ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Volleyball Contact: Nate Krueger Email: [email protected] Matthew Knight Arena | 1390 Villard Street | @OregonVB | Facebook.com/OregonVolleyball | GoDucks.com/Volleyball C: (253) 569-9468 | O: (541) 346-5475 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 OREGON VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES Date Opponent (TV) Time (PT)/Result #17 OREGON DUCKS (16-8, 9-5 Pac-12) Aug. 24 vs. #3 Texas ^ L, 3-1 Team Stats - K/S: 14.7 | A/S: 13.8 | SA/S: 1.4 | D/S: 16.4 | B/S: 2.4 Aug. 25 at #2 Nebraska ^ L, 3-0 Aug. 28 PORTLAND STATE W, 3-0 Last: The Ducks split last weekend at home with #15 USC (0-3) and #22 UCLA (3-1) Aug. 31 UTAH VALLEY $ W, 3-0 All-Time Overall Record / Postseason Appearances: 863-739-19 / 23 Aug. 31 LONG BEACH STATE $ W, 3-0 Notable: No. 17 Oregon is tied for third in the Pac-12 at 9-5 after splitting with the L.A. schools last weekend. The Sept. 1 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF $ W, 3-0 Ducks are No. 2 in the conference in assists per set (13.79), kills per set (14.71) and hitting percentage (.261), and Sept. 7 vs. #1 Minnesota # W, 3-1 are led offensively by the trio of JR MB Ronika Stone (.356, 3.99 p/s), SR OH Lindsey Vander Weide (3.97 p/s) Sept. 8 vs. #5 Penn State # L, 3-0 and SR S August Raskie (11.90 a/s). UO has won seven of its last 10 matches. Sept. 13 at Hawai’i W, 3-0 Sept. 14 at Hawai’i W, 3-2 #2 STANFORD CARDINAL (22-1, 14-0 Pac-12) Sept. 20 OREGON STATE * W, 3-1 Team Stats - K/S: 15.1 | A/S: 14.2 | SA/S: 1.4 | D/S: 13.6 | B/S: 3.2 Sept. 23 #22 WASHINGTON STATE * W, 3-2 Last: Stanford extended its winning streak to 20 straight with wins over Colorado (3-2) and Utah (3-0) Sept. 28 #24 ARIZONA * L, 3-2 All-Time Series: STAN leads 65-4 (STAN W12) | Last: STAN won, 3-1 (10/21/18, Eugene) Sept. 30 ARIZONA STATE * L, 3-0 Notable: The No. 2 ranked Cardinal have won 20 consecutive matches and 29 straight at home entering Thursday’s match Oct. 5 at #17 UCLA * W, 3-0 with the Ducks. Stanford leads the nation in blocks per set (3.23), and is second in hitting percentage (.311) and third in kills Oct. 7 at #12 USC * W, 3-0 per set (15.20). The Cardinal are led by reigning national player of the year Kathryn Plummer, who is fifth nationally with 5.53 Oct. 12 at Colorado * W, 3-1 points per set. Tami Alada leads the NCAA with 1.75 blocks per set, and Jenna Gray is No. 2 in assists per set (12.56). Oct. 14 at Utah * L, 3-1 Oct. 19 CALIFORNIA * W, 3-0 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (13-12, 5-9 Pac-12) Oct. 21 #2 STANFORD * L, 3-1 Team Stats - K/S: 13.1 | A/S: 12.3 | SA/S: 1.3 | D/S: 15.0 | B/S: 2.2 Oct. 26 at Arizona State * W, 3-0 Last: Cal beat Utah in four after getting swept by Colorado at home. Oct. 28 at #23 Arizona * W, 3-1 All-Time Series: Cal leads, 54-25 (UO W9) | Last: UO won, 3-0 (10/19/18, Eugene) Nov. 2 #15 USC * L, 3-0 Nov. 4 #22 UCLA * W, 3-1 Notable: The Golden Bears have won three of their last five and are coming off a four-set win against Utah. Cal Nov. 8 at #2 Stanford * (P12N) 8 PM boasts a balanced attack in its 6-2 offense with four players averaging 2.00 kills per set or better, led by Mima Nov. 10 at California * 5 PM Mirkovic’s 3.17 average. Lauren Forte is second in the Pac-12 with 1.37 blocks per set, and four different players Nov. 14 UTAH * (P12N) 7 PM average 2.00 or more digs per set. The Ducks have won nine straight vs. Cal, including a sweep last month in Eugene. Nov. 16 COLORADO * 7 PM Nov. 21 at Washington * (P12N) 6 PM Nov. 24 at Oregon State * (P12N) 7 PM MATCH DETAILS AND HOW TO FOLLOW #17 OREGON at #2 STANFORD #17 OREGON at CALIFORNIA Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Matthew Knight Arena ^ Matches played in Lincoln, Neb. at the VERT Challenge Date: Thursday, November 8 Date: Saturday, November 10 $ Oregon Classic at Matthew Knight Arena Time: 8 p.m. PT Time: 5 p.m. PT # Matches played in Stanford, Calif., at the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge * Pac-12 Conference match Location: Stanford, Calif. Location: Berkeley, Calif. Venue: Maples Pavilion Venue: Haas Pavilion WHAT’S INSIDE TV: Pac-12 Network (Ted Emberg & Camryn Irwin) Live Stream: None 1. Match Details, Key Storylines, 2018 Schedule Radio: KWVA 88.1 FM (Matt Tyra) Radio: KWVA 88.1 FM (Matt Tyra) 2. 2018 Roster Live Stats: gostanford.com/sidearmstats/wvball Live Stats: oregon.statbroadcast.com 3. Overall Stats 4. Conference Stats 5. Notes, Who to Watch, Ducks By The Numbers KEY STORYLINES 6. Notes, Pac-12 Standings, Pac-12 POW BAY AREA SCHOOLS UP NEXT FOR NO. 17 DUCKS 12 loss. Oregon hit .412 in the opening set and .289 for the 7. Double Doubles, AVCA Poll, Preseason Notes No. 17 Oregon is back on the road this weekend to face match the first time around against the Cardinal. 8. The Last Time, UO Quick Facts No. 2 Stanford and California down in the Bay Area. The 9. Head Coach Matt Ulmer Ducks are coming off a split at home against a pair of top- DUCKS ALL OVER PAC-12, NCAA LEADERBOARDS 10. Match-By-Match Stats 25 teams in USC and UCLA, and are looking for a strong With just six matches left in the 2018 regular season, 11-16. 2018 Box Scores finish over the final six matches as they try to secure a host Oregon finds itself littered across the top of many Pac-12 17. #1 Sumeet Gill 18. #3 Brooke Van Sickle bid in the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Currently and national team and individual statistic leaderboards: 19. #4 Willow Johnson No. 20 in the NCAA RPI rankings, UO is 7-2 on the road 20. #5 Brooke Nuneviller this season and 5-1 away from home in Pac-12 contests. Team Statistic P12 NCAA 21. #6 Lauren Page 14.71 Kills/Set 2nd 4th 22. #7 Ronika Stone OREGON TIED FOR THIRD IN PAC-12 RACE 13.79 Assists/Set 2nd 6th 23. #8 Lindsey Vander Weide At 9-5 in conference, Oregon currently sits in a tie with .261 Hitting Pct. 2nd 22nd 24. #9 Jolie Rasmussen Washington State for third place in the Pac-12. USC is one 16.37 Digs/Set 3rd 66th 25. #10 Kyra Hanawahine game ahead at 10-4, and Stanford remains perfect at 12- 26. #11 Camryn Tastad 0. The Ducks’ highest conference finish in program history Name Statistic P12 NCAA 27. #16 August Raskie is second, which they have achieved twice (2012, 1978). August Raskie 11.90 Assists/Set 2nd 4th 28. #17 Taylor Borup Brooke Nuneviller 4.87 Digs/Set 2nd 65th 29. #21 Kylie Robinson DUCKS SEEKING COMPLETE EFFORT VS. CARDINAL Ronika Stone 1.26 Blocks/Set 4th T46th 30. #23 Chandlar Duff Oregon showed on Oct. 21 that it has the talent to hang with Ronika Stone .356 Hitting Pct. 5th 57th 31. #42 Karson Bacon - and beat - No. 2 ranked Stanford, running away with the Sumeet Gill .352 Hitting Pct. 7th 67th 32. Individual Career Records opening set, 25-16, before narrowly dropping the second Ronika Stone 3.99 Points/Set 10th 119th 33. Individual Single Season Records and ultimately losing in four. The Ducks are the only team to 34. Individual Single Match Records hold the Cardinal under 20 points in a set this season, and UP NEXT 35. 2017 Recap Notes they’ll try to translate that performance to a complete match The Ducks will return home for the final time in the regular 36. Photo Roster on Thursday as they attempt to give Stanford its first Pac- season to host Utah and Colorado (Senior Night). 1 2018 Oregon Volleyball Match Notes ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2018 NUMERICAL ROSTER BY CLASS No. Name Pos. HT CL Hometown (Previous School(s)) Seniors (4) 1 Sumeet Gill MB 6-3 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif. (Pleasant Grove) Sumeet Gill, Lauren Page, 3 Brooke Van Sickle L/OH 5-9 RSo. Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground) August Raskie, Lindsey Vander Weide 4 Willow Johnson RS 6-2 Jr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep) Juniors (5) 5 Brooke Nuneviller L/OH 5-11 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol) Taylor Borup, Willow Johnson, 6 Lauren Page MB/OH 6-0 Sr. Riverside, Calif. (King) Jolie Rasmussen, Ronika Stone, 7 Ronika Stone MB 6-2 Jr. San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) Brooke Van Sickle 8 Lindsey Vander Weide OH 6-3 Sr. Turlock, Calif. (Pitman) Sophomores (1) 9 Jolie Rasmussen OH 6-2 Jr. Encinitas, Calif. (Canyon Crest Academy) Kyra Hanawahine 10 Kyra Hanawahine L 5-2 So. Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha Schools) Freshmen (5) 11 Camryn Tastad L 5-3 Fr. Solana Beach, Calif. (Sante Fe Christian) 16 August Raskie S/RS 6-0 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) Karson Bacon, Chandlar Duff, 17 Taylor Borup OH/RS 6-4 Jr.