NCAA Women
December 7, 2023
Armed with a five-gun arsenal, Oregon is mustered for a frontal assault on the stronghold it will engage next year in the Big Ten.
The NCAA women’s volleyball tournament round of 16 on Thursday sees the balanced and battle-tested Ducks (28-5) square off with Purdue (23-8) in Madison, Wisconsin. A victory would send Oregon into regional-final showdown against host Wisconsin (28-3) or Penn State (23-8).
Ducks coach Matt Ulmer will make a Badger State homecoming as his troops from the disbanding Pac-12 get a first-hand look at the Big Ten minefield they will have to negotiate in their new league.
“If Nebraska were invited to this weekend, we could call it the 2024 Big Ten championship tournament,” said Ulmer, a Wisconsin native with deep roots at Carthage College in Kenosha, roughly a two-hour drive…
