Fifteen months since the Oregon soccer team last took the field, and more than 13 months since Graeme Abel was hired as head coach, the Ducks will finally return to action Sunday, when they host Gonzaga.
The Ducks haven't played since Nov. 7, 2019, a 1-0 loss to Oregon State that wrapped up a 5-9-5 campaign. In late December of that year, Abel was hired to infuse Oregon's program with the World Cup-winning spirit that fueled the U.S. National Teams he worked with as an assistant.
But then, last March, the COVID-19 pandemic brought college athletics to a halt.