University of Oregon
Portland
Ducks Fall to Portland in Season Opener
03/24/18 | Women's Beach Volleyball
Oregon dropped its 2018 beach opener, 4-1, to Portland on Saturday in Salem
SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon beach volleyball team dropped its 2018 season opener, 4-1, to Portland on Saturday at Chemeketa Community College.
How it Happened: Opening their season against Portland for the second year in a row, the Ducks (0-1) earned a point at the No. 5 court with a win by senior Maggie Scott and sophomore Ronika Stone. Oregon's winningest pair last season, Scott and Stone defeated Portland's Elizabeth Reich and McKenzie Schwan, 21-19, 21-11.
Both the No. 2 pair of Willow Johnson and Lauren Page and the No. 3 duo of August Raskie and Josie Cole rebounded from first-set losses to win their second sets, 21-14, but the Pilots (2-3) held on in the final sets on both courts.
Marine Hall-Poirier and Kyra Hanawahine played tough on the No. 4 court but lost, 24-22, 21-13, and the Ducks' No. 1 pair of Taylor Agost and Lindsey Vander Weide suffered a 21-12, 21-14 defeat.
Results: Portland 4, Oregon 1
1. Stephens/Thompson (UP) def. Agost/Vander Weide (UO), 21-12, 21-14
2. Barker/Robinson (UP) def. Johnson/Page (UO), 18-21, 21-14, 15-8
3. Savoca/Williams (UP) def. Cole/Raskie (UO), 10-21, 21-14, 15-12
4. Naatz/Naone (UP) def. Hall-Poirier/Hanawahine (UO), 24-22, 21-13
5. Scott/Stone (UO) def. Reich/Schwan (UP), 21-19, 21-11
Up Next: The Ducks will travel to Irvine, Calif., to face No. 7 Cal Poly and Irvine Valley College on Monday afternoon.
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