Archive for October, 2009
Ducks take fourth set 25-21, match 3-1
The Ducks finally finished off the Beavers in four sets despite an otherworldly performance by Rachel Rourke. The senior finished with 36 kills, and basically carried the team through each of the four sets. Yet, it still was not enough to stop a red-hot Sonja Newcombe and the Ducks. Newcombe finished with 29 kills, 14 [...]
Ducks take third set 25-22
It was only fitting that Newcombe ended this set with a kill. The outside hitter is carrying the Ducks in this match, and she now has 19 kills to go along with 10 digs and a .327 hitting percentage. Rourke now has 28 kills, but totaled only 5 in the third set. Now, the Ducks [...]
Ducks lose second set 21-25
The Ducks could not carry over the momentum they gained in a first set win. Rourke tallied 8 more kills, and continues to keep the Beavers afloat. Oregon State out-hit the Ducks .342-.158 in the second set, and are also out-hitting the Ducks overall by 100 percentage points, .270-.170. Newcombe still leads the Ducks with [...]
Ducks take first set 39-37
The first set of this match proved to be epic, with the teams trading points again and again until the Ducks finally pulled through 39-37. Oregon State’s Rachel Rourke is again proving to be a force to be reckoned with. The senior has already tallied 15 kills and is hitting .303 so far. The Ducks [...]
Ducks volleyball
There is a timeout on the floor, and the Ducks currently trail in the first set 12-15. Oregon got off to a nice start, but has faltered a bit and will need to pick it up to win this first set.
No. 15 womens volleyball vs Oregon State
We’re just about 10 minutes away from the start of a crucial second matchup between Oregon and Oregon State at Mac Court. The No. 15 Ducks lost in a 5-set shocker in the first meeting between these two teams on Oct. 2. They are determined to get revenge tonight, particularly coming off a disappointing winless [...]
Facebook to keep profiles of deceased users
Just in time for Halloween- Facebook has decided to not only hold onto everything on their users’ profiles while they’re alive, but to guarantee that they keep it forever even afetr they’re dead, according to an article from the Associated Press. Apparently, all that is needed is an obituary or a news story about the [...]
Salute and farewell, Geocities, R.I.P.
Imagine if you had thousands of peoples personal information packets on any subject from the family pet to the biggest political events from ancient Egyptian or Roman times.
