When you’re a four-sport athlete at the Division I level, people tend to take notice. First it was the AAU, which made Brenner the only collegiate finalist for the prestigious Sullivan Award — the AAU’s equivalent of the Heisman — and now it’s Sports Illustrated, which has nominated Brenner for Female College Athlete of the [...]
It’s been a while since you threw up an O at Autzen and you may have recently come down from a March Madness high, but Oregon’s spring sports are in full swing. There is a plethora of events this weekend for Ducks athletics, ranging from exhibition volleyball to a huge Pac-12 matchup in softball. Although [...]
As the confetti fell in the KFC Yum! Center and the Oregon Ducks watched the Texas Longhorns celebrate winning the 2012 national championship in front of over 16,000 people, there were no noticeable tears from the Oregon players. Instead, the looks were that of disappointment and maybe even more appropriately anger. As soon as the [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Oregon volleyball team lost in the NCAA national title game to the Texas Longhorns in straight sets on Saturday evening. The Ducks did not play well and simply had no answer for the Texas offensive attack which was led by tournament MVP Bailey Webster, who had 14 kills in the [...]
Oregon and Texas’s women’s volleyball teams play for the national championship at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Oregon beat Penn State 3-1 on Thursday in the Ducks first ever appearance in the Final Four while Texas ended the Cinderella run of the unranked Michigan Wolverines in a five set thriller. Oregon got off to [...]
There’s but one game left in this year’s NCAA women’s volleyball season: Oregon vs. Texas. Winner takes all. Fans from across the country are tuned in, ready to see either the Longhorns earn their second-ever national championship or AVCA Player of the Year Alaina Bergsma hoist the trophy for the underdog Ducks. Gotta root for [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When Oregon volleyball takes the court tonight against the Texas Longhorns, they will see a familiar sight on the other side of the net. Similar to Penn State, the top seed the Ducks just vanquished, the Longhorns are a tall, physically imposing squad; Texas has nine players are on their roster listed [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As I ate dinner downtown last night I happened across two Penn State fans. We exchanged pleasantries and eventually the game between Oregon and the Nittany Lions the night previous came up. The two gentlemen were Penn State alums and lifelong volleyball fans, so I asked their opinion of the game. The [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Oregon Ducks volleyball team had their final press conference Friday afternoon before they take on the Texas Longhorns tomorrow night at 4 p.m. PST to see who will be crowned national champions. Seated at the podium with head coach Jim Moore were three Oregon seniors who have gone on quite an [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the first time in program history, the University of Oregon volleyball team has recorded a thirty-win season and is headed to the national championship. In addition to the Ducks recording this accomplishment, the same can be said for head coach Jim Moore, who in his 23 years of coaching, has never [...]
The American Volleyball Coaches Association has named Oregon outside hitter Alaina Bergsma National Player of the Year just days after Bergsma and teammate Lauren Plum were named first team All-Americans. The award is the top honor awarded to an NCAA volleyball player. The senior from Chandler, Ariz., is the first Duck to take home such [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As I left the KFC Yum! Center last night at about 1:30 a.m. and walked back to my hotel following Oregon’s surprisingly convincing defeat of the Penn State Nittany Lions, the streets of Louisville were quiet. The relatively raucous environment present when I arrived at the arena hours earlier was gone, and [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the first time in program history, the Oregon Ducks volleyball team is headed to the NCAA National Championship. Coming off an impressive 3-1 victory over top-seeded Big 10 Champion Penn State, the Ducks have earned the right to battle the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night at the KFC Yum! Center with [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — No. 5 Oregon defeated No. 1 Penn State 3-1 on Thursday and are now headed to their first National Championship game in program history for a match against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night. The Ducks had a balanced attack against Penn State with Liz Brenner leading the team with 17 kills [...]
Often times when thinking of the unsung hero of an athletic team, the last person typically thought of is the quarterback — they become synonymous with “the face of the franchise” and tend to get a majority of the credit and blame for a team’s performance. However, this is not the case for the Oregon [...]
As No. 5 Oregon and No. 1 Penn State gear up to play in tonight’s NCAA Tournament semifinals, fans of both factions have taken to Twitter to show their support. Im tryna watch those volleyball games later on. PENN STATE goes too hard!! — Lyles John Paul (@Lyles_John) December 13, 2012 Penn State women’s [...]
Head coach Jim Moore has transformed the Oregon volleyball team from a program that hardly garnered any national attention or recognition to a perennial Pac-12 contender now advancing to the Final Four, further than the program has ever been before. Entering Moore’s eighth year at the helm of the Oregon program, he is no stranger [...]
The Oregon volleyball team squares off against top-seeded powerhouse Penn State in the NCAA Tournament’s semifinals Thursday night. The No. 5 Ducks are coming off last week’s thrilling comeback win over Nebraska in the regional finals in Omaha. Here’s the scene in Louisville, Ky., where the Ducks will play the Nittany Lions.
