Beavs’ Potent Offense Sinks Pilots

PORTLAND, Ore.– Dominant offense within the third set secured Oregon State’s win – and ninth sweep of the season – on Thursday night time over Portland.

Oregon State (14-6, 8-2 WCC) used a .455 clip to push away the Pilots within the ultimate set to solidify a 25-15, 25-21, 25-16 sweep for the eighth convention win of the season. On the night time, the Beavers hit at a .333 price whereas holding their hosts to only .161.

Lauren Rumel led the high-hitting assault with 15 kills whereas Maëli Cormier added 10 to her ledger on the night time whereas Jackie Matias put up 31 assists to maintain the momentum up. A trio of Beavers – Alana Marrs, Matias and Nathalie Scholz – every put up 4 blocks whereas Yasemin Narlioglu dug out a team-best 11 Portland assaults. As a crew, the Beavers served 11 aces, with 4 within the opening body and have been paced by a trio from Matias.

Oregon State opened the night time in robust trend: a 10-point set win, 4 aces and a protection that held Portland to only a .026 clip. After splitting the set’s first 4 factors, the Beavers seized the early momentum and did not look again. The offense charged to 5 runs of 3-0 or higher and did not let the Pilots get inside greater than six earlier than one ultimate 3-0 run. Rumel opened her ledger with 5 kills to guide the assault whereas Narligolu tallied six digs.

Following the dominant first set, the Beavers needed to work for it within the second. Oregon State battled to tie Portland early and sometimes – seven occasions – earlier than pulling away for the four-point set win. A 3-0 Beaver run from 12-all pushed the set’s momentum for the final time. Cormier and Rumel break up a frame-high 10 kills to guide an offense that turned in a .355 price for the set whereas Narlioglu added 4 extra digs to her complete.

Eager to shut out the in-state battle early, Oregon State used a .455 hitting price within the third to seal the sweep. The Beavers jumped out to a 5-0 lead from the onset of the body, holding their distance and never letting the Pilots get inside fewer than 5. Eight Matias helpers and 5 Rumel kills helped energy Oregon State to the lopsided rating whereas a balanced Beaver protection stored Portland to a .200 hitting price.

With the win, it improved Oregon State’s document to 46-8 all-time towards the Pilots and have secured the collection to 3-0 as convention mates.

The Beavers will open November with a Pac-12 reunion in a matchup towards Washington State. Sunday’s match towards the Cougars is slated for a 1 p.m. first serve and could be seen on ESPN+.

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