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Karen Ambrose Hickey
Women's Volleyball

Five-Set Thriller

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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.
 


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.