No. 2 Cardinal Hosts Stanford Invitational March 13-14No. 2 Cardinal Hosts Stanford Invitational March 13-14
Beach Volleyball

No. 2 Cardinal Hosts Stanford Invitational March 13-14

Stanford returns to The Farm to host No. 11 Long Beach, No. 16 North Florida, No. 18 Washington and Houston Christian in the annual Stanford Invitational

Stanford Invitational

Houston Christian

Friday, 3 p.m.

No. 18 Washington

Friday, 5 p.m.

No. 16 North Florida

Saturday, 12 p.m.

No. 11 Long Beach State

Saturday, 4 p.m.

Tournament Coverage

Notables

  • For the second consecutive weekend, No. 2 Stanford takes on three top-20 ranked opponents March 13-14, hosting No. 11 Long Beach State, No. 16 North Florida, No. 18 Washington and Houston Christian in the 2026 Stanford Invitational at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.
  • The Cardinal's Friday matches are set for 3 p.m. (Houston Christian) and 5 p.m. (No. 18 Washington), while Saturday's matches are scheduled for 12 p.m. (No. 16 North Florida) and 4 p.m. (No. 11 Long Beach State). Live scoring updates will be available on StatBroadcast and all of Stanford's matches will be streamed on B1G+.
  • The Cardinal (12-2) went 3-1 last weekend at the MPSF Midseason Rumble, including two top-20 ranked victories over No. 13 LSU and No. 5 Texas. The fours pair of sophomores Charlotta Bell and Logan Tusher went 4-0 over the weekend in Los Angeles, the only pair to win all four of its matches in straight sets of any conference team at the event. 
  • Senior Kelly Belardi is up to 94 career individual wins, good for second-best in the Stanford record books. The program's record number of individual wins is 97, set by Kate Reilly during her career (2021-24). 
  • The 13th season of Stanford beach volleyball continued to write new pages in the history books as the program secured its first-ever conference title in its inaugural season as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) while matching the program’s single-season wins record and taking down two No. 1s in the process. The Cardinal captured 18 top-20 ranked wins throughout the 2025 season, including victories over two then No. 1-ranked teams (USC (Feb. 21), UCLA (April 24)) and an upset of then-No. 3 Cal Poly (April 11). 
  • After the 2025 MPSF Championships, Stanford’s twos pair of freshman Avery Jackson and sophomore Brooke Rockwell were named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team while Bell and Belardi were named the tournament's most valuable pair. The post-tournament awards from the conference kicked off an incredible awards season, where the Cardinal saw four student-athletes named AVCA All-Americans, secured a conference-leading eight MPSF all-conference honors, Belardi and Bell earn an AVCA Top-Flight award, and seven were named to the inaugural MPSF All-Academic Team.
  • Stanford takes an 11-day break from action for finals week. The Cardinal returns to the sand on March 25, taking on No. 6 TCU in Fort Worth before traveling to Austin, Texas, to compete at the 2026 Texas Invitational March 27-28. Stanford is set to take on No. 12 LSU, host No. 5 Texas, No. 16 North Florida and No. 13 Florida Atlantic at the two-day event.