Ducks Rally Past No. 10 Purdue in Five

Friday, October 2

Eugene, OR

6:00 PM

University of Oregon

11-2,2-1Big Ten

Purdue

8-4,1-2Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Purdue	25	25	20	22	9	2
Oregon	19	22	25	25	15	3

Team celebration vs Purdue (Oct. 2, 2026)

Photo by: GoDucks.com

10/02/26 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

No. 17 Oregon improves to 11-2 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play.

EUGENE, Ore. — The No. 17 Oregon volleyball took down a second-consecutive ranked opponent with Friday's five-set comeback over 10^th-ranked Purdue (19-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-9) inside Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks erased an 0-2 deficit for the first reverse sweep since 2022. With Friday's win, Oregon is 11-2 overall with a 2-1 record in Big Ten play.

The Ducks' home weekend continues Sunday against Illinois (11-3, 3-0 B1G). First serve is set for 1 p.m. Single-match and season tickets for all Oregon home matches are currently on sale.

Junior outside hitter Sjakkie Donkers continued standout play with a season-high 23 kills coupled with 13 digs for her third-consecutive double-double. Fifth-year setter Marina Crownover finished the night with 47 assists and 10 digs, good for her team-leading fifth double-double performance of the season. Sophomore Alanah Clemente filled the box score with 15 kills, eight digs, six blocks and a service ace.

Behind the block, sophomores Reese Sheppard and Maila Ribeiro tallied 18 and 17 digs, respectively.

Friday was the Ducks' first five-set match of the season but the third-consecutive five setter between Oregon and Purdue.

How It Happened: In the decisive fifth set, the score was tied at 7-all when the Ducks won five of the next six points for a 12-8 lead. Oregon took advantage of four Purdue miscues during the stretch and arrived at match point—14-9—on the final kill of the night from Clemente, a back row thump off the Purdue block. On the ensuing rally, the Ducks completed the rally when the visitors were called in the net.

The program's last reverse sweep was Nov. 20, 2022, over USC also at Matthew Knight Arena.

Purdue (8-4, 1-2 B1G) out-hit the Ducks, .296-.205, through the first two frames which led to Oregon's first 0-2 deficit of the season.

Despite dropping the second, Oregon saved three set points to energize the 3,111 fans in attendance and seemed to take some momentum into the third with an early 7-3 lead after a kill from Clemente. The visitors responded to take a 15-14 advantage into the media break. Out of the huddle, the Ducks rattled off the next five points to take control of the set.

The Boilermakers pulled to within one—UO up, 20-19—after an out-of-rotation ace but Donkers took over with three-straight kills and after a kill from Dalia Virlan, the Ducks led 24-19. On a second chance to get on the match scoreboard, Oregon got another kill from Donkers to secure the frame.

Donkers had nine kills with no errors on 13 swings (.692) in the third set.

In a turn from the previous set, Purdue took a 7-3 lead in the fourth after a kill by Sydni Vice. The Ducks began to chip away and tied things up at 10-all with a second-touch kill by Crownover but for the fourth time in as many sets, the Boilermakers led at the media break and was the first team to hit 20 after a kill out of the middle.

Purdue eventually led 22-20 but Oregon ended the set on a five-point run, capping the surge with a kill from Clemente. The UO sophomore had six of her 15 kills in the must-win fourth

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