No. 8 Ducks Host Cal, No. 3 Stanford

EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 8 Oregon volleyball team plays host to the Bay Area teams at Matthew Knight Arena beginning Friday against Cal. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Pac-12 Oregon. The Ducks’ top-10 matchup against third-ranked Stanford will play out Sunday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN. Oregon enters the weekend with a 16-3 record including a 6-2 mark in Pac-12 play.
 
Friday, Oct. 20
#8 Oregon vs California (13-6, 2-6) – 7 p.m.
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Sunday, Oct. 22
#8 Oregon vs #3 Stanford (15-2, 8-0) – 5:30 p.m.
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Series Info vs California
Oregon has won 16 of the past 17 meetings against Cal including six consecutive. The Ducks have won 14 of those 16 by way of a sweep. Prior to the recent trend of the series, the team had won just 17 matches in the first 71 meetings. Cal leads the all-time series, 55-33.
 
Series Info vs Stanford
Oregon has won the past three head-to-head meetings with Stanford, the program’s longest winning streak in the all-time series. Five of the program’s seven wins versus Stanford have come on the Ducks’ home floor. The Cardinal lead the all-time series, 68-7. The teams last met as top-10 opponents on Nov. 4, 2012, in Eugene.
 
Building Blocks
Oregon leads the Pac-12 and ranks seventh in the nation with 2.88 blocks per set, a figure that is up to 3.15 blocks per set in conference play. The Ducks have 10 or more team blocks in 11 matches including a season-high 14.0 on three occasions.
 
Up!
During league play, the Ducks are averaging 15.19 digs per set, more than a dig per set higher (14.15 d/s) than their season average. Senior libero Georgia Murphy is also up to 3.74 digs per set against Pac-12 teams. She has six matches with 15 or more digs this season, four of those in conference play.
 
Milestone Watch
Senior Karson Bacon enters Friday’s match against California with 432 career blocks, 16 shy of fifth place on the program’s all-time list. Bacon has nine matches this season with six or more blocks and currently ranks third in the Pac-12 with 1.39 blocks per set.
 
In the Polls
The Ducks continue their stay inside the top 10, checking in at No. 8 in this week’s AVCA poll (Oct. 16). Sunday will mark the team’s seventh match against a ranked…