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Notables

  • No. 8 Stanford takes on Pac-12 foe No. 11 California Saturday in the Cardinal's final matchup before finals week.
  • The conference top-12 matchup is set for 1 p.m. Live stats and streaming will not be available.  
  • The Cardinal split its four matches last weekend, topping No. 13 FAU and Cal Poly in the Battle For Los Angeles. Saturday saw juniors Maya Harvey and Kate Reilly each earn their 50th individual career wins and freshman pair of Kelly Belardi and Ashley Vincent matched the school record for most consecutive wins as a pair with their victory over FAU (record was set in 2020 by Amelia Smith/Emmy Sharp). Sunday, fifth-year Charlie Ekstrom's program-best matching individual career win No. 67 on court one in Stanford's final match of the weekend led to a team win over the Mustangs. 
  • Freshman pair Kelly Belardi and Ashley Vincent have made a statement in their freshman season, making their mark in Stanford's record books in just their first seasons competing in a Cardinal uniform. The duo matched the program's record for most consecutive victories, going 13-0 in so many opportunities. 
  • Four Cardinal and a pair are just a few victories away from individual/pair milestones, including:
    • Charlie Ekstrom- one win away from setting a new program record for individual wins (68)
    • Xolani Hodel- one wins away from 50 individual career wins 
    • Maddi Kriz- two wins away from 60 individual career wins
    • Emmy Sharp- three wins away from 50 individual career wins
    • Kelly Belardi/Ashley Vincent- three wins away from tying top-10 career wins as a pair, five wins away from tying Cardinal's record for most wins in a season as a pair
  • Stanford comes off a historic 2022 season, earning a bid to the NCAA Championships for just the second time in program history. The Cardinal saw multiple records broken in its last campaign, including:
    • Against Grand Canyon, April 24, 2022: No. 1 pair Xolani Hodel and Kate Reilly earned their 29th win as a pair and became the winningest pair in program history (as of May 2, 2022, the pair currently owns 30 wins). 
    • Against Saint Mary’s, April 24, 2022: Sophomore Kate Reilly earned her 24th individual win of the 2022 season, a new program best for wins in a single season. 
    • Against Arizona State, April 27, 2022: 
      • Stanford earns its 24th program win, the most in a single season.
      • Sophomore Maya Harvey earns her 24th win of the 2022 season, matching Reilly’s program record for single-season individual wins set on April 24, 2022. 
  • Next up, the Cardinal hosts San José State and USF Monday, March 27 for two midday matches. Play against the Spartans and Dons is set for 12 and 2 p.m., respectively.