Sunday, April 12
Honolulu, O'ahu
5:00 PM
University of Oregon
3
vs
2
Santa Clara
Photo by: GoDucks.com
Ducks Set Single-Season Wins Record
04/12/26 | Women's Beach Volleyball
Oregon is 15-14 going into next week’s regular-season finale in Seattle.
HONOLULU, O'ahu – The Oregon beach volleyball team set a new single-season program record Sunday with its 15th win, beating Santa Clara at the Ching Complex in Honolulu. The Ducks rallied for the 3-2 win to eclipse the previous record of 14 victories in 2022. In the team's weekend finale, Oregon fell to No. 16 and weekend host Hawai'i.
Individually, senior Natasha George moved into a tie for first on the program's career wins list (45), and now shares the top spot with former UO standout Bea Wetton.
With the dual tied at 2-all, Bella Gamache and Liz Rossi rallied from a set down to clinch the victory over Santa Clara—18-21, 24-22, 15-9—at No. 2 pairs. It was the duo's third win of the weekend that included Friday's clinching point also against the Broncos.
The Ducks took the early 1-0 lead with a sweep at No. 5 pairs by George and Landree Coats before Santa Clara registered the next two points with wins at the No. 3 and 4 spots in the lineup.
Oregon pulled even on the match scoreboard with a 21-17, 21-18 win by Gwen Fife and AJ Slojkowski at the top spot. As that dual was finishing, Gamache and Rossi was forcing a decisive third set at court two. The two Ducks pulled ahead early and when an SCU serve sailed long, the comeback and record-setting result was complete.
Against the 16th-ranked Rainbow Wahine, the Ducks were once again the first team on the board with a 21-19, 21-10 win by Hanna Bjornson and Sofia Taylor at No. 4 pairs. In a nailbiter in the No. 5 spot, Coats and George lost in three sets—15-13 in the third—and the score was tied 1-all heading into the second wave of matches.
Hawaii clinched the match at No. 2 pairs, another three-set setback for UO, and went on for the 4-1 dual win.
Match 28: Oregon 3, Santa Clara 2
1: Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) def. Cukjati/Snipes (SCU) – 21-17, 21-18
2: Gamache/Rossi (ORE) def. Wilson/Wood (SCU) – 18-21, 24-22, 15-9
3: Hansen/Niederman (SCU) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-16, 23-21
4: Cantlen/Urbina (SCU) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-12, 14-21, 15-10
5: George/Coats (ORE) def. Chillingworth/Gilliland (SCU) – 21-16, 21-16
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2*
Match 29: #16 Hawai'i 4, Oregon 1
1: Lawrenz/Stedile (UH) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 21-9, 21-16
2: Cornman/Heintzelman (UH) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-19, 13-21, 15-5
3: Miller/Thelle (UH) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-18, 21-15
4: Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) def. Lorenzo/Serrano (UH) – 21-19, 21-10
5: Burton/Buschmann (UH) def. Coats/George (ORE) – 21-23, 21-19, 15-13
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 3, 2*, 1
Up Next: Alki Invitational (April 17-18) in Seattle with scheduled matches against Florida Atlantic, Boise State, Portland and weekend host Washington.
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on X.
Individually, senior Natasha George moved into a tie for first on the program's career wins list (45), and now shares the top spot with former UO standout Bea Wetton.
With the dual tied at 2-all, Bella Gamache and Liz Rossi rallied from a set down to clinch the victory over Santa Clara—18-21, 24-22, 15-9—at No. 2 pairs. It was the duo's third win of the weekend that included Friday's clinching point also against the Broncos.
The Ducks took the early 1-0 lead with a sweep at No. 5 pairs by George and Landree Coats before Santa Clara registered the next two points with wins at the No. 3 and 4 spots in the lineup.
Oregon pulled even on the match scoreboard with a 21-17, 21-18 win by Gwen Fife and AJ Slojkowski at the top spot. As that dual was finishing, Gamache and Rossi was forcing a decisive third set at court two. The two Ducks pulled ahead early and when an SCU serve sailed long, the comeback and record-setting result was complete.
Against the 16th-ranked Rainbow Wahine, the Ducks were once again the first team on the board with a 21-19, 21-10 win by Hanna Bjornson and Sofia Taylor at No. 4 pairs. In a nailbiter in the No. 5 spot, Coats and George lost in three sets—15-13 in the third—and the score was tied 1-all heading into the second wave of matches.
Hawaii clinched the match at No. 2 pairs, another three-set setback for UO, and went on for the 4-1 dual win.
Match 28: Oregon 3, Santa Clara 2
1: Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) def. Cukjati/Snipes (SCU) – 21-17, 21-18
2: Gamache/Rossi (ORE) def. Wilson/Wood (SCU) – 18-21, 24-22, 15-9
3: Hansen/Niederman (SCU) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-16, 23-21
4: Cantlen/Urbina (SCU) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-12, 14-21, 15-10
5: George/Coats (ORE) def. Chillingworth/Gilliland (SCU) – 21-16, 21-16
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2*
Match 29: #16 Hawai'i 4, Oregon 1
1: Lawrenz/Stedile (UH) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 21-9, 21-16
2: Cornman/Heintzelman (UH) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-19, 13-21, 15-5
3: Miller/Thelle (UH) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-18, 21-15
4: Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) def. Lorenzo/Serrano (UH) – 21-19, 21-10
5: Burton/Buschmann (UH) def. Coats/George (ORE) – 21-23, 21-19, 15-13
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 3, 2*, 1
Up Next: Alki Invitational (April 17-18) in Seattle with scheduled matches against Florida Atlantic, Boise State, Portland and weekend host Washington.
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on X.
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