University of Oregon
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Volleyball Downed at No. 5 Stanford
10/28/05 | Women's Volleyball
STANFORD, Calif. - In a match that only took one hour and 27 minutes to complete, the fifth-ranked Stanford women's volleyball team scored a 30-20, 30-23, 30-20 decision over the Oregon Ducks in a Pacific-10 match Thursday night at Maples Pavilion.
Freshman Mira Djuric led the Ducks with 12 kills, and senior Jaclyn Jones registered eight in a losing cause.
As a team, Stanford hit .346 while holding the Ducks to a .110 hitting percentage.
Oregon fell to 11-10 overall and 1-9 in the conference. The victory raised Stanford's record to 19-3 overall and 8-2 in the Pac-10.
Oregon jumped to a 2-1 lead in game one, but a 7-1 run by the Cardinal gave the home team an 8-3 lead. The Ducks, however, changed the momentum and went ahead 10-8. The momentum changed for good as the Cardinal surged ahead, 13-12, and upped the margin to as many as ten points at 29-19.
A 5-4 Duck lead didn't last long as the Cardinal controlled the tempo for most of game two. A 9-2 run gave Stanford a 13-7 advantage. Oregon tied the game at 17-17, but a 6-0 run put the Cardinal in front to stay. The lead was built to eight points at 29-21, and a kill by freshman Foluke Akinradewo gave Stanford a 30-23 game two win.
Again, the Ducks took the early lead in game three at 5-3. Stanford tied the match at 9-9, and then went on a 10-0 run to seal Oregon's fate. Two attack errors by Oregon gave Stanford its 29th and 30th points of game three (30-20) and the match.
The Ducks take on No. 15 California on Friday in Berkeley.
