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Women’s Basketball Leads 45-27 at the Half
The Ducks hold an 18-point lead at halftime, but they have yet to click on offense. They are shooting only 38.7% from the field, and already have 12 turnovers. Free throws have been the difference, as the Ducks have hit 18 of 19 while Eastern Washington has attempted just five. Oregon has been aggressive on [...]
Ducks Volleyball Announces 2010 Recruiting Class
The Ducks have announced their incoming freshman class for the fall of 2010, and it includes an impressive array of players. The players are:
Camryn Irwin: A setter from Brush Prairie, Washington (member of all-state team)
Lauren Plum: A setter from Poway, California (PrepVolleyball Senior Ace and Sophomore 79 member)
Jaklyn Wheeler: An outside hitter from Red Bluff, [...]
Ducks win third set 25-20, match 3-0
The Ducks closed out Arizona State with a 25-20 third set win, sweeping the match and heading into this week on a high note. Sonja Newcombe and Heather Meyers played the starring roles on offense, as Newcombe hit .394 with 14 kills and Meyers hit .393 with 13 kills. Freshman libero Kellie Kawasaki had another [...]
Ducks take second set by score of 25-16
The Ducks pulled away again in the second set, finishing with another 25-16 win to go up 2-0 in the match. The team looks much more confident tonight, and their serving is much improved over last night. They have only one service error and two service aces. Junior outside hitter Heather Meyers is off to [...]
Ducks take first set by score of 25-16
The Ducks pulled away from Arizona State in the first set with a nine point win. The set was close until the Ducks went on a dominating 9-0 run to finish it off. Sonja Newcombe leads the Ducks with 4 kills so far, while Arizona State is currently hitting .ooo as a team. Hopefully the [...]
No.14 Ducks volleyball takes on Arizona State
The No. 14 Oregon womens volleyball team will face off with Arizona State at Mac Court in just a few minutes. The Ducks are coming off a disappointing 3-1 loss last night to Arizona. They never quite seemed to find a rhythm, and and generally looked more out of sinc than they have in a [...]
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 [...]
