TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 3 Stanford pushed its Pac-12 win streak to 29 matches with a 25-23, 25-17, 25-22 win over Arizona, Friday, at McKale Center.
Stanford (18-2, 11-0 Pac-12), which is 12-0 on the road, hit .340 as a team, while holding Arizona (6-16, 1-10 Pac-12) to a .188 clip. The Cardinal finished with 44 kills, 36 digs, six aces and 6.0 blocks.
Opposite Kendall Kipp led all players with a match-high 14 kills on a season-best .545 hitting to go with two digs and two blocks. Outside hitter Elia Rubin finished with 11 kills on a .450 attack percentage, five digs, a block and an ace.
The hustle by Oglivie leads to another kill for Rubin ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/UVUshhuEkm
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 28, 2023
Setter Kami Miner dished out 37 assists and had five digs and a solo block. Libero Elena Oglivie racked up a match-best 17 digs to go with two assists and two aces.
Loving all of this ??????#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/i5EksHE9Zs
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 28, 2023
Outside hitter Caitie Baird finished with seven kills on .333 hitting, four digs, two blocks and two aces. Trailing by as many as eight in the first set, the redshirt senior sparked a Cardinal comeback, reeling off seven straight serves to help Stanford win the set, 25-23.
Middle blocker McKenna Vicini hit .500 with seven kills on 12 swings with just one error. The redshirt senior also tallied a team-best three blocks. Middle blocker Sami Francis chipped in with four kills, two blocks, an assist and an ace.
Get you a middle who can do it all ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/2r4rx1D6lJ
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 28, 2023
Sophomore setter Kelly Belardi and freshman opposite Jordyn Harvey subbed in for the Cardinal late in the second. Belardi tallied a dig and an assist on a kill by Havey to seal the set win.
Arizona was led by outside hitter Jordan Wilson's 11 kills on .381 hitting, while setter Ana Heath posted 23 assists, five digs, three kills and four aces. Stanford improves to 76-10 all-time against the Wildcats.
Stanford closes out a four-match road trip on Sunday at No. 21 Arizona State. First serve is scheduled for Noon on Pac-12 Arizona.
Made the big plays when it mattered most ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/cojkl1v9Y3
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) October 28, 2023