STANFORD, Calif. – Kathryn Plummer recorded 20 kills as No. 2 Stanford came from behind to defeat No. 14 Washington in five sets, Thursday, at Maples Pavilion.
The Cardinal (16-2) has won 11-in-a-row and remains in first place in the Pac-12 standings at 9-0. Washington (15-5) drops to 5-4 in the conference after taking a 2-1 lead over Stanford.
Plummer finished with her team-best seventh double-double of the season, notching 10 digs to go with the 20 kills. The sophomore also had five blocks and two aces in the win.
Stanford dominated the first set, totaling 18 kills on a .577 attack percentage. The Huskies answered in the second, jumping out to a 6-0 lead which they would not relinquish.
Sophomore setter Jenna Gray also registered a double-double for the Cardinal, her second of the year. The Shawnee, Kansas native controlled the offense with 51 assists and 10 digs. She also had five kills on seven errorless attempts and three blocks.
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Washington had control of the match after a 25-21 win in the third set. The teams traded points early on in the fourth before the Cardinal utilized a 9-1 run to pull ahead 16-9 and separate itself from the Huskies, eventually forcing the decisive fifth set.
Junior middle blocker Tami Alade, who leads the Pac-12 in hitting percentage, had 14 kills on 19 swings with just two errors for a .632 clip. Sophomore middle blocker Audriana Fitzmorris added 11 kills on .409 hitting. Fitzmorris matched her season-high with eight blocks, while Alade chipped in with six.
The Cardinal pulled ahead 7-4 in the fifth set on Alade's 13th kill. The Huskies cut the Stanford lead to 11-10, but the Cardinal reeled off four straight points, including back-to-back kills by Gray to seal the victory.
Redshirt senior opposite Merete Lutz had 13 kills and four blocks in the win, while sophomore libero Morgan Hentz anchored the defense with a match-best 19 digs.
Freshmen Meghan McClure and Kate Formico combined for 18 digs, while freshman Sidney Wilson appeared in two sets as a serving sub, and tallied the first two digs of her career.
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Senior Carly DeHoog led Washington with 15 kills and seven blocks. Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year Courtney Schwan posted 10 kills and 10 digs, while senior Marion Hazelwood hit .818 (9-0-11) and totaled seven blocks for the Huskies.
Stanford closes out its homestand on Saturday against Washington State. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed for free on pac-12.com.