TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 8 Stanford earned its first postseason win Wednesday, sweeping No. 6 seed Arizona State 3-0 at the 2022 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship held at Bear Down Beach.
With the victory, the program set a new record for most wins in a season (24), topping its 2021 season total (23).
All three Stanford pairs won in straight sets, led by senior Charlie Ekstrom and Maddi Kriz, who topped Arizona State's Anya Pemberton/Lila Bordis 21-12, 21-15 for the first point of the match. Sophomore Emmy Sharp and partner freshman Taylor Wilson recorded the Cardinal's second match point with a 21-18, 21-17 victory on court three, and the duo of senior Maddie Dailey and sophomore Maya Harvey sealed Stanford's win with their 10th triumph as a pair this season on court 4.
The Cardinal moves on in the winner's bracket and is slated to take on No. 3-ranked and No. 2 seed UCLA Thursday, April 28 at 10:15 a.m. The match will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.
#8 Stanford 3, Arizona State 0
#1 Xolani Hodel/Kate Reilly (STAN) vs. Cierra Flood/Lexi Sweeney (ASU) 21-10, 17-21, 3-3, unfinished
#2 Charlie Ekstrom/Maddi Kriz (STAN) def. Anya Pemberton/Lila Bordis (ASU) 21-12, 21-15
#3 Emmy Sharp/Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. Sarah Waters/Rylie Kael (ASU) 21-18, 21-17
#4 Maddie Dailey/Maya Harvey (STAN) def. Kate Fitzgerald/Kylie Wickley (ASU) 22-20, 21-17
#5 Emma Morris/Jordan McKinney (STAN) vs. Taryn Ames/Maddy Salazar (ASU) 17-21, 19-19, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4*