Oregon Ducks News: Scrimmage open to fans, Fall Camp video series, Romeros advance to round of 64

Oregon volleyball begins 2025 season with Green and Yellow Scrimmage

It's open to all fans and it's free. The Ducks begin their new season Friday with a Green versus Yellow Scrimmage at 6 p.m. PT Friday at Mat Knight Arena, North entrance doors open at 5.

On "Duck Insider" head coach Trent Kersten said, "Competition's been really high. That's one of the things they wanted to take pride in as a team, as a group, was how competitive they were when they suit of for practice."

Young fans can get autographs and meet their role models after the match. The Ducks have a new coach in Kersten, formerly of Loyola Marymount. They've added Sophia Meyers and Marlee Arrington from the transfer portal and open the 2025 season with a match at Oregon State Saturday August 23 at 4 p.m. Big Ten play begins a month later at Illinois on September 26.

Popular documentary series returns for Oregon football

With sign-stealing, tampering and clandestine scouting, football demands greater secrecy. Scott Anderson and the Duck video team offer fans an in-depth look at the progress of the No. 6-ranked defending Big Ten Champions in a Fall Camp video series called "Under Construction" which begins Thursday.

Anderson and his team take fans inside meeting rooms, team-building events and practice, careful not to reveal formations, schemes and plays while revealing the heart, determination and commitment that's made this team Top Ten finishers in each of the last two seasons.

Sisters Kiara and Kaleiya Romero qualify for match play round at USGA Women's Amateur

Oregon Golf's Romero sisters made the cut at Bandon Dunes over two days of stroke play, advancing to the match play round at USGA Women's Amateur.

Kiara Romero shot 5-under, carding 71-68 to finish tied-10th, four shots behind leader and defending champion Rianne Malixi of the Philippines. Kaleiya, an Oregon assistant coach, made birdies on 16 and 18 to finish at even par, a full shot clear of the cut line and a playoff for the last 7 spots in the 64-golfer match play field.

Kiara, from San Jose, California and the No. 1-ranked women's amateur player in the world, takes on Caroline Smith of the United States in the first round at 11 a.m. PT. Kaleiya faces Megha Ganne of the U.S. at 2:10.

Quick hits: Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty beat Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for their second win a row, 85-76.

Ionescu played a supporting role in this one, taking just nine shots all night but hitting 4-4 from the line and contributing 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Stephanie Talbot gave the Libs a big lift off the bench with 13 points, 3-4 from 3-point range.

Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens will receive the John L. Toner Award from the National Football Foundation, the Athletic Director Heisman, for excellence in athletic administration. Mullens guided the Ducks' move into the Big Ten where they won 8 conference championships in their first season. He's overseen facilities expansion and in 2021, he hired Dan Lanning.

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