Ducks Are For Real: Beat No. 17 Long Beach State

Oregon next plays at the Cal State Northridge tournament this weekend, facing the host Matadors on Friday and Utah State on Saturday.

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LONG BEACH, Calif. - The University of Oregon volleyball team passed its first road test of the season, defeating No. 17 Long Beach State, 3-1, on Wednesday night.

The Ducks (3-0) took the contest 30-16, 24-30, 30-24, 30-22. LBSU (3-1) began the day ranked No. 17 by CVU.com and was No. 27 according to AVCA.com.

For a second straight match, senior Erin Little came up big, leading the Ducks with 20.5 points and 17 kills. Freshman Sonja Newcombe had 10 total blocks, helping the Ducks to a 19.5 to 12.5 edge in team blocks for the match.

Freshman setter Nevena Djordjevic led the Ducks with 38 assists and contributed 13 digs in the upset win.

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