TUCSON, Ariz. – Senior Jenna Gray registered her 5,000th career assist, leading No. 5 Stanford to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-16 win over Arizona, Saturday, at the McKale Center.
Stanford (18-4) improved to 12-2 in the Pac-12 Conference, while Arizona dropped to 12-14 overall and 2-12 in the conference. The Cardinal hit .358 as a team and held the Wildcats to a .156 clip.
Gray's milestone assist came in the third set on sophomore Holly Campbell's fifth kill. Gray, who is just the fourth Cardinal to reach the 5,000 assist mark, moved past Wendy Rush (1984-87) for third on the Cardinal's career assist list and now has 5,008. She is seven away from passing Madi Bugg (2012-15) for second in school history.
Senior Kathryn Plummer, who played for the first time in six weeks on Thursday as a serving substitute, made her return as a front-row player on Saturday. The outside hitter was spectacular, hitting a season-best .636 with 15 kills on 22 swings with just one error.
Not to be outdone, senior libero Morgan Hentz racked up 24 digs in the sweep. Junior defensive specialist Kate Formico had 10 digs, while senior Catlin Keefe finished with six digs and sparked several Cardinal runs from the service line.
A look at assist No. 5,000 for @jennagray22 ??.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/qpt4ubcqJg
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) November 10, 2019
Junior Meghan McClure posted 13 kills on .324 hitting and was one dig shy of a double-double. Senior Madeleine Gates finished with seven kills and four blocks, while Campbell had six kills on .417 hitting.
Senior Audriana Fitzmorris totaled six kills on a .312 attack percentage and two blocks. Sophomore Mackenzie Fidelak came off the bench in the third set for Fitzmorris and had two kills, including one on match point.
Arizona was led by Paige Whipple's match-best 16 kills, but the outside hitter was held to a .143 hitting percentage. Libero Emi Pua'a had a team-high 15 digs.
Stanford returns to The Farm next week to play host to USC and No. 23 UCLA. Both matches will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.