CORVALLIS, Ore. – After a tough first set, the 11th-ranked Stanford women's volleyball team completed the sweep of Oregon State, 29-27, 25-15, 25-8, Friday in Gill Coliseum.
In the only scheduled meeting of the season between the Cardinal (8-2, 2-0 Pac-12) and Beavers (7-6, 0-2 Pac-12), Stanford hit .339, recorded 14.0 blocks and held a 56-41 advantage in digs. The Cardinal remains perfect all-time against the Beavers, improving to 64-0.
Freshman opposite Kathryn Plummer led the team with 12 kills on 18 errorless swings to hit a career-best .667. She also collected six blocks in the win. Redshirt senior middle blocker Inky Ajanaku hit .562, totaling 11 kills and three blocks.
Freshman outside hitter Michaela Keefe posted nine kills and matched her career-high with 13 digs. Leading 7-4 in the third set, Keefe reeled off 10 serves in a row before the Beavers could sideout.
Freshman Audriana Fitzmorris had eight blocks in the first two sets, while Ivana Vanjak finished with five kills and five blocks. Freshman libero Morgan Hentz racked up 16 digs in the win, including one that dropped on the Beavers' side of the net for a kill in the second
In total, 14 Cardinal players took the court in the match, including the collegiate debut for redshirt freshman middle blocker Courtney Bowen. The Brooklyn, New York native tallied a block in her first match. Sophomore setter/defensive specialist Payton Chang earned her first playing time of the season, tallying two assists.
After escaping with a 29-27 first-set victory in which the Cardinal hit just .179 and committed eight attack errors, Stanford hit .414 in the second and .625 in the third.
Oregon State was led by junior Mary-Kate Marshall's match-high 13 kills. Lanesha Reagan added seven kills and 10 digs, but was held to a -.059 attack percentage. Sophomore libero Kayla Ellis recorded 12 digs for the Beavers.
Stanford will head back to the Pacific Northwest next week, taking on No. 4 Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and Washington State on Friday, Sept. 30. Both matches will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.