Thursday, September 20
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Beavers Fall in Pac-12 Opener
September 20, 2018 | Women's Volleyball
EUGENE, Ore. – The five-match win streak the Oregon State volleyball team carried into its Pac-12 Conference opener was snapped by No. 12 Oregon Thursday night.
That match was the first Civil War, brought to you by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway/Albertsons, Your Local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank, of the 2018-19 academic year.
The Beavers fell to 10-3 on the season and 0-1 in Pac-12 play by scores of 12-25, 25-23, 14-25 and 15-25.
Oregon State played strong defense in the back with sophomore libero Grace Massey collecting a season-high tying 29 digs.
"Grace did an unbelievable job and really held us up tonight," head coach Mark Barnard said. "We had issues with getting the ball on the floor and we spent a lot of time digging and digging and digging."
Oregon jumped out to a quick lead in the first set going up 6-3, but the Beavers held steady and worked their way back to a 7-7 tie. OSU took the lead at 9-8, before Oregon reeled off the next nine points to take a 17-9 lead. The Ducks took the set 25-12. Massey recorded 10 digs in the opening set alone.
The Beavers rallied in the second set running an effective offense with Amy Underdown registering five kills and Serena Bruin adding four. However, it was Haylie Bennett who was the focal point late in the set recording a pair of kills and a block as the Beavers held on to take the set 25-23 evening the match at one set apiece.
Oregon State trailed again in the third set, 5-1, coming out of the break before recovering to pull within one at 9-8. Trailing by one, Bennett was injured on the following play leaving the match. Oregon opened the lead from that point winning the set 25-14.
Oregon got out quickly again in the fourth set taking a 10-3 lead and despite five kills in the set by Maddie Goings, the Ducks sealed the match by taking the fourth set 25-15.
Underdown led the Beavers with 14 kills and 11 digs while Goings added 10 kills and 10 digs in the match
Game Notes: Haylie Bennett suffered a knee injury in the third set and will be re-evaluated back in Corvallis … Grace Massey tied her season-high with 29 digs.
Next Up: Oregon State returns to Corvallis to host No. 13 Washington on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.
Season and single game tickets for the 2018 Oregon State volleyball season are now available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Volleyball and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Oregon State volleyball fans are encouraged to join Off the Bench, the program's new donor club. Click here for more information or call Alex Gary in Our Beaver Nation at 541-737-2370.
As a ticketed event, Oregon State volleyball matches will now adhere to the Athletic Department's Clear Bag Policy, which was implemented in the spring as an additional security measure and to provide fans a more consistent and efficient entry process. For more information on the policy, click here.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverVBall or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
That match was the first Civil War, brought to you by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway/Albertsons, Your Local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank, of the 2018-19 academic year.
The Beavers fell to 10-3 on the season and 0-1 in Pac-12 play by scores of 12-25, 25-23, 14-25 and 15-25.
Oregon State played strong defense in the back with sophomore libero Grace Massey collecting a season-high tying 29 digs.
"Grace did an unbelievable job and really held us up tonight," head coach Mark Barnard said. "We had issues with getting the ball on the floor and we spent a lot of time digging and digging and digging."
Oregon jumped out to a quick lead in the first set going up 6-3, but the Beavers held steady and worked their way back to a 7-7 tie. OSU took the lead at 9-8, before Oregon reeled off the next nine points to take a 17-9 lead. The Ducks took the set 25-12. Massey recorded 10 digs in the opening set alone.
The Beavers rallied in the second set running an effective offense with Amy Underdown registering five kills and Serena Bruin adding four. However, it was Haylie Bennett who was the focal point late in the set recording a pair of kills and a block as the Beavers held on to take the set 25-23 evening the match at one set apiece.
Oregon State trailed again in the third set, 5-1, coming out of the break before recovering to pull within one at 9-8. Trailing by one, Bennett was injured on the following play leaving the match. Oregon opened the lead from that point winning the set 25-14.
Oregon got out quickly again in the fourth set taking a 10-3 lead and despite five kills in the set by Maddie Goings, the Ducks sealed the match by taking the fourth set 25-15.
Underdown led the Beavers with 14 kills and 11 digs while Goings added 10 kills and 10 digs in the match
Game Notes: Haylie Bennett suffered a knee injury in the third set and will be re-evaluated back in Corvallis … Grace Massey tied her season-high with 29 digs.
Next Up: Oregon State returns to Corvallis to host No. 13 Washington on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.
Season and single game tickets for the 2018 Oregon State volleyball season are now available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com/Volleyball and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
Oregon State volleyball fans are encouraged to join Off the Bench, the program's new donor club. Click here for more information or call Alex Gary in Our Beaver Nation at 541-737-2370.
As a ticketed event, Oregon State volleyball matches will now adhere to the Athletic Department's Clear Bag Policy, which was implemented in the spring as an additional security measure and to provide fans a more consistent and efficient entry process. For more information on the policy, click here.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverVBall, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverVBall or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverVBall.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
