The Oregon Ducks (13-2, 3-1 Pac-12) were defeated by the Washington State Cougars (14-1, 4-0 Pac-12) in four sets at MKA, 14-25, 25-20, 27-29, 23-25.
Head coach Matt Ulmer said well before the first serve that this matchup between the Ducks and the Cougars was going to be difficult, because it always is between these two very good teams.
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24969560/IMG_5615.JPG)
The Ducks lost this match on a series of mistakes that they can’t get away with against the top teams in the nation. In set one, Oregon started out with the same serve/receive errors that plagued them in set one against Oregon State and Washington, and the Cougars made them pay with a 10-0 run before the Ducks could score a point.