Friday, March 6
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 AM
University of Oregon
0
vs
5
Stanford
Photo by: GoDucks.com
Ducks Drop Two at Mid-Season Rumble
03/06/26 | Women's Beach Volleyball
Facing another pair of top-five ranked opponents—Texas and UCLA—on day two.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Oregon beach volleyball team dropped a pair of 5-0 results to No. 1 Stanford and third-ranked USC on day one of the MPSF Mid-Season Rumble in Los Angeles.
Match 10: #1 Stanford 5, Oregon 0
The top-ranked Cardinal swept their way through the first wave of matches, taking a 2-0 lead. At No. 2s, the UO pair of Daley McClellan and Elsa Snipes had their four-match winning streak end in a tight 21-17, 21-16 setback to Avery Jackson and Brooke Rockwell. Stanford got the team victory with a win on court three.
In the final match in play, Bella Gamache and Liz Rossi got to within one—down 15-14 in the second—at No. 1 pairs but Stanford's Kelly Belardi and Ruby Sorra won six of the last nine to secure the last point.
1: Belardi/Sorra (STAN) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 21-11, 21-17
2: Jackson/Rockwell (STAN) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-17, 21-16
3: Clarke/Stowell (STAN) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-7, 21-10
4: Bell/Tusher (STAN) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-14, 21-7
5: Fisher/Hoffman (STAN) def. George/Koellner (ORE) – 21-13, 21-15
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3*, 5, 1
Match 11: #3 USC 5, Oregon 0
In the closest result of the day, Gwen Fife and AJ Slojkowski forced a third set at No. 3 pairs against the USC duo of Alana Embry and Quincy Stephens. Fife and Slojkowski dropped the opening set but rallied for an extended second-set win—24-22—before Embry and Stephens clinched the final tally of the dual.
1: Henson/Wood (USC) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 21-11, 21-12
2: Coakley/Pater (USC) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-8, 21-8
3: Embry/Stephens (USC) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-14, 22-24, 15-12
4: Kok/Zaengle (USC) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-15, 21-16
5: Bolyard/Truslow (USC) def. George/Koellner (ORE) – 21-11, 21-14
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3
Up Next: The Ducks' ranked tests continue Saturday with duals against Texas and UCLA, both ranked in the top five nationally. First serve of the Oregon-Texas matchup is scheduled for 9 a.m. followed by the 1 p.m. first serve against UCLA. The entire MPSF weekend is being streamed on B1G+.
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on X.
Match 10: #1 Stanford 5, Oregon 0
The top-ranked Cardinal swept their way through the first wave of matches, taking a 2-0 lead. At No. 2s, the UO pair of Daley McClellan and Elsa Snipes had their four-match winning streak end in a tight 21-17, 21-16 setback to Avery Jackson and Brooke Rockwell. Stanford got the team victory with a win on court three.
In the final match in play, Bella Gamache and Liz Rossi got to within one—down 15-14 in the second—at No. 1 pairs but Stanford's Kelly Belardi and Ruby Sorra won six of the last nine to secure the last point.
1: Belardi/Sorra (STAN) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 21-11, 21-17
2: Jackson/Rockwell (STAN) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-17, 21-16
3: Clarke/Stowell (STAN) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-7, 21-10
4: Bell/Tusher (STAN) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-14, 21-7
5: Fisher/Hoffman (STAN) def. George/Koellner (ORE) – 21-13, 21-15
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3*, 5, 1
Match 11: #3 USC 5, Oregon 0
In the closest result of the day, Gwen Fife and AJ Slojkowski forced a third set at No. 3 pairs against the USC duo of Alana Embry and Quincy Stephens. Fife and Slojkowski dropped the opening set but rallied for an extended second-set win—24-22—before Embry and Stephens clinched the final tally of the dual.
1: Henson/Wood (USC) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 21-11, 21-12
2: Coakley/Pater (USC) def. McClellan/Snipes (ORE) – 21-8, 21-8
3: Embry/Stephens (USC) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-14, 22-24, 15-12
4: Kok/Zaengle (USC) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-15, 21-16
5: Bolyard/Truslow (USC) def. George/Koellner (ORE) – 21-11, 21-14
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5*, 1, 3
Up Next: The Ducks' ranked tests continue Saturday with duals against Texas and UCLA, both ranked in the top five nationally. First serve of the Oregon-Texas matchup is scheduled for 9 a.m. followed by the 1 p.m. first serve against UCLA. The entire MPSF weekend is being streamed on B1G+.
For more news and information about Oregon Beach Volleyball, follow @OregonBeachVB on Instagram and @OregonBVB on X.
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