UO & OSU sports, Sept. 23

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Oregon volleyball continued its hot play into its Pac-12 opener with Oregon State on Thursday, sweeping the Beavers, 25-13, 25-21, 25-16, to extend its winning streak to eight matches in front of 1,683 at Matthew Knight Arena, in Eugene. The No. 24 Ducks (8-2, 1-0 Pac-12) dominated the opening set and staved off Oregon State (7-5, 0-1 Pac-12) rallies in the next two en route to its eighth straight win. The Ducks will stay home and continue Pac-12 play on Friday, welcoming California (6-5, 1-0 Pac-12) to Matthew Knight Arena at 7 p.m. The Beavers host Stanford in Gill Coliseum at Corvallis Friday, 7 p.m.

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Oregon State’s men lost 1-0 to visiting UC Irvine Thursday night in Corvallis in soccer action. The Beavers (4-3-1) next play Sept. 29 at San Diego State. OSU’s women’s team is at California in Berkeley, CA today, 3 p.m. Oregon’s women are at Stanford Saturday, 7 p.m.

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Oregon opens the Pac-12 conference schedule at home Saturday, 2 p.m. to Colorado, Pac-12 Network. Oregon State hosts Boise State in a non-conference game in Reser Stadium at Corvallis, Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1.