill but a service error to start the ensuing rally gave Nebraska a 2-0 match lead.

The home team used another quick start to open the third and led 9-4 to force Oregon to call an early timeout. The Ducks could get no closer than four through the remainder of the match—lastly at 13-9—as Nebraska pulled away and secured the sweep with an overpass kill from Rebekah Allick.

Taylor Landfair and Harper Murray led the Huskers with 10 and nine kills, respectively. Sunday's match was played in front of 8,495 fans in Lincoln.

Up Next: The Ducks host UCLA this Thursday (7 p.m., FS1) in the team's Women in Flight match.

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