At precisely the wrong point of the season, the Oregon Ducks had match point in the 4th set and could not close, dropping their match to the Louisville Cardinals in five sets, 23-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-27, 6-15.
The Ducks and Cardinals played evenly in the first two sets, and each side really worked for every point they earned.
In the third set it appeared that the Oregon machine was in fine form, and the Ducks opened with a 7-0 run. The Ducks offense was humming and Louisville errors made catching up impossible.
The fourth set found the teams trading leads all set.