The Oregon Women’s Club Volleyball team finished tied for third in the United States Volleyball Association Tournament through the weekend in Lake Oswego, missing finals play by just a few points.
The Ducks began the tournament by winning their pool, 3-1, which placed them third entering bracket play. In the quarter finals they played the Kung Pao Chicks and were quick to move on, winning 2-1, by scores of 25-21, 20-25 and 15-11.
Next were the semi-finals against EFG where the women started strong, conquering the first game 25-18. But Oregon came to the end of the road by falling in the next two, 22-25 and 15-9, keeping them from advancing to the finals.
“We played some very good volleyball and some very bad volleyball, but overall it went well.” coach Cody Banner said.
This was the first tournament for the team this year, and they were left to play without two of their starters. It was a smaller tournament, consisting of 11 teams from all over, including Southern Oregon and Pacific.
In the next tournament on Feb. 18 the women will play again in Lake Oswego against many open teams.
“We’re definitely looking forward to the rest of the season,” Banner said. “This team has a lot of potential along with some really good players.”

Men’s Rugby
The Oregon men’s club rugby team finished off the second of their back-to-back road games in the Bay Area, easily defeating Stanford 32-10.
The Ducks finished the trip at 1-1 after losing to Sacramento State last weekend, leaving them at .500 for the winter season.
The men made their point clear from the beginning by tackling, running the ball hard and scoring within the first five minutes. Stanford was only able to score once in the first half, due to the strong defense and team effort.
“We totally dominated the game with some quality team effort,” coach Bob Snyder said. “I thought Stanford would have been more of a challenge.”
The team was able to compete with every player being healthy, and, according to Snyder, had possession of the ball 80% of the time. The Oregon men’s second team also played Stanford last weekend, winning 20-17.
“Our guys gained a lot of confidence from this game, which was badly needed,” Snyder said.
The men hope to improve to 2-1 when they play Brigham Young in Eugene Feb. 10.