Lindsey Vander Weide is back where she belongs.
Back dominating as a six-rotation player for the Oregon volleyball team. Back on the Pac-12 all-conference team, after a junior season spoiled by knee problems. And back in Matthew Knight Arena, one last weekend, when the Ducks host NCAA Tournament play Thursday and Friday.
A third-team all-American as a sophomore in 2016, Vander Weide couldn't play to that level while injured last fall. She came into this season determined to make the final chapter in her UO career a triumphant one, and she followed through by helping the 15th-seeded Ducks earn the right to host postseason play, with their first-round match to be played Thursday against New Mexico State (7 p.