STANFORD, Calif. – In a complete team effort, the No. 2 Stanford women's volleyball team swept Washington State, Saturday, at Maples Pavilion.
The Cardinal (17-2) is 10-0 at the halfway point of the Pac-12 conference season, and has won 12 straight. Washington State (13-9) fell to 2-8 in the Pac-12. Stanford sits alone in first place in the conference.
Stanford was well-balanced offensively all night, hitting .299 as a team. Washington State was limited to a .137 attack percentage, committing 20 hitting errors.
Sophomore outside hitter Kathryn Plummer led the team with 10 kills and five digs, while redshirt senior Merete Lutz added nine kills and three blocks. Freshman outside hitter Meghan McClure chipped in with eight kills and five digs.
Sophomore libero Morgan Hentz tallied a match-high 17 digs to go with two aces. Sophomore setter Jenna Gray posted 35 assists, four digs, two aces, two kills and two blocks.
?? @jennagray22 with the over-the-shoulder kill! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/fGCUCSIFyx
— Stanford Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 22, 2017
Washington State hung with the Cardinal in the first set, leading 20-18 down the stretch. Stanford went on a 7-2 run, including a kill and a block by Lutz, to complete the come-from-behind win in the set.
Junior middle blocker Tami Alade hit .462 (7-1-13) and had four blocks, while sophomore Audriana Fitzmorris turned in a .455 attack percentage (6-1-11) and also recorded four blocks.
Alade with three kills early in the first vs. Washington State. Cougars lead 15-13 at the media timeout #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/DanW5pjEdZ
— Stanford Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 22, 2017
Stanford turned up the defense in the second and third sets, holding Washington State to .200 and -.054 attack percentages, respectively. The Cardinal is now 59-4 all-time against the Cougars.
Junior Taylor Mims led Washington State with 18 kills on .286 hitting, while senior Casey Schoenlein added eight kills. Freshman setter Penny Tusa (13 assists) was one digs shy of a double-double for the Cougars.
Stanford hits the road next week to begin the second half of conference play at Arizona State on Friday and Arizona on Sunday. Both matches will be televised on Pac-12 Network.