Beavers Fall to No. 8 Oregon in Pac-12 Opener

Tuesday, September 19

Eugene, Ore.

7:00 PM

Oregon State

10-3

Oregon

8-1

Oregon State

Oregon

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

September 19, 2017 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon State fell to No. 8 Oregon in three sets in the teams' conference opener Tuesday night.

Set scores were 14-25, 23-25 and 19-25.

The turning point in the match came late in the second set. The teams exchanged blows throughout the set with Oregon going up three points on two occasions but the Beavers fought back to take the lead at 20-19. Leading 23-22, Oregon called timeout. A kill for the Ducks led to an error by OSU and an ace by Oregon, who stole the set 25-23.

"That was a big momentum swing," head coach Mark Barnard said. "We made a couple mistakes in a row and didn't make them hit the ball. We just didn't challenge them at that moment. That's hard to come back from."

Haylie Bennett recorded nine kills, including the first three of the match over just 22 attacks. Her nine kills continue a strong stretch of play for Bennett who recorded 28 kills last week from her opposite position. Maddie Goings added seven kills and seven digs for the Beavers.

Grace Massey led the Beavers with 12 digs and Kayla Ellis added nine. Maddy Gravley tallied three blocks.

"Our freshmen were our best attackers tonight," Barnard said. "It isn't very often that Mary-Kate has an off night, but it happens to the best of them. But Haylie and Maddie had to step up and they did a nice job."

Game Notes: Haylie Bennett led the Beavers with nine kills … it is the first time this season that Mary-Kate Marshall did not lead the team in kills … junior transfer Shekinah Clarke recorded the first kills (3) and block (1) of her OSU career.

Next Up: Oregon State returns to action Sunday afternoon at No. 21 USC at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will air on Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Los Angeles.

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