Oregon Ducks women's volleyball

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Oregon Ducks Volleyball
Oregon Ducks logo.svg
University University of Oregon
Head coachMatt Ulmer (8th season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Eugene, Oregon
Home arena Matthew Knight Arena (capacity: 12,364)
Nickname Ducks
ColorsGreen and yellow [1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
2012
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
2012
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
2012, 2018, 2022, 2023
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
1984, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

The Oregon Ducks volleyball team of the Big Ten Conference, is the intercollegiate women's volleyball team of the University of Oregon. The team plays its home games at Matthew Knight Arena, with its former arena being McArthur Court.

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Program record and history

SeasonHead coachOverall RecordConference RecordConference StandingPost Season
2002Carl Ferreira11–211–1710thDNQ
2003Carl Ferreira3–240–1810thDNQ
2004Carl Ferreira10–191–1710thDNQ
2005Jim Moore12–181–1710thDNQ
2006Jim Moore17–127–116th NCAA First Round
2007Jim Moore22–119–95th NCAA Regional Semi-Final
2008Jim Moore25–911–74th NCAA Regional Semi-Final
2009Jim Moore21–129–96th NCAA Second Round
2010Jim Moore19–117–117thDNQ
2011Jim Moore21–1014–86th NCAA First Round
2012Jim Moore30–516–42nd NCAA Runner-Up
2013Jim Moore20–1212–74th NCAA Second Round
2014Jim Moore23–1011–94th NCAA Regional Semi-Final
2015Jim Moore16–1410–106th NCAA First Round
2016Jim Moore21–1013–74th NCAA Second Round
2017Matt Ulmer18–1210–108th NCAA Second Round
2018Matt Ulmer23–1113–72nd NCAA Regional Final
2019Matt Ulmer9–205–159thDNQ
2020Matt Ulmer15–514–42nd NCAA Regional Semi-Final
2021Matt Ulmer22–913–74th NCAA First Round
2022Matt Ulmer26–617–32nd NCAA Regional Final
2023Matt Ulmer29-616-42nd NCAA Regional Final
2024Matt Ulmer

Postseason

Below is a listing of Oregon Volleyball post-season history and results. [2]

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1984 N/AFirst round
Sweet 16
Hawaii
San Jose St
W 3–2
L 3–1
1986 N/AFirst roundStanfordL 3–1
1987 N/AFirst roundStanfordL 3–0
1989 N/AFirst roundArizonaL 3–0
2006 N/AFirst roundHawaiiL 3–0
2007 N/AFirst round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Missouri State
(9) Kansas State
(8) UCLA
W 3–0
W 3–2
L 3–1
2008 (11)First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Delaware
North Carolina
Iowa State
W 3–0
W 3–1
L 3–2
2009 (14)First round
Second round
Clemson
Kentucky
W 3–0
L 3–0
2011 N/AFirst roundColorado StateL 3–2
2012 (5)First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
Northern Colorado
Dayton
(12) BYU
(4) Nebraska
(1) Penn State
(3) Texas
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–1
W 3–1
W 3–1
L 3–0
2013 N/AFirst round
Second round
Miami OH
(8) Nebraska
W 3–0
L 3–0
2014 (10)First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Santa Clara
LSU
(7) North Carolina
W 3–0
W 3–1
L 3–1
2015 N/AFirst round(6) WisconsinL 3–1
2016 N/AFirst round
Second round
Miami OH
(12) Michigan
W 3–1
L 3–1
2017 N/AFirst round
Second round
Kennesaw State
(13) BYU
W 3–0
L 3–0
2018 (15)First round
Second round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
New Mexico State
Baylor
(2) Minnesota
(7) Nebraska
W 3–1
W 3–2
W 3–1
L 3–0
2020 (10)Second round
Sweet 16
Notre Dame
(7) Purdue
W 3–0
L 3–1
2021 N/AFirst roundKansasL 3–0
2022 (10)First round
Second round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
Loyola Marymount
Arkansas
(7) Nebraska
(2) Louisville
W 3–0
W 3–1
W 3–2
L 3–2
2023 (6)First round
Second round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
Southeastern Louisiana
Hawai'i
(10) Purdue
(3) Wisconsin
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3-0
L 3-1

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References

  1. "Colors | University Communications". University of Oregon Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. "Oregon Official Record Book: Go Ducks" (PDF). goducks.com.