The Ducks played host to the Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday in Matthew Night Arena. Oregon lost in a thrilling match that went 5 sets.

The Ducks were looking to play spoiler to the Sun Devils tournament hopes as Arizona State entered the match with a record of 14-12 and was right on the bubble of tournament contention. Arizona State rolled through the first set with relative ease defeating the Ducks 25-19, Oregon was forced to switch formations from a 6-2 to a 5-1 when Kylie Robinson fell victim to symptoms of her concussion which held her out for the last 2 weekends of play. The Ducks would rally back thanks in large part to Freshmen Taylor Williams and Karson Bacon, Sophomore Brooke Nuneviller, and Seniors Ronika Stone and Willow Johnson. Oregon took both the 2nd and 3rd sets by the smallest margin of victory as it took more than 25 points for the Ducks to win and both sets finished with a score of 27-25 to give Oregon a 2-1 lead heading into the 4th set. Arizona State came storming back in set 4 taking it 25-22 with stellar play from their quartet of outside hitters Iman Isanovic, Ivana Jeremic, Claire Kovensky, and Jada Burse, who were attacking the Ducks from all angles the entire match. The 5th set was just as close as the rest of the match as both teams had set point late. Arizona State had the first opportunity to finish it off with a score of 14-13 but could not get it done, Oregon got their chance too having set point twice at 15-14, and 16-15, but it was Arizona State who went on a 3-0 run to finish it and win the set 18-16 and the match 3-2.

With the win Arizona State keeps their tournament hopes alive, and the disappointment for the Ducks continues to pile up as they continue to be unable to close out games in which they are extremely competitive. Oregon looks to regroup before they have to travel to Southern California to face off against the LA schools next weekend.

Match Story (by Ryan Milano)