Eugene, Ore.—Amethyst Harper and Latahevai Lousi led the Spartan hitting attack Saturday as the San José State volleyball team never gave up in their 3-0 loss at No. 14 Oregon inside the Matthew Knight Arena.
Harper recorded her second consecutive double-double with 11 kills and a team-best 15 digs. Lousi had a team-best 12 kills and four digs.
•Lousi and Ryann Thomison led the Spartans with three blocks each.
•The Spartans had a lead in every set against the Ducks including a 6-0 run in the third set to force an Oregon timeout, even though Oregon led 21-17.
•Haylee Nelson and Mia Schafer were named to the Oregon Invitational All-Tournament team. Nelson had seven kills and nine digs, while Schafer finished with 32 assists and eight digs against Oregon.
Hear from head coach @trentkersten on his team's effort against Oregon today & thank you @OregonVB for the hospitality! pic.twitter.com/DNhnMRTAaU
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) August 28, 2021
Match Summary
Set 1 – The Spartans stayed with the Ducks for much of the set, using three 3-0 scoring runs to take a 15-14 lead. Oregon then used an 11-4 run to win the set 25-19.
Spartans and @OregonVB don't give up on this play. What a rally!@NCAAVolleyball#SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/3twLi4NnoN
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) August 28, 2021
Set 2 – San José State had early leads of 4-2 and 8-6 in the set. SJSU stayed with the Ducks for most of the set, getting within three at 23-20 before Oregon scored two of the final three points.
Never give up Spartans take the lead at 7-6!#SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/HGYIA9DF25
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) August 28, 2021
Set 3 – Louis got the Spartans off to a 1-0 lead to start the set, but Oregon surged out to an 21-11 lead. San José State then scored six consecutive points on a mixture of Spartan kills and Duck hitting errors to get within four at 21-17 and force an Oregon timeout. The Spartans scored just one more point on a Lousi's 12th kill of the match as Oregon won 25-18.
The Spartans with the ROOF! @lowc_07 @RyannThomison
— SJSU VOLLEYBALL (@SanJoseStateVB) August 28, 2021
Team on a 6-0 run to pull within four at 21-17.#SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/p7TLklUraf
The Spartans finish their Oregon trip on Sunday with a non-conference match at Portland State beginning at noon PT.
#14 Oregon def. San José State 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-18)
Kills – SJSU – Latahevai Lousi 12; ORE – Brooke Nuneviller 11.
Records – San José State 1-1; Oregon 3-0.
#SpartanUp