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Ducks Improve to 2-0 With Sweep of Boston College

EUGENE, Ore. – The 11th ranked Oregon volleyball team improved to 2-0 to start the 2019 season with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-16 sweep over Boston College on Saturday night in the final match of the Oregon Classic at Matthew Knight Arena.

The Ducks hit .318 as a team and were led once again by returning all-Americans Willow Johnson, Ronika Stone and Brooke Nuneviller. Johnson was named the Oregon Classic MVP after leading all players with 14 kills on .591 hitting.

The Oregon Ducks take on the Portland State Vikings at Papu00e9 Field in Eugene, Oregon on August 30, 2019 (Samuel Marshall Photography)

How it Happened: Boston College (1-2) took an early 9-6 lead to open the match before the Ducks evened things up with a 3-0 run, and Johnson sparked another 3-0 stretch with a kill to give UO a 14-12 lead.