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A weekly recap of all things Stanford Athletics, featuring top stories and key highlights from the past week

Women's Gymnastics Crowned ACC Regular-Season Champions

Women's Gymnastics Crowned ACC Regular-Season Champions

Women's Gymnastics defeated No. 16 California and San Jose State at the California Tri Meet en route to the title 

No. 10 Stanford clinched the program’s first-ever regular-season ACC title Friday evening, topping No. 16 California and San Jose State at the California Tri Meet held at Haas Pavilion.

The Cardinal led the way with a team total of 197.625, followed by the Golden Bears with a score of 197.075 and San Jose State with a final tally of 196.075.

Senior Anna Roberts won the all-around competition with a total of 39.550, while sophomore Ui Soma captured the vault title with a score of 9.925 and freshman Ana Bărbosu won the beam title with a 9.925.

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No. 18 Men's Volleyball Takes Down No. 7 BYU in back-to-back games

The Cardinal is now on a six game winning streak 

Moses Wagner had a match-high 20 kills to lead No. 18 Stanford past No. 7 BYU, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 30-28, Friday, in Maples Pavilion.

Stanford (8-8, 5-0 MPSF) hit .306 as a team and racked up 11.0 blocks and 30 digs. The Cardinal also matched its season-high with eight aces. BYU (15-5, 2-1 MPSF) was held to a .265 clip, and totaled 6.0 blocks, 34 digs and two aces.

For a second straight night, No. 18 Stanford upset No. 7 BYU, defeating the Cougars 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 15-10, Saturday, in Maples Pavilion.

Stanford (9-8, 6-0 MPSF) has won three in a row over BYU (15-6, 2-2 MPSF) dating back to last season, and carries a six-match winning streak into its finals break.

Charlotta Bell

No. 2 Beach Volleyballs Caps Off an Undefeated Weekend Behind Belardi's Milestone Victory

The No. 2 ranked Cardinal went 4-0 at the Stanford Invitational 

The Cardinal (16-2) captured four victories throughout the two-day Stanford Invitational, including wins over three top-20 ranked opponents.

Behind senior Kelly Belardi’s record-setting 98th individual victory, No. 2 Stanford earned two top-16 ranked victories over No. 16 North Florida and No. 11 Long Beach State Saturday at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium.

Belardi entered the weekend with 94 individual wins, and her four straight-set victories throughout the weekend brought her to her record-setting 98th win that clinched Stanford’s victory over No. 11 Long Beach State.

Team Huddle

Women's Basketball Selected to the WBIT

Cardinal will host LMU in the first round on Thursday, March 19 

Stanford will participate in the postseason as part of the 32-team Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament field, the WBIT selection committee announced Sunday.

The Cardinal will host LMU in a first-round game at Maples Pavilion on Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale by visiting tickets.gostanford.com.

First round play in the tournament is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, with second-round games taking place on March 22. Quarterfinals will be held on March 26 with four teams advancing to Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan., for the semifinals on Monday, March 30. The WBIT will conclude with the championship game on Wednesday, April 1.

Bench Celebration

Men’s Basketball Selected to College Basketball Crown

Stanford is postseason bound for the second-straight season under Kyle Smith

Stanford men’s basketball is postseason bound for the 29th time in postseason history, as it will participate in the second annual College Basketball Crown. The tournament runs April 1-5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Quarterfinal games will take place April 1-2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on FS1, while the semifinals on April 4 and the championship game on April 5 will be hosted at T-Mobile Arena on FOX.

Stanford will face West Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 2 at 5 p.m. in the eight-team bracket, and with a win would take on the winner of Creighton and Rutgers in the semifinals at 1 p.m. The four teams on the opposite side of the bracket are Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota and Baylor.

Mallory Hasselbeck

No. 2 Women's Lacrosse Earns Ranked Win over Notre Dame

Stanford's first quarter barrage solidifies perfect 9-0 start

A blistering start mixed with timely free-position scoring proved the difference on Saturday evening as the No. 2 Stanford women’s lacrosse team continued its undefeated start to the season, dispatching No. 11/12 Notre Dame from Cagan Stadium, 17-11. With the win, Stanford posts its best start to a season in a non-COVID affected season all-time with nine-straight victories to open the campaign. 

Stanford (9-0, 6-0 ACC) dominated the early going with a trademark start: turning defense into offense. Having lost the opening draw control, the Cardinal defense earned its first caused turnover of the day with Rylee Bouvier’s 18th caused turnover of the season giving Stanford a rush chance. In transition, Martha Oakey wired a pass to Aliya Polisky who opened the scoring for Stanford just 96 seconds into the contest. 

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Asher Hong

Men's Gymnastics Picks Up a Victory on Senior Night

No. 2 Stanford men's gymnastics closed out the regular season with a victory over No. 8 California and No. 13 Air Force 

No. 2 Stanford men's gymnastics closed out the regular season with a victory on Saturday night, scoring 322.700 to knock off No. 8 California and No. 13 Air Force. 

The Golden Bears scored 311.500 to finish second, followed by 308.100 from Air Force. Team France (305.300) and Team Quebec (289.150) also competed in the meet, rounding out the five-team field. 

The meet also acted as the program's Senior Night, as the Cardinal celebrated its four graduates, Arun Chhetri, Asher Hong, Nick Kuebler, and Marcus Kushner, ahead of their final meet at Burnham Pavilion. 


Roberts' Two Perfect Scores Lifts No. 10 Cardinal to Senior Day Victory

Roberts' Two Perfect Scores Lifts No. 10 Cardinal to Senior Day Victory

Roberts becomes just the second gymnast in program history to record two perfect 10.000s in the same meet

No. 10 Stanford finished the regular season with a Senior Day victory, besting Boise State by matching the program’s seventh-best team total, 197.775-195.400, Sunday inside Maples Pavilion.

Senior Anna Roberts shone in her final time competing in Maples, scoring perfect 10s on both vault and floor. She is just the second Stanford gymnast ever to earn two flawless scores in the same meet, previously accomplished by Lise Leville in the 2004 season. She won the vault, beam (9.925), floor, and all-around (39.725) titles against Boise State, moving her to 23 event titles this season.

Juliette Whittaker

Track & Field Completes Indoor Season at NCAAs with Three All-American Honors

Alyssa Jones, Sophia Kennedy, and Juliette Whittaker wrapped the indoor season at the NCAA Championships

Stanford Track & Field completed its indoor season at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, as three Cardinal student-athletes garnered four All-America honors at the Randal Tyson Track Center this weekend.

Alyssa Jones highlighted the weekend for Stanford with an impressive high jump-long jump double, collecting a pair of First Team All-America honors with podium finishes in each event. 

After posting the second-fastest prelim time of 2:01.99 to secure her bid to the event final, Juliette Whittaker clocked a 2:00.68 in the 800m final to finish fourth.

Sophia Kennedy made her third career NCAA Indoor Championships appearance in the 5000 meters final, finishing 13th with a time of 15:49.46 to earn Second Team All-America honors. It's Kennedy's second time becoming an indoor All-American in the event, finishing fifth in last year's championships.

Stanford finished 9th overall in the team standings, wrapping the weekend with 21 points.

Hudson Rivera

Men's Tennis Goes 2-0 Against SMU and Boston College

No. 24 Stanford defeated SMU on Friday and BC on Saturday

No. 24 Stanford men’s tennis returned to the win column at home, downing No. 36 SMU, 4-3, at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion. Stanford improves to 10-5 this season and 3-2 in the ACC.

The Cardinal improves to 13-1 all-time against SMU and 2-0 as members of the ACC.

No. 24 Stanford men’s tennis continued its winning ways on The Farm, defeating visiting Boston College, 4-0. Stanford improves to 11-5 this season and 4-2 in the ACC.

The Cardinal improves to 2-0 all-time against Boston College and 33-1 over its past 34 home matches, dating back to the 2023 campaign.

Women's Swimming & Diving Earn Two Titles at NCAA Zones

Women's Swimming & Diving Earn Two Titles at NCAA Zones

Ellie Cole and Molly Gray each win events as three Cardinal divers qualify for NCAAs

No. 2 Stanford qualified three divers for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Atlanta after winning a pair of event titles in an impressive effort at the NCAA Zone E qualifying meet in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Molly Gray finished in the top two in each of her events to qualify for NCAAs, leading off the meet on Monday with a runner-up effort in the 1-meter dive (570.40) before pacing the field in the 3-meter dive the following day to win the event crown.

After narrowly missing out on NCAA qualification with a ninth-place effort in the 1-meter dive, Emilie Moore responded by securing bids in the 3-meter (586.70) and platform (505.25) dives, finishing fifth in both events to earn her third career national championship meet appearance.

Ellie Cole rounded out the Cardinal competitors with a dominant showing to win the platform dive title, as the ACC Champion scored 667.50 cumulatively across both sessions, finishing with a 119.7-point advantage over the rest of the field.

MSWIM Grubbs action photo sued 3-11-26

Men's Swimming & Diving Advance Two to NCAAs

Grubbs and Andriyuk land top finishes in Flagstaff

Stanford sent three divers to the 2026 NCAA Zone E Championships, hosted by Northern Arizona University, taking place from March 9-11. It was a strong week for the Card, resulting in high scores and a pair of divers advancing to the NCAA Championship in five events.

Misha Andriyuk is the only current Cardinal diver with any NCAA Zone E experience, competing in and winning the platform dive last year as a freshman. He did not win in 2026, but he finished second, more than enough to secure a spot in Atlanta for the NCAA Championship. His cumulative score over 12 dives was 747.85, including a 398.00 in the finals, where he put himself in contention for the win. 

Andriyuk also qualified for the NCAA Championship on the springboard in 3-meter, his first qualification on the springboard. He placed sixth with a 12-dive total of 706.00, including a 368.80 in the prelims. His final dive is what vaulted him to the NCAAs, leading the pack with a Forward 4 ½ Somersault Tuck that scored 77.90.

Gunnar Grubbs is advancing to Atlanta and will dive in all three championship events: 1-meter, 3-meter, and platform. He first qualified in the 3-meter finals on Monday night with a 373.35 in the finals, finishing in the top-four in three of the six rounds. His fourth dive was his best, finishing first in the round with a Back 2 ½ Somersault Pike, scoring 66.00 points.