The year began last Friday with a match against Temple, which Oregon won in three straight sets. Saturday saw a doubleheader against St. John’s and Navy in the Temple Invitational. Against St. John’s, the Ducks were off to a fast start and a 25-12 first set win. They didn’t look back. Their toughest set saw them down in the third 19-15, but they came back to win the match and win nine straight to take three games over the weekend. Martenne Bettendorf suffered an ankle injury against St. John’s and sat out the match against Navy.

Oregon came out hitting and look to get into the Top Ten when the polls come out on Tuesday. They hit .315 while holding their opponents this weekend to .038. The road trip continues for the Oregon Ducks this week with trips to LIU in Brooklyn and George Washington in Washington DC on Monday and Tuesday.