Official Site of the Ducks · Aug 31, 2019
Veterans Lead Ducks to Season Opening Sweep
Next Match:EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 11 ranked Oregon volleyball team opened its 2019 season in dominant fashion on Friday night with a 25-13, 25-16, 25-13 sweep over UC Irvine in front of 1,275 fans in Matthew Knight Arena.
The Ducks (1-0) were led by the all-American trio of , and , who combined for 30 of Oregon's 39 kills without committing an attack error. UO hit a whopping .507 as a team, the program's best team hitting percentage in a match since 2012.
"I was happy with a lot of things," said Ulmer. "There were a lot of really good team plays, which you don't usually see on opening night. Especially the older players – which there's only a couple – I thought they looked very sharp.
