Thursday, December 1
Ann Arbor, Mich.
2:30 PM
University of Oregon
21-9
3
vs
1
Miami (Ohio)
24-7
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4
F
Miami (Ohio)
22
17
25
19
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Oregon
25
25
22
25
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Ducks Beat Miami (Ohio) to Advance to Second Round
12/01/16 | Women's Volleyball
BIG NIGHTS BY LINDSEY VANDER WEIDE AND RONIKA STONE LEAD TO FOUR-SET WIN IN OPENING ROUND
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Oregon volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament after beating Miami (Ohio) in its first round match, 25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, on Thursday night at Crisler Arena.
"They're a good team, a solid team," head coach Jim Moore said of the Redhawks. "We knew that and it didn't surprise us, but a very good job by them and we're happy to move on."
The Ducks (21-9) will face 12th-seeded Michigan, who swept American in its opening-round match, at 4:30 p.m. PT on Friday.
How It Happened: Oregon was challenged from the get-go by Miami (Ohio) (24-7), as the Redhawks jumped out to early leads in each of the first two sets. The Ducks used a 6-1 run in the first set to pull ahead after trailing by four and come away with a win, with freshman Jolie Rasmussen ending the set with a pair of kills. Down 11-10 in the second, Oregon ripped off a commanding 15-6 stretch to go up 2-0 at intermission.
The Redhawks built a 21-15 lead in the third and staved off a 6-1 Oregon rally to force a fourth set, 25-22. Looking to avoid a fifth set and tied at 15-15 in the fourth, the Ducks responded with a 10-4 run to advance to the second round. Oregon hit .336 on the night, committing only 14 errors on 152 attacks, while holding the Redhawks to a mark of just .178 with 11 team blocks.
Who Stood Out: The Ducks' offense was fueled by tremendous nights from sophomore Lindsey Vander Weide (18 kills, .436) and freshman Ronika Stone (16 kills, .552), who combined for 34 of Oregon's 66 kills while committing just one attack error. Vander Weide added 10 digs to record her team-best 12th double-double of the year. Stone was dominant in the final set with seven kills on 10 swings.
Sophomore Lauren Page and junior Taylor Agost each added nine kills in impressive showings, and senior Kacey Nady put down six kills while leading Oregon with five blocks. Setters Maggie Scott (31 assists) and August Raskie (26) paced the Ducks' offense, with Raskie adding 10 digs for her ninth double-double, while senior Amanda Benson led the defense with 23 digs.
What It Means: The Ducks advance past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in program history, seventh under Moore, and improve to 15-13 (.536) all-time in the tournament. Oregon's win is a welcome sight after being bounced from the postseason in the first round last season, and moves the program one step closer to its fifth-ever Sweet 16 appearance.
Notable: Stone's 16 kills were a season-high … Benson moved her career dig total to 2,135, just 63 shy of Katie Swoboda's (2005-08) program record of 2,198. The senior also moved her season dig total to 564, giving her a career-high and putting her fourth on the UO single-season list … The Ducks hit better than .300 for the 14th time this season, and improved to 14-0 when doing so and 18-0 when holding their opponent below .200 ... The win was career No. 598 for Moore as he gets closer the 600 mark.
Quotes:
Jim Moore, Head Coach
On Miami (Ohio)…
"Those are smart kids. They're doing some things different, and I like that a lot. They're not doing the same old thing and I love that, I think that's special, but it gave us fits, which is good."
Ronika Stone, Freshman Middle Blocker
On her success tonight…
"As long as I keep playing my game, things seem to go right for me. Our setters did a really good job of making our hitters available and really spread it out, and I was lucky enough to be able to put them down tonight."
Lindsey Vander Weide, Sophomore Outside Hitter
On the slow starts and finishing the first set strong…
"We've been in these situations a lot when we don't start as fast as we want to, so I think that's something we've worked on the entire year. But I think that finish definitely gave us momentum going into the second set. We just have to start stronger."
Up Next: The Ducks will try to move one step closer to the ultimate prize of an NCAA Championship on Friday at 4:30 p.m. PT when they take on Michigan at Crisler Arena, with the winner booking a ticket to the Sweet 16.
"They're a good team, a solid team," head coach Jim Moore said of the Redhawks. "We knew that and it didn't surprise us, but a very good job by them and we're happy to move on."
The Ducks (21-9) will face 12th-seeded Michigan, who swept American in its opening-round match, at 4:30 p.m. PT on Friday.
How It Happened: Oregon was challenged from the get-go by Miami (Ohio) (24-7), as the Redhawks jumped out to early leads in each of the first two sets. The Ducks used a 6-1 run in the first set to pull ahead after trailing by four and come away with a win, with freshman Jolie Rasmussen ending the set with a pair of kills. Down 11-10 in the second, Oregon ripped off a commanding 15-6 stretch to go up 2-0 at intermission.
The Redhawks built a 21-15 lead in the third and staved off a 6-1 Oregon rally to force a fourth set, 25-22. Looking to avoid a fifth set and tied at 15-15 in the fourth, the Ducks responded with a 10-4 run to advance to the second round. Oregon hit .336 on the night, committing only 14 errors on 152 attacks, while holding the Redhawks to a mark of just .178 with 11 team blocks.
Who Stood Out: The Ducks' offense was fueled by tremendous nights from sophomore Lindsey Vander Weide (18 kills, .436) and freshman Ronika Stone (16 kills, .552), who combined for 34 of Oregon's 66 kills while committing just one attack error. Vander Weide added 10 digs to record her team-best 12th double-double of the year. Stone was dominant in the final set with seven kills on 10 swings.
Sophomore Lauren Page and junior Taylor Agost each added nine kills in impressive showings, and senior Kacey Nady put down six kills while leading Oregon with five blocks. Setters Maggie Scott (31 assists) and August Raskie (26) paced the Ducks' offense, with Raskie adding 10 digs for her ninth double-double, while senior Amanda Benson led the defense with 23 digs.
What It Means: The Ducks advance past the first round of the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in program history, seventh under Moore, and improve to 15-13 (.536) all-time in the tournament. Oregon's win is a welcome sight after being bounced from the postseason in the first round last season, and moves the program one step closer to its fifth-ever Sweet 16 appearance.
Notable: Stone's 16 kills were a season-high … Benson moved her career dig total to 2,135, just 63 shy of Katie Swoboda's (2005-08) program record of 2,198. The senior also moved her season dig total to 564, giving her a career-high and putting her fourth on the UO single-season list … The Ducks hit better than .300 for the 14th time this season, and improved to 14-0 when doing so and 18-0 when holding their opponent below .200 ... The win was career No. 598 for Moore as he gets closer the 600 mark.
Quotes:
Jim Moore, Head Coach
On Miami (Ohio)…
"Those are smart kids. They're doing some things different, and I like that a lot. They're not doing the same old thing and I love that, I think that's special, but it gave us fits, which is good."
Ronika Stone, Freshman Middle Blocker
On her success tonight…
"As long as I keep playing my game, things seem to go right for me. Our setters did a really good job of making our hitters available and really spread it out, and I was lucky enough to be able to put them down tonight."
Lindsey Vander Weide, Sophomore Outside Hitter
On the slow starts and finishing the first set strong…
"We've been in these situations a lot when we don't start as fast as we want to, so I think that's something we've worked on the entire year. But I think that finish definitely gave us momentum going into the second set. We just have to start stronger."
Up Next: The Ducks will try to move one step closer to the ultimate prize of an NCAA Championship on Friday at 4:30 p.m. PT when they take on Michigan at Crisler Arena, with the winner booking a ticket to the Sweet 16.
Team Stats
MIAMI
ORE
Kills
51
66
Errors
24
15
Attempts
152
152
Hitting %
.178
.336
Points
59.0
79.0
Assists
47
62
Aces
3
2
Blocks
5.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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