PULLMAN, Wash. – Career-highs from Meghan McClure and 22 kills from Kathryn Plummer powered No. 2 Stanford past Washington State, Saturday, at Bohler Gym.
McClure finished with career-highs in kills (13) and digs (17) to notch her second double-double of the season. Plummer added 13 digs to her 22 kills for her team-best eighth double-double.
Stanford (22-3, 15-1 Pac-12) came out flat to start the match and the Cougars pounced, jumping out to a 15-5 lead. Stanford rallied behind freshman Meghan McClure at the service line, posting a 6-0 run before an attack error on Plummer gave Washington State (15-13, 4-12 Pac-12) the 25-19 win. The Cardinal hit just .119 in the set.
Sophomore Audriana Fitzmorris led all players with a .423 attack percentage, registering 13 kills and had a match-high seven blocks. Junior middle blocker Tami Alade chipped in with eight kills and four blocks.
The Cardinal evened the match in a wild second set, where Stanford came out on top 32-30. Fitzmorris led the team with six kills in the set, while Plummer and McClure had four apiece.
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Sophomore setter Jenna Gray racked-up 53 assists and was one dig shy of a double-double. Sophomore libero Morgan Hentz tallied a season-high 23 digs to go with five assists, while freshman defensive specialist Kate Formico had 10 digs.
Stanford's block came alive in the third as the Cardinal took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-16 decision. Stanford denied the Cougar attack on five occasions, including three by Fitzmorris. The Cardinal hit .206 in the set and held Washington State to a .054 clip.
Freshman Sidney Wilson came off the bench to serve and put down two aces. As a team, Stanford hit .222 and finished with 79 digs and 11.0 blocks.
Washington State junior Taylor Mims had a career-high 25 kills and 14 digs to lead the Cougars.
Stanford returns to The Farm next week to play host to No. 17 USC on Wednesday and No. 18 UCLA on Thursday. Both matches will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.