STANFORD, Calif. – No. 20 Stanford was back home on The Farm on Saturday, where it defeated Saint Mary's and No. 19 Arizona State to earn its first two wins of the season. The pairs of Ekstrom/Villapando, Ashkinos/Kriz and Dailey/Smith were undefeated on the day.
"I thought the team did an awesome job of sticking to their key focuses of reset, routine, their process, being really deliberate about each and every touch within the play," said head coach Andrew Fuller. "They didn't get too far in the past or too far in the future, and that's right where you want to be at your best. We're fortunate that at our best we were victorious today, but we're not going to get too stuck on the results, we want to keep hammering on what we worked on".
Stanford is back in action on Sunday when it hosts Utah and No. 5 Hawai'i.
No. 20 Stanford 4, Saint Mary's 1
1. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) d. Morgan Kendrick/Karmin Brown (SMC) 21-12, 21-18
2. Tori Ashkinos/Maddi Kriz (STAN) d. Selbie Christensen/Alexsa Parker (SMC) 21-17, 21-13
3. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) d. Jasmin Suarez/Sienna Young (SMC) 21-18, 18-21, 15-9
4. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) d. Elena Baka/Chandler Cowell (SMC) 16-21, 24-22, 15-12
5. Kelsey Knudsen/Jennifer Laird (SMC) d. Natalie Berty/Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl (STAN) 21-15, 21-16
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
No. 20 Stanford 4, No. 19 Arizona State 1
1. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) d. Katelyn Carballo/Samantha Plaster (ASU) 21-11, 21-14
2. Tori Ashkinos/Maddi Kriz (STAN) d. Emily Anderson/ Sarah Waters (ASU) 18-21, 21-19, 15-9
3. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) d. Elly Lundberg/ Maddy Salazar (ASU) 21-16, 21-16
4. Kate Baldwin/Lexi Sweeney (ASU) d. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) 21-18, 21-19
5. Natalie Berty/Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl (STAN) d. Cierra Flood/Lauren Weintraub (ASU) 15-21, 21-19, 15-8
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5