Oregon beats Arkansas in NCAA Tournament

Arkansas grabbed the opening set towards No. 3 seed Oregon, however the Geese had been capable of transfer on to the Candy 16 with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-9) win on the Matthew Knight Area in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.

Arkansas jumped out to a 5-0 result in begin the third set, however the Geese answered and grabbed an 11-10 benefit. The Razorbacks managed to tie it at 15-15, however Oregon took the lead for good on a kill by Brooke Nuneviller.

The Geese used an 8-0 run to interrupt away within the fourth set and wrap up the win. Oregon led solely 8-6, however hit the accelerator to push the benefit to 16-6 and cruise from there.

Nuneviller, a 5-11 senior outdoors hitter, completed with a match-high 19 kills, whereas Mimi Colyer added 15.

Taylor Head and Jillian Gillen led Arkansas with 12 kills every.

Arkansas (21-9) used a 9-1 run within the opening set to take management, turning a 7-6 deficit right into a 15-8 lead. Oregon took benefit of Razorbacks hitting errors to the tune of a 9-0 run to win the second set.

Oregon (25-5) matched a faculty document by successful its fifteenth straight match and improved to 14-0 at house this season.

Arkansas was making its first NCAA Match look since 2013.