SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The No. 6 Oregon volleyball team improved to 6-0 this season with Saturday’s win over Pepperdine (25-21, 25-16, 25-17). Mimi Colyer tallied 16 kills and 10 digs to complete her second double-double of the weekend. The Ducks hit .316 in the match to go along with nine blocks and seven aces.
Gabby Gonzales put down eight kills to go along with a match-high 12 digs while middle blocker Kara McGhee added seven kills on a .545 hitting percentage and tied Karson Bacon for the match lead with four blocks. Hannah Pukis turned in another all-around performance with 30 assists, eight digs, three kills, two blocks and a pair of aces.
Oregon hit .491 over the final two sets after posting a .073 mark in the opener. The Ducks committed seven attack errors in the first and responded with just four the remainder of the match.
How It Happened
Down one late in the first set, the Ducks used a three-point surge to take the lead on the heels of a kill by Gonzales and a pair of Pepperdine errors. Oregon led 21-19 and maintained the slim advantage at 22-21 before rattling off the final three points of the frame. McGhee and Morgan Lewis teamed up for two-consecutive blocks to secure the 1-0 match lead.
With the offense trying to find its footing, the Ducks came through with 19 digs, four blocks and two aces in the first set. Pepperdine (1-4) led as late as 19-18.
Oregon wasted no time in sprinting out to a 10-4 advantage in the second and the Waves got no closer than…
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