NANJING, China – Sophomore Kathryn Plummer earned a bronze medal at the FIVB U-21 World Championships last week.
Plummer teamed up with Milica Mirkovic of California to finish the tournament with a 6-1 record. After dropping a 21-19, 21-16 decision to eventual champions Duda and Ana Patricia of Brazil in the semifinals on Saturday, the duo responded with a dominant 21-7, 21-19 triumph in the third-place match on Sunday against Gaia Traballi and Ester Maestroni (Italy).
Plummer and Mirkovic earned a berth into the round of 16 after topping Group E with a 3-0 record. The duo prevailed 21-13, 21-12 in the elimination match, setting up an all-Pac-12 quarterfinal against Megan and Nicole McNamara (UCLA) of Canada – Plummer and Mirkovic won by a score of 21-18, 21-19.
Following Stanford's 2017 season, Plummer was named first-team All-Pac-12, as well as Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. The only freshman to make the All-Pac-12 First Team, Plummer earned AVCA National Freshman of the Year, AVCA First-Team All-America, All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors on Stanford's national championship-winning indoor team in the fall.
Full Results
Pool Play
Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) def. Carro/Moreno (ESP) 21-16, 21-18
Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) def. Bettenay/Mills (NZL) 21-11, 21-11
Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) def. Traballi/Maestroni (ITA) 21-18, 16-21, 15-13
Round of 16
Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) def. Pawarun/Thatsarida (THA) 21-13, 21-12
Quarterfinals
Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) def. McNamara/McNamara (CAN) 21-18, 21-19
Semifinals
Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA) def. Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) 21-19, 21-16
Third-Place Match
Plummer/Mirkovic (USA) def. Traballi/Maestroni (ITA) 21-7, 21-19
