Volleyball team remains winless in conference play
Kri* Henry
OrtrQori Errmttd
Oregon’* volleyball squad dropped to 6-6 overall and
CM in the Pacific-10 Conference with n four-game loss to
Washington State on Saturday night and a four-game loss
to Washington on Thursday night.
After slipping past the Huskies in the first game, 17- IS,
Oregon was lieeten 2-15. M-16. 12-15 in the next three
"We played very hard in three of the four games and
came very close to pulling off a win,” said head coach
Gerry Gregory. "Washington serves really well and wo
didn't pass the Imll enough to run our offense as much as
we would have liked
"We were really competitive in the first game and it
was an evenly mail had contest Amy McNoel had a key
Ilka k to spark the team when we were dow n 15-14 That
block allowed us to come liack and win ”
Oregon was hurt by some ripping jump-serves in the
second game and did not counterattack effectively in the
third game. The Dm ks put themselves in a big hole in
the final game and wore unable to recover from it The
Huskies jumped to a 14 7 lead in the final game and
withstood a late charge from Oregon to eliminate the
Ducks
Sophomore Arny McNael and senior LaReina Woods
led Oregon's offense with 11 kills each. The duo also
were defensive leaders with 11 and 13 digs. respective
ly. Senior An gee Henderson < hipped in with nine kills
Despite their efforts. Washington came up with 84 team
kills to Oregon's 48 Mi Neel and sophomore Bcttina
Ruth also scored three aces each white setter Anna
Gomez added 28 assists.
"The third game was pi vote I, "Gregory said “We were
down 13 9 and came t>ai k to tie it up at 14 There was
quite a series of side outs before Washington took the
gome We were behind 14-9 in the fourth game also and
tixik it to 14 12. but we could not gut over that harrier "
Oregon struggled to get over the very same barrier two
nights later against Washington State The Ducks let sev
eral opportunities eacape in a hard-fought mate h against
the Cougars 12-1A. 10-15. 15-5. 5-15
“We played much better against the Cougars than we
did against Washington.” Gregory said “We passed and
served better hut we need to eliminate the moments
when we give up a siring of points."
The Ducks plaved well in the first game, evening the
V ore at 12-12 before the Cougar* took advantage of some
passing errors at the end of the game The second game
was more of the same for ()regon ns the team did not per
form well at the end of the game after a 10-10 tie. The
Du< ks rebounded in the third game to dominate Wash
ington State before the Cougars turned around to do the
same in the fourth and final game of the match.
Washington State outhit Oregon 187 to .130 and came
up with more team blocks at seven to four—well below
each team's season average.
Oregon was led offensively by Roth, who led the team
in hitting percentage at 103 and in kills with 16
Mi.Neel and Woods remained hot offensively and defen
sively against the Cougars Between the two, the duo
a< < minted for 23 kills and 34 digs Gomez chipped in
with 42 assists
“Amy and taReina played really well the entire week
end." Gregory said "Beilina played great offensively
and was our leading blocker Tia Stewart also ( nine in
and did a real good job.”
The Ducks host California on Friday and top-ranked
Stanford on Saturday Both matches begin at 7:05 p.m.
in Mac Court.
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