STANFORD, Calif. - No. 4 Stanford (11-2, 2-0 ACC) welcomes Notre Dame (4-6, 1-1 ACC) to The Farm on Friday at 7 p.m. and No. 6 Louisville (10-2, 2-0 ACC) on Sunday at 2 p.m. Friday's match will be streamed on ACCNX, while Sunday's contest will be televised on ESPN.
SERIES AGAINST THE FIGHTING IRISH: Stanford is 8-1 all-time versus Notre Dame, including a four-set win over the Irish last season. The Cardinal won the most recent meeting between the schools at Maples Pavilion, a four-set victory on Sept. 2, 2011. Notre Dame's lone win came in a sweep in South Bend on Aug. 29, 2009.
SERIES AGAINST THE CARDINALS: Stanford is 2-3 all-time against Louisville, including 1-2 last season. The Cardinals won the most recent meeting, defeating Stanford in four sets in the NCAA Regional Final at Louisville. Stanford won the most recent meeting at Maples Pavilion, a four-set victory on Nov. 30, 2024.
LAST TIME OUT: Stanford opened ACC play with a pair of road wins at Virginia and Virginia Tech. The Cardinal hit a combined .325 in the two matches, including a season-best .435 against the Hokies.
HOME SWEET HOME: In nine seasons under Kevin Hambly, Stanford is 105-12 at Maples Pavilion, including 20-2 in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal won 32 in a row at home to begin Hambly's tenure at Stanford. In 2024, the Cardinal went 14-0 at home, dropping just three sets. It was its first undefeated season on The Farm since 2018. Stanford is currently on a 19-match home winning streak, losing just four set.
STACKED SCHEDULE: Stanford is slated to play 11 matches against teams ranked in the AVCA Preseason Poll, including five against top-5 opponents. The Cardinal will take on No. 1 Nebraska (Aug. 24), No. 5 Texas (Sept. 7), No. 16 Florida (Aug. 22), No. 17 Missouri (Sept. 9) and No. 18 UCLA (Sept. 21) in nonconference action. Stanford will meet No. 3 Pittsburgh (Nov. 14), No. 4 Louisville (Oct. 5 & Nov. 29), No. 10 SMU (Nov. 16) and No. 22 Georgia Tech (Oct. 26 & Nov. 26) in ACC play.
COACHES' PICK: In its second season in the ACC, Stanford was picked to finish third by the league's coaches. Combining with its Pac-12 history, Stanford has finished in the top 4 in league play in 39 of the past 40 seasons, and the top 3 in 37 of 40 campaigns.
BY THE NUMBERS: Stanford has won more NCAA titles (9), more NCAA Tournament matches (141), made more Final Four appearances (23) and been in the national championship match (17) more times than any other program in the nation. The Cardinal has qualified for 43 of the 44 NCAA Tournaments all-time.
SENIOR LEADER: Outside hitter Elia Rubin is the only returning All-American on the Cardinal roster in 2025. Last season, she became the 23rd player in program history to register 1,000 career kills. She led the team in 2024 and ranked third in the ACC in points per set (4.54) and was fourth in the conference in kills per set (3.93).
STATISTICAL RANKINGS: Stanford leads the ACC with a .298 team hitting percentage, ranking 10th in the NCAA. The Cardinal also leads the league in kills (13.93) and assists (13.00). The Cardinal is seventh in aces (1.59).
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (ACC)
Hitting percentage: Erika Sayer - 3rd (.444); Lizzy Andrew - 4th (.430)
Assists per set: Logan Parks - 7th (8.88)
Service Aces per set: Elia Rubin - 10th (0.40)
Digs per set: Spencer Etzler - 9th (3.67)
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Stanford has collected six ACC player of the week honors in 2025. Combining with its Pac-12 selections, the Cardinal now boasts 191 weekly awards all-time, including 31 Offensive, 42 Defensive, 7 Setter and 39 Freshman.
2025 ACC WEEKLY SELECTIONS
Aug. 25: Spencer Etzler (Defensive & Freshman)
Sept. 15: Logan Parks (Co-Setter); Erika Sayer (Freshman)
Sept. 22: Erika Sayer (Freshman)
Sept. 29: Logan Parks (Freshman)
2025 SEASON IN REVIEW: Stanford closed out the 2024 season with a 28-5 overall record and tied for second in its first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 17-3 mark. The Cardinal made its 43rd NCAA postseason appearance in 44 seasons, advancing to its 18th regional final since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1998.
CARD IN THE CLASSROOM: Elia Rubin was tabbed the 2024 Co-ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the sixth Cardinal to earn conference scholar-athlete of the year honors in the past seven seasons and the eighth overall. Rubin was joined by Elena Oglivie as College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections with Rubin going on to earn CSC Academic All-America second team honors. Stanford also produced 11 All-ACC Academic Team picks.
OLYMPIC TRADITION: Stanford alumna Kathryn Plummer ('20) captured a silver medal with the United States at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Plummer, who won three national titles on The Farm (2016, 2018, 2019), is the 11th Olympian in program history. Her spot on the roster extended Stanford’s streak of having at least one former Cardinal player on each indoor U.S. Olympic Team since 1988. For the third consecutive edition of the Games, Stanford boasted more Team USA selections (37) than any other school.
COACHING EXCELLENCE: Kevin Hambly became the seventh head coach in Division I women’s volleyball to lead a school to back-to-back NCAA titles. Hambly is now 210-44 (.827) in nine seasons on The Farm, mentoring 14 AVCA All-Americans to 29 awards and seven Academic All-Americans (nine awards).
THE HAMBLY FILE: Kevin Hambly coached 12 AVCA All-Americans to 19 honors during his time at Illinois and has now mentored 26 All-Americans to 48 awards. He is the third head coach to lead Stanford to a national championship. The two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year became the first Cardinal head coach (any sport) to win an NCAA title in one of his first two seasons on The Farm since 2005.