Matt Ulmer and the Oregon Ducks have returned to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in his eight-year tenure as the team's head coach. This year, the Ducks are ranked as the No. 14 team in the country and are coming off an impressive regular season, finishing at 22-7 overall with a 3-1 win over UCLA to cap off Big Ten play.
Now, Oregon is onto the tournament and looking to make yet another deep run. Under Ulmer's reign, the Ducks have made three Elite Eight appearances (2018, 2022, & 2023).
Up first, Oregon faces the High Point Panthers on Thursday evening. Here is how Duck fans can catch their team in action during the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament:
How to watch Oregon vs. High Point in the 2024 NCAA Tournament
- Date & Time: Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. PT
- Location: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR
- TV & Streaming: ESPN+
- Live stats: StatBroadcast
- Full NCAA bracket and schedule
So far this season, the Ducks have suffered just one loss to an unranked opponent – a 2-3 loss to the Washington Huskies in October. The other six wins came at the hands of teams all ranked in the top 10 at the time. Oregon claimed impressive upset wins over then-No. 14 Minnesota in November, then-No. 16 USC in October, and then-No. 17 BYU in September.
Ulmer and the Ducks floated around the top 15 throughout the end of the regular season despite suffering a loss to the No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers in their penultimate game of the season.
The No. 14 Oregon Ducks and the High Point Panthers are scheduled to start their game at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN+.