STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford heads to Southern California this weekend to participate in the Pac-12 South Invitational hosted by USC. The Cardinal will face No. 4 USC, No. 11 Arizona, No. 19 Washington and Arizona State from March 24-25, then heads further south to take on Long Beach State and Cal State Los Angeles on March 27.
PAC-12 SOUTH INVITATIONAL
No. 14 Stanford (8-4, 1-2 Pac-12) opens the road trip on Saturday with its first dual against Washington at 11 a.m. PT, followed by its first meeting with Arizona at 3 p.m. The Cardinal will conclude action the next day with a rematch against Arizona State at 11 a.m. and a dual with USC at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
PAIR OF DUALS IN LONG BEACH
After a day off, Stanford gets back to action for a pair of matches on March 27. The Cardinal will take on Long Beach State at 11 a.m. PT and Cal State Los Angeles at 2:30 p.m.
EIGHT IN A ROW
Before taking a break for finals week this past weekend, Stanford extended its winning streak to eight with three home victories at the Stanford Invitational against No. 18 Tulane, Boise State and Arizona State.
The team's eight-match winning streak is its longest in program history. The Cardinal put together two five-match winning streaks last season, including a five-match streak to begin the season.
RED-HOT HENTZ AND SMITH
No. 2 teammates Morgan Hentz and Amelia Smith have their own eight-match winning streak to mirror that of the team. Their last losses as a pairing came Feb. 25 against No. 3 UCLA and No. 5 Hawai'i. Hentz and Smith were named the Pac-12 Conference's Pair of the Week on March 6 after a four-win performance during the Stanford Bay Area Kickoff, helping Stanford earn wins over Saint Mary's, San Francisco, Sacramento State and Pacific.