STANFORD, Calif. – Fresh off a flawless Friday full of action, No. 5 Stanford earned two more 5-0 sweeps Saturday, topping both Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Saint Mary’s at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.
Through 18 matches, Stanford sits with a 13-5 record, including 11 5-0 victories.
No. 5 Stanford captured its third consecutive 5-0 victory with its second win of the weekend over Texas A&M- Corpus Christi to kick off Saturday’s slate. Senior Taylor Wilson and Sophomore Ruby Sorra earned the first point of the match with a 21-11, 21-15 win on court two, followed by a 21-16, 21-18 victory on court four from sophomores Chloe Hoffman and Clara Stowell. Freshman Avery Jackson and sophomore Brooke Rockwell secured the win for the Cardinal on court one with a 21-12, 21-19 victory on court one. Stanford’s threes pair of freshman Charlotta Bell and junior Kelly Belardi followed suit with a 21-17, 21-12 win and the newly minted duo of fifth year Emmy Sharp and freshman Indigo Clarke closed out the match with a 21-14, 24-22 win on court five.
Stanford kept the stellar Saturday action going in its 2 p.m. matchup against the Gaels, securing a straight-set sweep against its Bay-Area opponent. Hoffman and Stowell snagged the 1-0 match lead with a 21-16, 21-14 victory on court four. The Cardinal quickly took a 2-0 advantage with a 21-16, 21-13 win by Sorra/Wilson on court two, and the match was quickly won for Stanford by Sharp and junior Daria Gusarova on court five 21-13, 21-10. The win on court five is Sharp and Gusarova's eighth consecutive victory as a pair, currently sitting at 8-0 on the year. Bell/Belardi won their second match of the day to push the score to 4-0, topping SMC's Bane/Travis 21-11, 21-14, and Rockwell/Jackson clinched the straight-set sweep with a 21-16, 21-19 win on court one.
The Cardinal takes a break for final exams week, returning to action March 28-29 in Baton Rouge, La. at the Death Valley Invitational hosted by LSU.
#5 Stanford 5, Texas &AM-Corpus Christi 0
1. Avery Jackson and Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Madison Morrow and Tess Spaansen (TAMCC) 21-12, 21-19
2. Ruby Sorra and Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. Kristin Bobay and Millie Olsson (TAMCC) 21-11, 21-15
3. Kelly Belardi and Charlotta Bell (STAN) def. Duda Fernandes De M and Kela Moreno (TAMCC) 21-12, 21-17
4. Chloe Hoffman and Clara Stowell (STAN) def. Elizabeth Cortez and Ashlyn Rough (TAMCC) 21-16, 21-18
5. Indigo Clarke and Emmy Sharp (STAN) def. Ruby Kayser and Cimone Woodard (TAMCC) 21-14, 24-22
Order of finish: 2, 4, 1*, 3, 5
#5 Stanford 5, Saint Mary's 0
- Avery Jackson and Brooke Rockwell (STAN) def. Allie Cataldo and Hannah Couch (SMC) 21-16, 21-19
- Ruby Sorra and Taylor Wilson (STAN) def. Clarissa Klein and Chloe Swanson (SMC) 21-16, 21-13
- Kelly Belardi and Charlotta Bell (STAN) def. Angelina Bour and Nya Crump (SMC) 21-11, 21-14
- Chloe Hoffman and Clara Stowell (STAN) def. Grace Travis and Genevieve Bane (SMC) 21-16, 21-14
- Daria Gusarova and Emmy Sharp (STAN) def. Sarah Incitti and Renee Nachtigall (SMC) 21-13, 21-10
Order of finish: 4, 2, 5*, 3, 1