Ducks Play Washington Sunday at MKA

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon volleyball team is back inside Matthew Knight Arena Sunday afternoon to host Washington. First serve of the PNW matchup is scheduled for 1 p.m. The Ducks are 11-4 through the first half the regular season. Both teams carry a 2-3 Big Ten record into Sunday's match.

Series Info vs Washington
Oregon and Washington split a pair of five setters last season, each winning on its home floor. Dating back to 2018, seven of the last 13 matches between the two have played out over five sets. The Ducks have won four of the past five meetings in Eugene.

Last 10 | Oregon vs Washington
Tied 5-5
10/30/24 – Washington def. #10 Oregon, 3-2 (Seattle)
10/13/24 - #11 Oregon def. #24 Washington, 3-2 (Eugene)
10/29/23 – #9 Oregon def. Washington, 3-0 (Seattle)
9/29/23 – #6 Oregon def. Washington, 3-1 (Eugene)
11/4/22 – #16 Oregon def. #19 Washington, 3-0 (Eugene)
10/9/22 – #16 Washington def. #12 Oregon, 3-2 (Seattle)
11/21/21 – #12 Washington def. #16 Oregon, 3-0 (Seattle)
10/14/21 – #10 Washington def. #13 Oregon, 3-2 (Eugene)
3/7/21 – #20 Oregon def. #7 Washington, 3-2 (Eugene)
3/5/21 – #7 Washington def. #20 Oregon, 3-0 (Eugene)

Last Time Out
Alanah Clemente and Valentina Vaulet each put down double-digit kills but the Ducks fell to No. 22 USC this past Thursday in Los Angeles. Clemente led all players with 13 kills while Vaulet added 11 coupled with a .333 hitting percentage. The Trojans out-aced Oregon, 10-0. It was UO's first match of the season without an ace.

Playing at MKA
The Ducks are undefeated at home this season (4-0) including a pair of conference wins over Iowa and Ohio State. This is Oregon's 15^th year playing at Matthew Knight Arena and owns a 149-55 record on its home floor. That mark includes a 94-50 conference tally. Dating back to last season, Oregon has won six in a row in Eugene.

B1G Week Ahead
Oregon's next three home matches are against Washington (Sunday), Minnesota (Oct. 17) and Penn State (Oct. 18). Click HERE to buy tickets.

Staying Alive
Oregon saved four match points in the fifth set against Iowa (Oct. 3) at Matthew Knight Arena. Iowa led 14-12 but the Ducks pulled even after a kill from Alanah Clemente followed by a tandem block from Iva Sucurovic and Cora Taylor. The visitors had more match points at 16-15 and 17-16 but Valentina Vaulet saved both with kills. Oregon went on to win the fifth set, 19-17, on another Vaulet kill.

RPI Watch
The Ducks check in at No. 41 in the initial RPI release (Oct. 6) of the season. Oregon is one of the 13 Big Ten teams inside the top 51 of the first report. Washington is ranked 47^th this week.

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