Highest-Ranked Win in Program History

Friday, April 17

Seattle, WA

11:15 AM

University of Oregon

FAU

Team celebration, win vs #15 FAU (April 17, 2026)

Photo by: Rian Yamasaki

04/17/26 | Women's Beach Volleyball

Oregon beat 15th-ranked FAU in its first of two matches Friday.

SEATTLE, Wash. – The Oregon beach volleyball team beat No. 15 Florida Atlantic Friday morning at the Alki Invitational in Seattle. The result marks the program's highest-ever ranked win, and its second over a ranked team this year. Daley McClellan and Elsa Snipes clinched the milestone win for the Ducks.

Individually, senior Natasha George registered her 46^th career win during the FAU victory and became the program's all-time leader in the category.

Oregon split its two matches Friday—falling to Boise State in its afternoon dual—and is now 16-15 this season. The Ducks will face Portland Saturday at 12:30 p.m. followed by the weekend finale against No. 19 Washington.

Hanna Bjornson and Sofia Taylor were first off court with their 21-17, 21-15 win at No. 4 pairs, and the Ducks' lead grew to 2-0 with the victory for George and Landree Coats on court five. The milestone win for George came with a 21-19, 21-16 scoreline.

The 15^th-ranked Owls got on the board with a win at the top of the lineup and then tied the dual at 2-2 with a three-set win on court two. Bella Gamache and Liz Rossi won the first set at No. 2 pairs but FAU rallied for the point 16-14 in the third.

McClellan and Snipes were also in a third set on court three. The UO pair won the opening set before a tight second frame went to the Owls. In the decisive set, however, McClellan and Snipes pulled away for the 21-13, 22-24, 15-11 victory to secure the upset.

The Ducks' No. 3 pairs went on to have the team's lone point in a 4-1 setback to Boise State. McClellan and Snipes took down the BSU duo of Keira Demirjian and Serena van der Made—21-19, 21-19.

Match 30: Oregon 3, #15 FAU 2
1: Morgenstern/Starling (FAU) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-19, 21-14
2: Koehl/Strandberg (FAU) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 16-21, 21-16, 16-14
3: McClellan/Snipes (ORE) def. Scanlon/VanDeusen (FAU) – 21-13, 22-24, 15-11
4: Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) def. Knifton/Wolf (FAU) – 21-17, 21-15
5: Coats/George (ORE) def. Edwards/Mignerey (FAU) – 21-19, 21-16
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3*

Match 31: Boise State 4, Oregon 1
1: Alden/Wolden (BSU) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 22-20, 21-12
2: Anderson/Avery (BSU) def. Gamache/Rossi (ORE) – 18-21, 21-19, 15-9
3: McClellan/Snipes (ORE) def. Demirjian/van der Made (BSU) – 21-19, 21-19
4: Moss/Wolthuis (BSU) def. Bjornson/Taylor (ORE) – 21-15, 25-23
5: Ellena/Patock (BSU) def. Coats/George (ORE) – 24-22, 21-18
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 5*, 2

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