BOULDER, Colo. — Senior middle blocker Kara McGhee put down 10 kills and hit .909 in Friday evening’s straight-set win at Colorado. With McGhee, the Ducks had three players in double figures and combined for a .333 hitting percentage on their way to a seventh-consecutive win in the series. Oregon is now 14-2 this season with a 4-1 mark in Pac-12 play.
Gabby Gonzales led all player with 13 kills coupled with a .435 efficiency while Mimi Colyer rounded out the double-figures trio with 10 kills of her own. Both also picked up 10 digs to complete double-doubles against the Buffaloes. Karson Bacon added nine kills while hitting .467 on 15 swings.
Defensively, the Ducks posted 11 total team blocks and limited Colorado to a .129 hitting percentage in the match. Senior opposite Morgan Lewis posted a career-high eight blocks, surpassing the seven blocks she had earlier this season at UCLA (Sept. 24). Bacon and McGhee each had six blocks.
How It Happened: The Ducks trailed through the early stages of the first set, trailing by as many as four points but a string of four-consecutive kills tied things up in the opener at 9-all. Oregon used another 4-0 run to take its first lead of the night, going ahead 14-12 during the push. The run ended with a block by Lewis and McGhee.
Colorado (9-7, 1-4) pulled to within one with a kill to end the next rally but the Ducks never relinquished their lead. Back-to-back blocks by Bacon and Hannah Pukis extended the advantage to 21-15 and forced the home…
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