Oregon knocks out Arkansas

The University of Arkansas grabbed the opening set against No. 3 seed Oregon, but the Ducks were able to move on to the Sweet 16 with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-9) win at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene Ore., on Saturday night. Arkansas jumped to a 5-0 lead to start the third set, but the Ducks answered and grabbed an 11-10 advantage. The Razorbacks managed to tie it at 1515 but Oregon grabbed the lead for good on a kill by Brooke Nuneviller. The Ducks used an 8-0 run to break away in the fourth set en route to wrapping up the win. Oregon led only 8-6 but hit the accelerator to push the advantage to 16-6 and cruised from there. Nuneviller, a 5-11 senior outside hitter, finished with a match-high 19 kills, while Mimi Colyer added 15. Taylor Head and Jillian Gillen led Arkansas with 12 kills each. Arkansas (21-9) used a 9-1 run in the opening set to take control, turning a 7-6 deficit into a 15-8 lead and went on to the win. Oregon took advantage of Razorback hitting errors to the tune of a 9-0 run to win the second set. Oregon (25-5) matched a school record by winning its 15th straight match and improved to 14-0 at home this season. The Razorbacks were making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013.