EUGENE, Ore. – Freshman Mima Mirkovic had 10 kills and seven digs but the Cal volleyball team fell to No. 16 Oregon 25-19, 25-19, 25-19 on Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena.

Senior Antzela Dempi added seven kills and two aces while junior Carmen Annevelink also had seven kills for the Golden Bears (11-6, 2-4 Pac-12). Sophomore libero Emma Smith finished with 11 digs.

The Bears had a season-low .041 hitting percentage.

"I thought our setters struggled a little bit today," Cal head coach Matt McShane said. "They had some difficulty putting the ball in a good location and our hitting reflected that."

Cal kept it close for the first half of each of the first two sets, including a hot start that saw the Bears establish a 7-3 lead in the first set. The Ducks came back to go in front but Cal still trailed just 15-14 after a kill by Dempi before Oregon scored eight points in a row to take control.

The Ducks led 12-8 in the second set but the Bears scored four of the next five points to trim it to 13-12 after a block by Dempi and freshman Preslie Anderson. A 6-0 run put the Ducks in control 21-13.

"We need to be better at making three, four, five good plays in a row," McShane said. "I thought we made some good plays but they were mixed in around numerous bad plays. We need to be more consistent. When you're inconsistent in the Pac-12, you end up struggling. I thought the score was a lot closer than it felt."

Cal remains on the road next week to meet No. 15 USC on Friday and No. 13 UCLA on Saturday.