Ducks sweep Beavers in volleyball Civil War
Oregon beats Beavers on home court for first time since 2000, gives OSU 10th conference loss
Lindsay Schnell
Issue date: 10/30/06 Section: Sports
Brittany Cahoon didn't try to hide her disappointment Friday night.
"It's frustrating because winning builds confidence and we're not winning," Cahoon said after the Ducks beat the Beavers 30-24, 30-22 and 30-21. "I expected my senior year to go a little differently."
Cahoon and the Beavers started out strong Friday, but once again couldn't sustain the momentum for the whole match.
Taylor Studzinski stepped in for injured setter Camilla Ah-Hoy and Kristin Murray attacked the net three consecutive times as OSU (3-16 overall, 0-10 Pacific 10) built a 14-12 lead in the first game. But Oregon (16-4, 6-4) answered back with the help of freshman outside hitter Sonja Newcombe, who would notch 21 total kills in the match.
OSU tried to mount a comeback on kills by Cahoon and blocks from Abby Windell, but the damage was already done.
"It's very perplexing," coach Taras Liskevych said. "We're coming off the best practice we've had all year and once the game begins we fall apart."
OSU put together small runs in games two and three but couldn't outlast the Ducks, who got their sixth Pac-10 win of the year. It is the first time since 1990 that Oregon has had that many conference wins.
"We're just not making runs enough or staying consistent," Cahoon said.
"We play good for two points, then give up four," Liskevych said. "We just can't put the ball down."
Outside hitter Rachel Rourke led the Beavers with 10 kills and fellow freshman Lexie Rathgeber added seven. Rourke also had three blocks and Murray recorded 11 digs.
Comparatively, Oregon had two players with 13 digs and three players with two blocks apiece. The Ducks also attacked the net at a .353 efficiency rate; OSU hit just .165 percent. Oregon also had three players record more than nine kills.
"I think part of the problem is that the freshmen still aren't aware of what a big deal the Civil War is," Liskevych said.
The match was played in front of 2,517, the second largest crowd in OSU volleyball history.
The Beavers will have another chance to get their first Pac-10 win this week when they host defending national champion Washington and Washington State Thursday and Friday in Gill Coliseum.
"It's frustrating because winning builds confidence and we're not winning," Cahoon said after the Ducks beat the Beavers 30-24, 30-22 and 30-21. "I expected my senior year to go a little differently."
Cahoon and the Beavers started out strong Friday, but once again couldn't sustain the momentum for the whole match.
Taylor Studzinski stepped in for injured setter Camilla Ah-Hoy and Kristin Murray attacked the net three consecutive times as OSU (3-16 overall, 0-10 Pacific 10) built a 14-12 lead in the first game. But Oregon (16-4, 6-4) answered back with the help of freshman outside hitter Sonja Newcombe, who would notch 21 total kills in the match.
OSU tried to mount a comeback on kills by Cahoon and blocks from Abby Windell, but the damage was already done.
"It's very perplexing," coach Taras Liskevych said. "We're coming off the best practice we've had all year and once the game begins we fall apart."
OSU put together small runs in games two and three but couldn't outlast the Ducks, who got their sixth Pac-10 win of the year. It is the first time since 1990 that Oregon has had that many conference wins.
"We're just not making runs enough or staying consistent," Cahoon said.
"We play good for two points, then give up four," Liskevych said. "We just can't put the ball down."
Outside hitter Rachel Rourke led the Beavers with 10 kills and fellow freshman Lexie Rathgeber added seven. Rourke also had three blocks and Murray recorded 11 digs.
Comparatively, Oregon had two players with 13 digs and three players with two blocks apiece. The Ducks also attacked the net at a .353 efficiency rate; OSU hit just .165 percent. Oregon also had three players record more than nine kills.
"I think part of the problem is that the freshmen still aren't aware of what a big deal the Civil War is," Liskevych said.
The match was played in front of 2,517, the second largest crowd in OSU volleyball history.
The Beavers will have another chance to get their first Pac-10 win this week when they host defending national champion Washington and Washington State Thursday and Friday in Gill Coliseum.
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