After dropping both its home matches this weekend, the Oregon volleyball team dropped eight spots in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll to No. 20.
The Ducks suffered an upset loss against then-ranked No. 24 Arizona on Friday in a five-set match, before being swept by the Arizona State Wildcats Sunday afternoon.
“This was like the worst of it today,” head coach Matt Ulmer said after Sunday’s match. “That’s how bad we can be. I think we saw our low today. They gave us every chance, they gave us opportunities and we just gave them more.”
Sunday’s loss broke Oregon’s six-match winning streak against the Wildcats. Seniors Lindsey Vander Weide and August Raskie remained tied for the team lead of double-doubles (7).
Ulmer expressed frustration with the team for sloppy performances in each match, stating that he was considering bringing in redshirt freshmen to play in the spots of a handful of seniors.
Oregon will need to regroup this week in preparation for its first conference road trip of the year.
This weekend, the Ducks will take on the No. 17 UCLA Bruins (Friday at 7 p.m.) and the No. 12 USC Trojans (Sunday at 1 p.m.) in Los Angeles.
Other Pac-12 teams in this week’s updated poll include No. 2 Stanford, USC, No. 15 Washington, UCLA, No. 21 Arizona, No. 22 Washington State and No. 24 Utah.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Oregon dropped six spots in the AVCA poll, when in fact it dropped eight spots from No. 12 to No. 20.
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