COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Sophomore Kathryn Plummer recorded 22 of Stanford's 40 kills in a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 win over Texas A&M, Sunday, at Reed Arena.
Stanford (4-1) hit .272 as a team and kept the Texas A&M (2-2) hitters off balance with 11.0 blocks. The Cardinal held the Aggies to a .089 attack percentage.
Plummer hit .409 (22-4-44) in her second straight 20-plus kills performance. Sophomore setter Jenna Gray registered a career-high six kills, second-most on the team, and finished with 28 assists, four digs, three blocks and an ace.
Freshman outside hitter Meghan McClure added five kills, a career-best 10 digs and three blocks for the Cardinal. Sophomore Micheala Keefe totaled four kills and a career-high four blocks. Tami Alade and Audriana Fitzmorris, Stanford's middle blockers, tallied six and five blocks, respectively.
Sophomore libero Morgan Hentz notched 12 digs and a career-best seven assists while leading the defense. Payton Chang, Caitlin Keefe and Blake Sharp all entered the match in the third to serve. It marked the collegiate debut for Sharp.
Texas A&M was led by sophomore outside hitter Hollann Hans, who registered 12 kills and five digs. Senior libero Amy Nettles had a match-high 14 digs.
At the end of the tournament, Plummer was named the 'Best Attacker' and Hentz was tabbed best 'Best Libero'.
Stanford remains on the road next week, travelling to Champaign, Illinois for the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge. The Cardinal will take on host Illinois on Friday, Sept. 8 and face No. 5 Penn State on Saturday, Sept. 9.
