STANFORD, Calif. – Behind a career-high 21 kills from Julia Blyashov, No. 16 Stanford defeated NC State, 19-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-19, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (12-6, 5-3 ACC) hit .377 as a team, while holding NC State (12-7, 3-5 ACC) to a .221 clip. The Cardinal, which donned white and pink jerseys in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held an 8.0 to 4.0 advantage in blocks and a 49-44 edge in digs.
Blyashov posted her team-leading sixth double-double of the season by matching her career-high in kills to go with 12 digs. The senior hit .432 (21-2-44) and added three blocks and an assist.
Stanford remains undefeated at home this season (6-0) and moves to 121-14 on The Farm under Kevin Hambly, the Montag Family Director of Women’s Volleyball.
Junior middle blocker Lizzy Andrew finished with 11 kills on a .455 attack percentage to go with six blocks and a career-best six digs. Freshman middle blocker Ella Andrews hit a career-high .769 with a career-best 10 kills on 13 errorless swings to go with two blocks.
Setter Logan Parks controlled the offense with 42 assists and had two digs, an ace, a kill and a block. Libero Spencer Etlzer tallied 12 digs, five assists and an ace.
Outside hitter Kaci Demaria totaled six kills and a block in two sets played, while opposite Jordyn Harvey chipped in with three kills, 10 digs and two blocks. Defensive specialist Malyssa Cawa collected six digs, two assists and an ace.
Freshman Simone Roslon came off the bench in the second to replace Demaria and started the third. The outside hitter totaled three kills on six swings with no errors, a dig and an assist.
NC State was led by freshman Britni Silver, who registered a match-high 23 kills to go with nine digs, an ace and a block. Stanford improved to 3-0 all-time against the Wolfpack with all three wins coming in four sets.
Up next, Stanford continues ACC play on the road, traveling to Duke on Friday at 3:30 p.m. PT.