BLACKSBURG, Va. – Hitting a season-best .435, No. 3 Stanford swept Virginia Tech, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20, Sunday, at Cassell Coliseum.
Stanford (11-2, 2-0 ACC) racked up 55 kills, 48 digs and four aces. Virginia Tech (8-5, 0-2) hit .327 and finished with 38 kills, 35 digs and four aces.
Outside hitter Julia Blyashov registered a career-high 16 kills on a career-best .467 hitting to go with five digs, a block and an assist to lead the Cardinal. Middle blocker Lizzy Andrew turned in a career-high 14 kills for a second straight match, hitting .500.
Setter Logan Parks recorded a double-double for the second consecutive match, posting 42 assists and 11 digs. The freshman also had two aces and two kills. Libero Spencer Etzler anchored the defense with a career-best 19 digs to go with five assists and an ace.
Outside hitter Ipar Kurt tallied eight kills on 17 errorless swings to hit .471, while freshman middle blocker Erika Sayer had eight kills on a .429 attack percentage. Opposite Jordyn Harvey added seven kills on .312 hitting, five digs, an ace and a block.
Payton Woods led Virginia Tech with 11 kills and five digs, while Ainsley Ranstead chipped in with seven kills, six digs and an ace. Stanford is now 2-0 all-time against the Hokies.
Stanford returns to The Farm to play host to Notre Dame on Friday and No. 6 Louisville on Sunday on ESPN.