Schroeder Hits Milestone in Win vs Utah

Friday, April 5

Seattle, WA

1:00 PM

University of Oregon

Arizona

Photo by: Luke Domenick

04/05/24 | Women's Beach Volleyball

Ducks split two matches Friday at the Pac-12 North Invitational.

SEATTLE, Wash. – The Oregon beach volleyball team picked up a 3-2 win over Utah to earn a split on day one of the Pac-12 North Invitational at Alki Beach. In the Ducks' win over Utah, senior Ashley Schroeder became the second player in program history to reach 40-career dual victories.

Match 1 | #18 Arizona 5, Oregon 0

The Ducks forced three sets at the No. 1 and 2 spots against 18^th-ranked Arizona but the Wildcats came away with the 5-0 win overall. Daley McClellan and Alina Valenti won the opening frame in the top spot but Olivia McElroy and Abby Russell rallied for the 23-25, 21-15, 15-11 triumph in the final match of the dual.

During the first wave, Jensen Kaelin and Ashley Schroeder used a quick start in the second to pull even with Annie Kost and Hope Shannon and force a decisive third. However, the Arizona duo held steady in the 21-9, 17-21, 15-11 decision.

1: Olivia McElroy/Abby Russell (ARZ) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 23-25, 21-15, 15-11
2: Annie Kost/Hope Shannon (ARZ) def. Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) – 21-9, 17-21, 15-11
3: Grace Cook/Kylee Fitzsimmons (ARZ) def. Landree Coats/Bella Gamache (ORE) – 21-15, 21-19
4: Jess Horwath/Kate Phillips (ARZ) def. Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) – 21-12, 21-7
5: Miranda Erro/Ashlyn Zilliken (ARZ) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) – 21-8, 21-10
Order of finish – 4, 2, 5, 3, 1

Match 2 | Oregon 3, Utah 2

The Ducks took an early 2-0 lead with sweeps at the No. 2 and 4 spots in the lineup. Natasha George and Sophie Gregoire were the first pair off the court followed by the 21-15, 21-15 milestone for Schroeder in tandem with Kaelin. Schroeder joins Bea Wetton in the Ducks' 40-win club; Wetton tallied 45 victories in her UO career.

Landree Coats and Bella Gamache clinched the team win with their 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 result over Chloe Narancich and Lauren Sayre at the No. 3 spot in the lineup. Coats and Gamache lead the Ducks with five wins as a pair.

1: Langley Griffin/Katie McAlister (UTAH) def. Daley McClellan/Alina Valenti (ORE) – 21-17, 19-21, 15-13
2: Jensen Kaelin/Ashley Schroeder (ORE) def. Rylee Johnson/ Bella Vezzani (UTAH) – 21-15, 21-15
3: Landree Coats/Bella Gamache (ORE) def. Chloe Narancich/Lauren Sayre (UTAH) – 19-21, 21-17, 15-9
4: Natasha George/Sophie Gregoire (ORE) def Marissa Koch/Kylie Pitzak (UTAH) – 21-17, 21-16
5: Gwen Fife/Milan Ray (UTAH) def. Presley McCaskill/Isabel Patterson (ORE) – 15-21, 21-18, 15-10
Order of finish – 4, 2, 3, 1, 5

Up Next: The Ducks face No. 12 Arizona State and 13^th-ranked—and weekend host—Washington on day two of the Pac-12 North in Seattle. Oregon's day starts at 1 p.m. against the Sun Devils followed by their 4 p.m. dual with the Huskies.

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