STANFORD, Calif. – Three Cardinal notched double-digit kills as No. 2 Stanford swept No. 16 Oregon, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (21-2) hit .519 as a team, its second-best output of the season, and registered 50 kills in just three sets. The Cardinal won its 16th consecutive match and moved to 14-0 in the Pac-12 Conference.
Sophomore Kathryn Plummer led all players with 14 kills on .385 hitting. The outside hitter also made the Ducks pay from the service line, registering five aces.
Redshirt senior Merete Lutz finished with 13 kills on a season-best .688 attack percentage, while freshman outside hitter Meghan McClure matched her career-high with 10 kills to go with seven digs and two aces.
Sophomore setter Jenna Gray, the Pac-12 leader in assists per set, finished with 43. Sophomore libero Morgan Hentz and freshman defensive specialist Kate Formico each collected nine digs.
Stanford's middle blockers were also efficient offensively for the Cardinal. Sophomore Audriana Fitzmorris had seven kills on 11 errorless swings to hit .636, while junior Tami Alade finished 5-0-5 (1.000). Fitzmorris also tallied five blocks in the win.
Stanford improved to 59-4 all-time against Oregon (15-7, 8-6 Pac-12). The Ducks were led by senior opposite Taylor Agost, who finished with 13 kills on .385 hitting.
Stanford hits the road next week to face No. 11 Washington on Wednesday and Washington State on Saturday. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Networks.