EUGENE, Ore. – Behind Kathryn Plummer's 13 kills, No. 2 Stanford swept No. 16 Oregon, Friday, in front of 5,872 fans in Matthew Knight Arena. The crowd was the second-largest for a women's volleyball match since the arena opened in 2011.
The win gave the Cardinal (12-2) sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 Conference at 5-0. Eleven of Stanford's 12 wins have come in straight sets.
Stanford hit .337 as a team, while holding Oregon to a .198 clip. Each set was close throughout as there were 33 tie scores and nine lead changes in the match.
Plummer, who leads the Pac-12 in kills and points per set, led all players and hit .545 (13-1-22). Sophomore Audriana Fitzmorris added 10 kills on .444 hitting and three blocks.
Sophomore setter Jenna Gray finished with 36 assists and two aces, while sophomore libero Morgan Hentz collected eight digs.
Redshirt senior opposite Merete Lutz recorded eight kill, while junior middle blocker Tami Alade had seven kills on .500 hitting and six blocks. Both Alade (.569) and Fitzmorris (.510) are hitting above .500 in Pac-12 matches.
Senior Taylor Agost led Oregon with 11 kill and 11 digs. Junior outside hitter Lindsey Vander Weide had eight kills and six digs, while senior libero Alex Hojnar had a match-high 12 digs.
Up next, Stanford takes on Oregon State on Sunday in Corvallis. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks.
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