BERKELEY, Calif. — Facing a 2-1 match deficit, the No. 6 Oregon volleyball team rallied past Cal in five sets Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion. Senior Kara McGhee had six of her match-high 18 kills in the fifth set including the final tally of the day. With the win, the Ducks improve to 22-5 this season with a 12-4 mark in Pac-12 play.
Oregon dropped the first and third sets before coming away with a 23-25, 25-12, 20-25, 25-15, 15-13 result. The Ducks have now won eight straight against Cal. Saturday marked the first five setter in the head-to-head since the 2013 season.
McGhee hit .452 in the match, boosted by a .769 figure (10-0-13) over the final two sets. McGhee was joined in double figures by teammates Gabby Gonzales and Morgan Lewis with 14 each. Gonzales had 12 digs to complete one of two double-doubles for the Ducks. Lewis had six kills on nine swings in the fourth to help keep the Ducks alive in the eventual comeback.
Colby Neal registered a career-high nine blocks against Cal with McGhee not far behind with seven in the match. Senior libero Georgia Murphy had a team-high 17 digs to go along with seven assists.
How It Happened: In the decisive fifth, the Ducks won the first four points in the race to 15 featuring a pair of kills by McGhee. Oregon led 8-3 when the team switched sides after a kill by Colyer. Though the Ducks never trailed in the set, Cal stayed close and eventually tied the score at 13-all which forced UO head coach Matt Ulmer to…
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