Oregon Ready for Civil War
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon sand volleyball team will prepare for a Civil War matchup against Oregon State, Tuesday, April 21 in Corvallis. The match will be played at G3 Sports and Fitness (5520 NW Highway 99) at 6:30 p.m.
The Ducks are 1-4 this season, coming off a win against Cal Poly at the Stanford Invitational.
Oregon was put to the test at the Stanford Invitational with all four matches being decided by a 3-2 score. The Ducks’ No. 4 team of Frankie Shebby and Natalie Bookout Gonzalez went 4-0 at the tournament followed by the No. 5 team of Roni LaPierre and Marine Hall-Poirier which boasted a 3-1 record.
The Ducks will finish their season this weekend in Boise, Idaho with matches against Boise State and No. 10 Arizona.
Sand Volleyball 101:
Each school will field five doubles teams ranked by ability, similar to how collegiate tennis is formatted. Each doubles team plays again the corresponding team or teams from other schools. In a dual meet, the winning team is the school winning three of five matches. Individual matches are two sets to 21, with a tiebreaker set to 15 if needed. All sets are rally scoring and must be won by two points. Tournament play will still employ flights. Points are awarded based on finish in each of the five brackets and a total team score determines the winner of the event.
Sand Volleyball Gains NCAA Sponsorship:
The sport of sand volleyball continues to grow at the collegiate ranks and was accepted as an NCAA championship sport beginning in the spring of 2016. As of January, 2015, 50 schools sponsored the sport, exceeding the minimum of 40 to request a NCAA championship.
