Visiting Pilots bomb Ducks
Trevor Kearney
Pacing a much improved Uni
varsity of Portland loam, tint < )re
gon volleylwll squad fell io the
Pilots in a four game match on
Wednesday night
The Ducks lost tint first game
15-7, but bounced track and took
the momentum in tint second
game, winning 15*7, in the third
game, after leading 7-4. the l hicks
couldn't keep that momentum
and ended up lotting the game 15
10. The Pilots then put the match
away by winning the final gam*
15-10.
"We just didn't hit the (»i! very
well.** head coach (lorry tIregory
said "Out mainstays were off
tonight. We usually get a lot of
production out of our outside hit
ters and right side hitters and
tonight we didn't do very well
with it
"I irodit Portland for soim>
excellent defensive mvcs. (but)
we hit a lot of (wills out of hounds
and some into the net
Portland itwit.li Patty Jayne, an
Oregon assistant now (i last year,
(ms turned the program around
in her firs! year The team was i
2U last year, but has Improved to
1 t lf» so for tins year
'! think Patty Jayne's done a
great fob ■.% Ith that group. < Ire
gory said 'She's a good i oach
and really has got them ploying
pretty near to their ability level
rigfit now "
Portland had a tough offense
that seemed to tie in the right
pints) at the right time The Pilot's
middle bit* kers ignited the team.
as Danielle Kohl < halked up a
team-high IS kills and Gretchen
Sanders had in digs with some
clutch plays
“Wi! had a real tough time stop
ping tlwnr middle attacker*." Gre
gory said "(Sanders) really had
a good match 1 was happy to see
her ploy well."
The Ducks were led to their
second-game victory behind
swing hitter Alison Pep* who
Mapped up her play m the wound
game ami finished with B kills
and l't digs overall Benina Roth
and Angee Henderson < omhined
for kdls. but the Ducks could
not keep their offense consistent
and played catch-up the whole
match
'I thought Allie Pepe did a
good job to ( oiiio in and spark us
and I also thought Shelby
Kdwards played some great
defense for us." Gregory said
“(Pope) really sparked us. and
that was the main reason why we
were able to win that second
game
"Were gist off a little bit on our
offense and certainly our bloc k
mg wasn't then* Our defense was
spotty At times it y*.ns pretty
good, but it wasn't consistently
disc iplined “
Alter losing the lend in the
third game, tin* team's rhythm
was off and they couldn't seem
to get on trm k
"There were lots of times when
we had chances to make an easy
play, to dig a halt and transition
back," Gregory said "There was
miscomiminication and we were
not very organized
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Defensive specialist Lara Weigel lunges for a dig In the Ducks’ loss to the University of Portland on Wednesday
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