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EUGENE, Ore. – Bushnell volleyball came back home from four wins on the road to face Oregon Tech at home. The Beacons swept the Owls in three sets out of five. In those three sets, Bushnell’s offense was on fire, kill after kill and ace after ace. One stood out from the bunch that created a phrase heard all throughout the Morse Center tonight, “Pow goes Semau.”

Junior Amayah Semau set the tone for the Beacons, starting the game off with the very first kill and point of the game. The outside hitter kept the momentum going, adding another kill in this set. The first set gave Semau the opportunity to showcase her emerging leadership on the floor and her offensive power, setting the tone for the rest of the game.

In the second set, Semau was able to showcase a different set of skills. In addition to the two kills she put up in this set, Semau also added two back-to-back aces, showing that she is more than just a hitter. This kept the momentum up for the team to have another…

EUGENE, Ore. — The Bushnell Beacons dominated Friday, sweeping the match 3-0 versus the rival Oregon Institute of Technology Owls. The Beacons took the first two sets with ease, 25-11 and 25-14, but they had to fight tooth and nail for the third set. 

Senior Hailey Heider led Bushnell, who led the team in total attempts, as well as freshman Amyah Samau, who led the team with 12 total kills.

The 20th-ranked Bushnell Beacons (18-10) went into the game looking to clinch a playoff bye with a win over the OIT (6-12). This is the highest-ranked Bushnell has been in school history. Riding a four-game winning streak into the game, Bushnell's looked to keep the ball rolling. 

“We focus on our side of the net. We focus on what we need to do to be successful and what that looks, feels…

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon Ducks were ready to face the UCLA Bruins for the second time this season, and once again, they came out on top. After sweeping UCLA on Oct. 27 in Los Angeles, Oregon defended its home court at Matthew Knight Arena with power, energy and precision, fueled by standout hitter Valentina Vaulet, who brought relentless force on both the outside and right side.

The night began with energy and pride as “Social Insecurity,” part of the Cascade Chorus, performed the national anthem for Oregon’s annual Women in Flight game, a celebration of women’s athletics. 

From the opening serve, the Ducks set the tone. They stormed through the first set 25-9, led by a dominant block from Sophia Meyers and assists from Cora Taylor. Vaulet ignited the crowd with a line kill that sent the ball screaming past UCLA’s defense. Iva Sucurovic delivered a crushing middle hit before Alanah Clemente closed the set with a pinpoint ace.

The second set brought tighter…

EUGENE, Ore. - Cleaning up the errors is something that Oregon women’s indoor volleyball (14-9, 5-8 Big Ten) head coach Trent Kersten has been asking for all season. In the Ducks’ second matchup against the UCLA Bruins (13-10, 7-6 Big Ten) this season, the story was the same, despite squeaking out with a four-set victory (25-9, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22).

“Our team stepped up defensively,” Kersten said. “And offensively, our team was super balanced.”

Kersten had to completely rebuild the team in the offseason, with only one player, Maya De Los Reyes, returning to the team after last season. For his first season at the helm in Eugene, he brought on eight true freshmen, with four athletes coming from overseas.

With so many new faces on the team, the chemistry on the court was a question mark entering the season. However, the squad has pulled off major victories so far this season against ranked opponents.

Entering the night, the Ducks were ranked 42nd in the nation…

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EUGENE, Ore. - The first season under new head coach Tracy Joyner for Oregon women’s soccer was a rocky one. While the Ducks started the season on a high note, the team struggled to find the back of the net at home and convert shots to goals. However, despite the team’s struggles, players bought into Joyner’s plan, which paid off in the season finale, where Oregon secured a win in front of its home crowd.

The Ducks finished the season with three wins, ten losses, and five draws, while finishing Big Ten conference play with one win, six losses, and four draws.

In the season opener, on Aug. 14, the team defeated Weber State 4-0 at home, with two goals coming off the boot of Taylor Bryan.

“I feel like we just came with a mindset of just a clean slate,” Bryan said after the season opener. “We’re not who we were last year, with a whole bunch of new talent and a whole bunch of new faces and just a different type of grit.”

After a scoreless draw to Portland, the…

After a second-round exit in last year's March Madness tournament, the Oregon Ducks returned to Matthew Knight Arena in an exhibition game versus the Western Oregon Wolves. The Kelly Graves-led Ducks came back into MKA after the heartbreaking loss in last year's tournament, but showed no signs of fatigue with a 113-36 win over the Wolves, highlighted by standout junior forward Sarah Rambus.

Rambus was the clear star for this Oregon team, finishing with 28 points, which led the Ducks in their win. Rambus just wouldn't be denied from inside, as if she did miss, she would grab her own rebound and still finish.

“Sarah has grown a lot upstairs mentally, and I'm really proud of her,” Graves said of Rambus. “She can really run the floor, she has really improved all offseason.” 

It shows, as Rambus finished with eight rebounds and an assist to go with her game-high in points.

It wasn't just Rambus, though the whole team in this game showed that they could…

To kick off the weekend of Halloween festivities, fans piled into Matthew Knight Arena to witness an interstate women's basketball matchup between the Oregon Ducks and the Western Oregon Wolves. After a second-round exit in last year's NCAA tournament, the Ducks came into this exhibition match once again led by head coach Kelly Graves in his 12th year leading the Ducks. The Wolves came to Eugene, led by head coach Jessica Peatross, after a 9th-place finish in the GNAC conference. 

Going into the 2025-2026 season, the Ducks returned nine letterwinners, led by two starting guards, Sofia Bell and Elisa Mevius, as well as post Amina Muhamad. The Ducks also brought in three transfers: two seniors in Mia Jacobs and Astera Tuhina, along with sophomore Avary Cain. 

From the first tip, the Ducks started the first quarter on a tear. With a blend of well-executed offense and defense, Oregon went on a 15-0 run to start the game. After quarter one, the Ducks showed no…

College basketball has become a frenzy in the 2020s. With players transferring out or leaving to play professionally early, it has become so difficult to build a foundation for a quality team, then keep that team intact.

The 2025 Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team has done just that. In a complete reversal of the norm, Oregon didn’t lose a single player to the transfer portal, yet added three new key pieces.

It starts with senior guard Astera Tuhina, a 5-foot-9 fireball who transferred over from the Washington State Cougars. The deep shooting senior had multiple big moments for the Cougars last season, one being a game-winning long 3-pointer against Eastern Washington. Last season, she put up 7.8 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game and 3.7 assists per game. Her shortcomings are seen with her field goal percentage as she only notched a 36.4% mark, but the triples do drop as she dialed that same number from beyond the arc.

In a new, competitive system with…

Fans of Oregon Ducks volleyball (13-7, 4-6 Big Ten) sought shelter from the rain inside Matthew Knight Arena as the No. 12-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (15-3, 8-2 Big Ten) were in town to take on the Ducks on Sunday.

In the final moments of the match, the Ducks were down 2-1 and desperate to score three straight points to stay alive down 26-25 in the fourth set. As both teams rallied, the Badgers lobbed a set up, and from the trenches of the court, former Duck and senior outside hitter Mimi Colyer geared up and hammered a spike that found hardwood on the Oregon side and sealed the 3-1 win for Wisconsin.

One half of the two-headed monster for Oregon was freshman outside Alanah Clemente, who had 17 kills.

Oregon was coming off a needed sweep of the No. 25-ranked UCLA Bruins in Los Angeles on Wednesday. This was the Ducks’ second-ranked win of the season, the first being a 3-1 victory over the No. 18 Minnesota Golden Gophers on Oct. 17.

The Badgers were coming off…