HONOLULU — Freshman Nemo Beach tallied a team-high 10 kills in her college debut on Friday night, but No. 13 San Diego volleyball (0-1, 0-0 WCC) dropped a tough season opener to No. 9 Oregon, falling to the Ducks (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) by a 3-0 margin at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center as part of the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic.

The Toreros fell in the first set by a 25-21 margin, lost the second by a score of 25-22, and were defeated 25-13 in Friday night's third and final set.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set - No. 9 Oregon, 25-21

• USD trailed early on before Beach's first college kill knotted the score at 4-4.
• After falling behind through the middle stages of the first set, Haylee Stoner brought San Diego back within one with a service ace.
• An Oregon attack error on the ensuing point tied the set once again, this time at 17-17.
• The Toreros cut a late Oregon lead to just two points at 23-21 on a kill from Stoner but got no closer, falling to the Ducks by a 25-21 margin in Friday's first set.

Second Set - No. 9 Oregon, 25-22

• Aided by kills from Leyla Blackwell, Kylie Pries, and Beach, San Diego established an early 5-2 lead as the second set got underway.
• Back-to-back service aces from Haylee Stoner and an attack error from the Ducks pushed the USD lead to 9-4, prompting an Oregon timeout.
• The Toreros' advantage stretched to 11-6 out of the break via kills from Blackwell and Beach, then kept their lead at five points later on when Amber Stivrins found her mark to make it 14-9.
• Stivrins and Kylie Pries teamed up to keep the Ducks at bay with kills in the set's middle stages, bringing the score to 16-11 in favor of USD.
• Oregon gradually mounted a comeback as the second set progressed, tying the score at 19 and 20 before pulling ahead by a 21-20 margin on a San Diego attack error.
• A late 5-0 run from the Ducks earned them a 24-20 lead and an eventual 25-22 victory in the set, putting them ahead 2-0 in the match.

Third Set - No. 9 Oregon 25-13

• San Diego came out strong in Friday's final set, jumping out to an early 4-2 lead after Stivrins notched a service ace.
• Oregon tied the score at 4-4 on a USD attack error and never looked back, dealing the Toreros a tough 3-0 loss in their season opener after taking the third set by a 25-13 margin.

TORERO TIDBITS

• Beach paced the San Diego offense in what marked her first college match, totaling 10 kills while hitting a team-best .400.
• Stivrins was next with eight kills, followed by Pries (six), Stoner (five), and Blackwell (four).
• Stoner led the match with a career-high three service aces.
• Alex Hoglund led USD with 18 assists, while Olivia Bennett and Madi Allen tied for the team high with 10 digs apiece.
• Anna Jaworowski registered the first assist of her college career and set a new career high with five digs.
• Blackwell and Pries had a block assist apiece, marking the Toreros' lone block of the evening.

UP NEXT
The Toreros are back in action tomorrow night when they take on host RV Hawaii as the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic continues.

First serve at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. PST, and the match is set to be streamed live on ESPN+.