STANFORD, Calif. – Career-highs by Kathryn Plummer and Merete Lutz fueled No. 4 Stanford women's volleyball in a come-from-behind five-set thriller over No. 18 UCLA, Thursday, at Maples Pavilion.
Just one night after claiming its 17th Pac-12 title outright, Stanford (24-3, 17-1 Pac-12) found a way to rally back from being down 2-1 to top the Bruins (16-10, 9-8 Pac-12) and remain undefeated at home this season.
Plummer had a career-high 28 kills to go with five digs and four blocks, while Lutz hit .476 with a career-best 21 kills and four blocks.
Sophomore libero Morgan Hentz racked-up a season-high 24 digs, which included the 1,000th of her career. She became the 18th Cardinal player since 1986 to achieve that milestone.
.@HentzMorgan now has 1,000 career digs. She is just the 18th player since 1986 to accomplish that feat! #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/01DSeOqSk8
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) November 17, 2017
Sophomore setter Jenna Gray finished one assist shy of her career-high, totaling 63 and 12 digs for her third double-double of the season. The Shawnee, Kansas native also posted seven blocks as the Cardinal tallied a season-high 17.0 blocks as a team.
Junior Tami Alade notched eight blocks, including on consecutive plays to give Stanford a 13-10 edge in the decisive fifth set. Sophomore Audriana Fitzmorris also recorded eight blocks for the Cardinal.
Freshman Meghan McClure matched her career-high with 17 digs, while freshman Kate Formico finished with 11.
UCLA had three player register double-digit kills as senior Reily Buechler and sophomore Madeleine Gates each notched 22. Freshman Jenny Mosser added 19 kills, while senior setter Sarah Sponcil had a double-double with 61 assists and 22 digs.
Up next, Stanford will host No. 17 Utah on Wednesday for Senior Night. The Cardinal and Utes will square off at 6 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks.