STANFORD, Calif. – Juniors Kathryn Plummer and Audriana Fitzmorris combined for 27 kills as No. 2 Stanford women's volleyball topped No. 18 Washington, 25-16, 25-20, 25-18, Saturday, at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (16-1, 8-0 Pac-12), which has now won 14 straight matches, hit .371 as a team and posted 11.0 blocks. Washington (13-5, 5-3 Pac-12) was held to a .112 attack percentage with 21 hitting errors.
Plummer led all players with 17 kills on .483 hitting to go with six digs and two blocks. Fitzmorris recorded 10 kills on 18 errorless swings to hit .556 and finished with four blocks.
Junior setter Jenna Gray turned in 38 assists, seven digs, three blocks, three aces and two kills as Stanford won its 27th consecutive match at Maples Pavilion. Junior libero Morgan Hentz finished with 14 digs and has now posted double-digit digs in all 17 matches this season.
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Senior middle blocker Tami Alade had seven kills and four blocks, while freshman middle Holly Campbell totaled four kills and a match-best six blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Meghan McClure chipped in with four kills, six digs and two blocks.
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The Cardinal came out on fire, hitting .684 with just one attack error in the opening set. Stanford is now 55-15 all-time against Washington.
Washington was led by junior Kara Bajema, who had 10 kills and eight digs. Sophomore outside hitter Samantha Drechsel had a team-high 11 kills.
Saturday's match was Stanford's annual Pink Night, presented by Stanford Medicine. The team auctioned off its pink jerseys in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Cardinal raised over $7,400 for the Women's Cancer Center at Stanford Hospital. Pac-12 Network analyst Tammy Blackburn, who is in remission, was also recognized during the match.
As Tammy Blackburn has inspired so many with her courageous fight against breast cancer, our student-athletes have inspired her as well.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 14, 2018
Now, her alma mater has a fund set up for students personally affected by breast cancer. pic.twitter.com/AnTM96wgZp
Stanford hits the road next week to take on Oregon State in Corvallis on Friday and No. 14 Oregon in Eugene on Sunday.