TEMPE, Ariz. – Kathryn Plummer recorded 23 kills as No. 2 Stanford defeated Arizona State, Friday, at Wells Fargo Arena.
Stanford (18-2) moved to 11-0 in the Pac-12 Conference, holding a three-match lead in the standings over second-place Utah. Arizona State dropped to 0-11 in the Pac-12 and 10-13 overall.
Plummer hit .419 for the match and also tallied seven digs. Sophomore Audriana Fitzmorris and redshirt senior Merete Lutz each registered 11 kills in the win.
The Sun Devils hung with the Cardinal in the opening set. Tied 18-18, Stanford capitalized on a 7-4 run, including an ace and two kills by Plummer to seal the win.
Sophomore setter Jenna Gray dished out 56 assists as Stanford hit .410 as a team for the match. Sophomore libero Morgan Hentz finished with 16 digs, while freshman Meghan McClure matched her career-high with 14 digs.
Nice one-handed set by @jennagray22, leads to an Alade kill. Cardinal up 9-6 in the second. Watch on @Pac12Network #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/4wNafXqeik
— Stanford Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 28, 2017
Gray opened the second set on a 4-0 run from the service line as Stanford led the entire set. The Cardinal hit .500, while holding the Sun Devils to a .200 clip.
Junior Tami Alade, who leads the Pac-12 in hitting percentage, hit .538 with seven kills and two blocks. Freshman serving specialist Sidney Wilson put down a career-high four aces for the Cardinal.
.@sidneyhwilson serves her second ace of the match! Cardinal up 9-4 in the fourth. TO ASU #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/ZDK1mUi2X2
— Stanford Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 28, 2017
Arizona State came out hot to start the third set, leading 9-2. The Cardinal slowly crawled its way back into the set, capitalizing on Sun Devil errors to tie it 12-12. ASU then went on a 10-2 run to hold a 22-14 lead and held off a late surge by the Cardinal.
Stanford finished off the Devils in the fourth, hitting .545 while ASU managed just seven kills. Senior Oluoma Okaro led Arizona State with 19 kills on .300 hitting. Sophomore setter Nicole Peterson had a double-double with 30 assists and 14 digs.
Stanford concludes its road trip on Sunday at Arizona. The Cardinal and Wildcats are set to square off at 1 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks.