Oregon Ducks A&T On A Win Streak, BVB On A Losing Streak

Oregon A&T vs. Iona

The #2 Oregon Ducks Acrobatics and Tumbling team picked up another ranked win against #6 Iona in their second road match last Friday.

The Ducks never trailed, coming away with a dominant 270.630-257.370 win.

Meet scores –

• Compulsory (Start Value 40.00) – Oregon 37.90, Iona 37.15
• Acro (Start Value 30.00) – Oregon 28.80, Iona 26.20
• Pyramid (Start Value 30.00) – Oregon 29.40, Iona 27.85
• Toss (3 heats, Start Value Oregon 29.80, Iona 29.90) – Oregon 20.80, Iona 27.75
• Tumbling (6 types of passes, Start Value Oregon 59.95, Start Value Iona 58.30) – Oregon 55.750, Iona 53.250
• Team Event Total – Iona (Start Value 103.36) 85.17
• Team Event Total – Oregon (Start Value 109.14) 92.18

Final Team Score – Oregon 270.630, Iona 257.370

Oregon led from the compulsories on, and never looked back to a resounding 13 point win.

Oregon’s Start Value advantage in the Team event, coupled with an outstanding team performance, pushed them out of reach for the win, giving the Ducks their third win in a row over a ranked team.

Oregon A&T next will travel to Texas and face #1 Baylor on Saturday at 3:00 pm PT, in a rematch against the top two teams in the country. You can see the match on ESPN+.

Beach Volleyball

Oregon beach volleyball played at the Utah Beach Classic last weekend, losing to Boise State and Arizona on Friday, and UC Davis and Utah on Saturday.

The Ducks lost earlier in the season to Arizona and Boise State at the Cactus Classic in Tuscon, and dropped their rematches in Utah.

Day 1 vs. Boise State and Arizona

First Match – Boise State 4, Oregon 1

• 1: Anderson/Wolden (BSU) def. Gamache/Tyus (ORE) – 19-21, 21-18, 15-13
• 2: Alden/O’Neal (BSU) def. Fife/Slojkowski (ORE) – 21-16, 21-17
• 3: Coats/McClellan (ORE) def. Guerra-Acuna/Wolthuis (BSU) – 23-21, 21-16
• 4: Allen/Wolf (BSU) def. Checani/Patterson (ORE) – 21-18, 21-12
• 5: Ellena/Patock (BSU) def. George/Rossi (ORE) – 18-21, 21-17, 15-11

Second Match – Arizona 3, Oregon 2

• 1: Gamache/Tyus (ORE) def. Nieves Papaleo/Phillips (ARIZ) – 21-18, 21-19
• 2: Blutreich/Fitzsimmons (ARIZ) def. Coats/Fife (ORE) – 21-18, 21-12
• 3: Walker/Zilliken (ARIZ) def. Kriz/Taylor (ORE) – 21-9, 21-13
• 4: Kaiser/Kost (ARIZ) def. Checani/Patterson (ORE) – 22-20, 21-9
• 5: George/Rossi (ORE) def. O’Meara/Streit (ARIZ) – 21-11, 21-11

Day 2 vs. UC Davis and Utah

First Match – UC Davis 3, Oregon 2

• 1: Miller/Mitchell (UCD) def. Gamache/Tyus (ORE) – 14-21, 21-12, 15-12
• 2: Olen/Smolinski (UCD) def. Fife/Kriz (ORE) – 21-14, 21-15
• 3: Steeler/Waller (UCD) def. Coats/McClellan (ORE) – 21-17, 21-18
• 4: Bjornson/Kelly (ORE) def. Beard/Chapman (UCD) – 21-16, 21-14
• 5: George/Rossi (ORE) def. Heller/Leal (UCD) – 19-21, 21-7, 18-16

Second Match – Utah 4, Oregon 1

• 1: McAlister/Stephens (UU) def. Gamache/Tyus (ORE) – 21-14, 21-15
• 2: Collins/L. Griffin (UU) def. Coats/McClellan (ORE) – 21-17, 21-9
• 3: M. Griffin/Wessel (UU) def. Fife/Kriz (ORE) – 21-14, 21-16
• 4: Burleson/Pitzak (UU) def. Bjornson/Kelly (ORE) – 21-13, 21-10
• 5: George/Rossi (ORE) def. Ray/Sayre (UU) – 21-17, 21-17

Oregon beach volleyball is now 3-12 (0-4, MPSF) and suffering a 12-game losing streak. They can snap that streak this weekend when they play Bushnell on Friday, and Portland on Saturday here in Eugene.