The Oregon volleyball season came to a close Friday night at the NCAA regional semifinals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The No. 10 seed Ducks lost in four sets to No. 7 seed North Carolina 25-23,25-22, 23-25, 25-16.
Oregon opened the match on with a 14-9 run, but the Tar Heels closed out the first set by out scoring the Ducks 16-9 en route to a 25-23 set victory.
The second set, like the first, was a back and forth bout, but ultimately North Carolina won 25-22.
The Ducks won the third set 25-23. Oregon junior outside hitter Martenne Bettendorf had 13 kills through three sets to lead Oregon. She finished with a match-high 16 kills.
In the fourth and final set, the Tar Heels jumped out to a 19-10 lead and never looked back. North Carolina took the fourth set 25-16 to win the match and keep its season alive.
North Carolina senior Chaniel Nelson led the Tar Heels with a team-high 14 kills. Junior setter Jordy Schnabl had a match leading 27 assists and senior libero Taner Ece led the Tar Heels with 14 digs.
Oregon sophomore libero recorded a match-high 17 digs. Oregon’s Shellsy Ashen and freshman Maggie Scott combined for 49 assists.
With the loss, Oregon finishes 23-10. North Carolina improves to 29-2 and will face Texas in the regional final.
Here’s the final box score.
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