WVB: UCLA Recap | Addicted To Quack

We’ve reached the midway point of the regular season for the Oregon Ducks Volleyball team in a tough conference this young Ducks team has shown they are already competitive in the best Volleyball league in the country, posting a 3-5 B1G record coming into Wednesday night’s clash and a 12-6 record overall.

The Ducks travelled to LA to take on #25 UCLA in a former PAC-12, now B1G showdown. Here is how it went down.

The first set was competitive as the Bruins built a small 15-13 lead. However the Ducks would then immediately turn up the heat and go on a 5-0 run to take the lead. Once the Ducks had the lead they would not relinquish it and take the first set 25-19.

The Ducks would keep up their strong play in the second punctuated by a strong kill to make it 15-9 and really put the pressure on UCLA.

Oregon would continue their strong play to take the 2nd set by an identical score of 25-19.

On the brink UCLA came out strong to start the 3rd set and would build up a 9-6 lead. However the Ducks would respond and fight back, tying the set at 15 thanks to a 5-1 run capped off with this point.

The 3rd set continued to be battle, but the Ducks refused to back down and at match point were able to secure the point, sweep the Bruins, and pick up their 2nd win over a ranked team in the past week.