Notables
- No. 10 Stanford finishes up its spring break trip to Los Angeles, Calif. with four matches at Rosie’s Dog Beach against Long Beach State (twice), Vanguard and Florida International March 30-31.
- The Cardinal first meets the Sharks and Florida International on Thursday, with matchups at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. On Friday, Stanford takes on Long Beach State for the second time before also meeting Vanguard, with action on the sand set to start at 11 a.m. and 12:15 P.M.
- On Monday, fifth-year Charlie Ekstrom set a new program record for individual career wins while senior Maddi Kriz and juniors Emmy Sharp and Xolani Hodel each celebrated milestone victories as the Cardinal earned two sweep wins over San Francisco and San Jose State at the Beach Volleyball Stadium. Ekstrom now sits alone at the top of Stanford's all-time wins leaderboard with 69 career victories. Monday also saw Kriz earn her 60th collegiate win and Sharp and Hodel both record their 50th career wins.
- 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 13 matches in a Cardinal uniform. In their first 13 matches as a duo, the pair matched the program's record for most consecutive victories, going 13-0 in so many opportunities. The freshman duo now owns 15 victories through just 17 collegiate matches played. As a duo, they are just five wins away from setting a new Cardinal record for most wins in a season as a pair.
- Freshman Ashley Vincent leads the team in victories, currently owning 17 victories in 19 matches played. She is just four wins away from a spot on the Cardinal's single-season wins leaderboard and eight wins away from setting a new Stanford record for single-season victories.
- 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 heads back to The Farm for six matches in four days. Stanford first hosts Tulane and Saint Mary's for midday matches on Wednesday. April 5, and just two days later, the Cardinal welcomes its conference foes to town for the Pac-12 Invitational. All matches played in the Beach Volleyball Stadium will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.