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Inky Ajanaku Season 2013
PositionMB
Height6-3
Academic YearFreshman
HometownTulsa, Okla.
As a Redshirt Senior (2016) • National Champions
- Honda Award Winner
- VolleyballMag.com National Player of the Year
- AVCA All-America First Team
- VolleyballMag.com All-America First Team
- NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team & Most Outstanding Player
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American
- NCAA Madison Regional MVP
- FloVolleyball and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31)
- Led the Pac-12 with 1.54 blocks per set and was second with a .407 hitting percentage
- Became just the fourth player in school history to reach the 600 blocks plateau, finishing with 627 (third)
- Hit .429 with 11 kills and eight blocks in the season opener against San Diego (Aug. 26)
- Hit .407 with 13 kills, including five in the fifth set, in a win over No. 17 Illinois (Sept. 3)
- Had 16 kills on a .517 attack percentage to go with nine blocks against No. 20 Purdue (Sept. 9)
- Registered her first career double-double with 14 kills and 10 blocks versus Cal Poly (Sept. 11)
- Recorded her first two collegiate aces against No. 19 Colorado (Oct. 7)
- Hit a season-best .786 with 11 kills on 14 errorless swings in a sweep over No. 7 Washington (Oct. 26)
- Led the team with 17 kills on .538 hitting with four blocks in a win over No. 16 Florida State (Dec. 9)
- Season-high 20 kills and a career-best 11 blocks at No. 3 Wisconsin (Dec. 10)
- Finished with 16 kills and eight blocks in the NCAA finals win over No. 5 Texas (Dec. 17)
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
As a Senior (2015)
- Missed the season due to a knee injury sustained playing with the U.S. National Team over the summer
- Redshirted her fourth season on The Farm
As a Junior (2014)Â
- Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year
- AVCA All-America first team
- Volleyball Magazine All-America first team
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region
- Honda Volleyball Sports Award finalist
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
- AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 9)
- Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1 & Sept. 8)
- Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
- Ames Regional Most Outstanding Player
- Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge MVP
- USD Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Seventh in the nation with a .428 hitting percentage
- Second in the Pac-12 with a .428 hitting percentage, sixth in blocks (1.14), eighth in points (4.13) and 10th in kills (3.48)
- Registered a career high 21 kills on 33 attempts to hit .576 in a win over No. 20 Duke (Sept. 12)
- Turned in a season-best .667 hitting percentage (11-1-15) against CSUN (Sept. 20)
- Totaled 16 kills on a .481 hitting percentage and five blocks in a five-set win at Colorado (Oct. 17)
- Led the team with 15 kills and tallied a season-high nine blocks in a win over No. 17 UCLA (Oct. 24)
- Tallied a team high 20 kills on a .457 hitting percentage and six blocks in a win over No. 20 Arizona State (Nov. 5)
- Totaled 13 kills on .458 hitting and four blocks against Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 6)
- Led the team with 16 kills and three blocks in the Ames Regional semifinal win over Oregon State (Dec. 12)
- Recorded her 1,000th career kill in the Ames Regional final sweep over No. 5 Florida (Dec. 13)
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
As a Sophomore (2013)Â
- AVCAÂ All-America first team
- Volleyball Magazine All-America third team
- AVCA All-Pacific North Region
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- AVCA National Player of the Week (Dec. 3)
- Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 2)
- Second in the Pac-12 with a .438 hitting percentage (9th nationally) and third with 1.38 blocks per set (21st nationally)
- One of five Cardinal players to average at least 2.72 kills per set
- Hit .539 (8-1-13) to go with a season-high nine blocks in a sweep over No. 16 Arizona State (Sept. 27)
- Hit .615 with nine kills and tallied three blocks, including the 200th of her career, against Colorado (Oct. 12)
- Hit a career-high .800 (8-0-10) with two blocks against Oregon State (Oct. 25)
- Led the team with a season-best 15 kills and seven blocks at Arizona (Nov. 27)
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
As a Freshman (2012)Â
- AVCA All-America honorable mention
- AVCA All-Pacific Region
- All-Pac-12 Conference
- All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 15 & Oct. 29)
- Berkeley Regional All-Tournament Team
- Played in 116 sets, making 24 starts at middle blocker
- Averaged 2.42 kills and 1.23 blocks per set
- Third in the Pac-12 and 28th nationally with a .374 hitting percentage
- Made her collegiate debut in the season opener versus Saint Mary's (Aug. 24), totaling seven kills and two blocks
- Eight kills and a career-best 10 blocks versus then-No. 2 Oregon (Oct. 5)
High School
- A 2012 graduate of Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Okla.
- A three-year letterwinner and captain of her team as a senior
- Lettered twice in track and once in basketball
- Team was a four-time Oklahoma state champion and the 2012 academic state champion
- No. 2 ranked recruit by PrepVolleyball.com
- 2011 AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American and Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year
- Named Under Armour Most Undeniable Player for Team West
- 2010 and 2011 Class 6A state tournament MVP and All-Metro Volleyball Player of the Year
- An all-state pick, holds her high school's career record for attack percentage (.634)
Club Competition
- Played for Club ONE Volleyball
National Team Experience
- Competed for the A2 U.S. Women's Junior National Team in 2011
Personal
- Daughter of Kunle Ajanaku and Tola Elliott
- Has an older brother, Kunle, and an older sister, Kitan, who played volleyball at Long Beach State and Georgia State
- Earned her degree in human biology, and a master's in biology
- Contemplating a career as an orthopedic surgeon
- Hobbies include cooking, biking and swimming
- Full name is Oyinkansola OluSeun Ajanaku
Career Highs
Kills | 21, vs. Duke (9/12/14) |
Attempts | 38, at Wisconsin (12/10/16) |
Hitting Percentage | .800 (8-0-10), vs. Oregon State (10/25/13) |
Assists | 4, at California (11/23/12) |
Aces | 2, vs. Colorado (10/7/16) |
Digs | 5, at Penn State (8/31/12) |
Blocks | 11, at Wisconsin (12/10/16) |
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Getting to Know Tami Alade
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Penn State, A&M on Tap
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Volleyball Programs Recognized
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Four to The Farm
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Honda Winner
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A Season to Remember
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Letterwinners
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VolleyballMag.com Awards
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Ajanaku Named Honda Finalist
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Championship Finish
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NCAA Title Match Next
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Nation’s Best
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Senior CLASS All-American
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Four Named All-Americans
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Clash in Columbus
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Down But Not Out
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NCAA Regional Final Next
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Regionals in Madison
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Four Earn All-Region
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Wisconsin Bound
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NCAA's Start With Sweep
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Five Earn Academic Honors
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NCAAs Begin in Maples
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All-Pac-12 Honors Revealed
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Senior Night Success
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Seniors Reflect
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Pac-12 Play Concludes
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Two Pac-12 Awards for Plummer
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Stanford Blanks Arizona
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Offense Sparks Win
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Desert Schools Await
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Bruins Outlast Cardinal
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Stanford Holds Off USC
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Stanford Hosts USC, UCLA
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Cardinal Sweeps Utes
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Plummer Paces Cardinal in Win
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Senior CLASS Finalist
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Colorado, No. 19 Utah on Tap
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Ajanaku, Plummer Recognized
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Third Straight Sweep
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Cardinal Topples Huskies
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Second Half Begins
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Stanford Sweeps USC
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Cardinal Comes Up Short
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Ranked Opponents on Tap
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Back on Track
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Streak Snapped
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Senior CLASS Candidate
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Pac-12 Play Continues
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Stanford Falls in Four to Utah
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Home Sweet Home
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Back in Maples
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Stanford Falls on the Palouse
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Cardinal Tops Dawgs
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Pair of Ranked Opponents on Tap
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Dam Destroyed
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Stanford Wins Big Spike
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Pac-12 Play Begins at Cal
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Cardinal Shuts Down Tigers
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Stanford Sweeps Saint Mary’s
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Nonconference Play Wraps-Up
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Stanford Fights Off Cal Poly
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Stanford Falls to Purdue
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Cardinal Hosts Stanford Invitational
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Fitzmorris Earns National Honor
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Stanford Blanks Penn State
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Stanford Holds Off Illinois
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Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Up Next
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Stanford Knocks Off No. 3 Minnesota
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Toreros Outlast Cardinal
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Cardinal Hosts USD, Minnesota
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First Pick
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Stanford 11th in AVCA Poll
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Players of the Week
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Yearly Statistical Leaders
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Academic Awards
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Conference Awards
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National Awards
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U.S. National Team
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All-Time Roster
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Stanford Athletics Board Awards
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Single Season Records
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All-Americans
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Career Records
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NCAA Tournament History
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National Players of the Year
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2016 Schedule Revealed
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Welcome to The Farm
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Utah, Colorado Up Next
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Stanford, USC Clash in Maples
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Embracing the Challenge
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Season Finale Comeback
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Stanford Tops Santa Clara
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Cardinal Calms Gaels
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Cardinal Tops Tigers
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Two Fall in Finals
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Stanford Splits on Day Two
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Stanford Edges Oregon
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Cardinal Sweeps Warriors
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Sand Trapped
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Stanford Blanks San Jose State
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Saturday's Tournament Results
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Cardinal Wins Opener
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Season Ends in Semifinal
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OKC Bound
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Sweet 16 Bound
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Block Stops Bakersfield
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For the 16th Time
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Errors Costly in First Loss
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Cardinal Sets Program Record
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Make it 27 in a Row
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Cardinal Stays Undefeated
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Stanford Sweeps USC
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Burgess Soars in Win
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Cardinal Avoids First Loss
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Stanford Sweeps Oregon
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Stanford Tops Oregon State
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20-0
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Raising the Roof
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Boukather Powers Card in Win
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Comeback Tops Colorado
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Stanford Defeats ASU in Four
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Hot Hitting Stifles Cats
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Still Perfect
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Cardinal Fights Off Ducks
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Stanford Silences Cougars
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Cardinal Claims Big Spike
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Stanford Downs CSUN
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Stanford Blanks Eagles
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Cardinal Overpowers Toreros
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Firing on All Cylinders
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Ajanaku Powers Stanford in Win
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Comeback Halts Illini
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Down Goes No. 1
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Stanford Quiets No. 7 Nebraska
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Cardinal Too Much for Cyclones
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Season-Ending Win
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Stanford Edges Santa Clara
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Cardinal Splits in Stockton
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Cardinal Sweeps Spartans
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Stanford Nabs First Win
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Stanford Tournament Results
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Stanford Falls at Home
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Bracket Results
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Card Drops Openers
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Season Ends in Lexington
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Cardinal Joins the Elite
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Sweet Sixteen Bound
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Stanford Dominates Hampton
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Stanford Claims Big Spike
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Cardinal Sweeps Wildcats
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Dunning Nabs 800
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Not in Our House
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Stanford Holds Off OSU
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Block City
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Stanford Powers Past Utah
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Rocky Mountain Sweep
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Back on Track
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Comeback Falls Short
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Stanford Buries Beavers
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Stanford Blanks Oregon
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Stanford Falls in Five
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Cardinal Tames Cougars
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Cardinal Rolls Over Colorado
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Stanford Swept at USC
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Cardinal Downs UCLA
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Stanford Rolls Past ASU
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Cardinal Claims Big Spike
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Stanford Blanks Cal Poly
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Cardinal Nabs Two Wins
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Errors Cost Cardinal
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Stanford Falls to Florida
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Cardinal Downs Tigers
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Home Sweet Home
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Cardinal Tops Santa Clara
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Card Defeats Sac State
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Stanford Takes Out USF
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Sand Volleyball Outlasts Pacific, 3-2
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Sand Volleyball Sweeps Santa Clara
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Sand Volleyball Splits at Sacramento State Tournament
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Sand Volleyball Downs Santa Clara in Program Debut
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Stanford Falls in Regional Final to Michigan
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Stanford Sweeps Iowa State, Faces Michigan in Regional Final
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Stanford Advances to Berkeley Regional with Win over WKU
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Cardinal Concludes Regular Season with Sweep at Cal
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Cardinal Clinches Pac-12 Title, Defeats UCLA
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Cardinal Falls in Four at USC
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Late Rally Seals Victory for Stanford Over Washington
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Third Straight Sweep, Cardinal Tops WSU
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20 in a Row, Stanford Sweeps No. 2 Oregon
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Stanford Extends Win Streak to 19 with Sweep at OSU
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Cardinal Captures 18th Straight, Tops ASU 3-1
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Stanford Sweeps Arizona, Remains Undefeated in Pac-12 Play
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Stanford Tops Washington State in Five
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Cardinal Wins 15th Straight, Outlasts Washington
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Stanford Wins Five-Set Thriller Over UCLA
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Dominant Defense Blanks USC
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Stanford Shuts Down Oregon State
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Stanford Outlasts Oregon in Five
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Freshmen Power Stanford Past ASU
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Stanford Takes Out Arizona, 3-1
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Stanford Holds Off Utah
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Stanford Sweeps Cal in Big Spike
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Stanford Finishes Off Saint Mary's in Four
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Cardinal Holds Off Loyola in Stanford Invitational
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Stanford Hands Pacific First Loss of the Year
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Cardinal Swept by Jiangsu in Exhibition
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Stanford Tops Florida in Big Four Classic
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Cardinal Falls in Five at Penn State
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Stanford Falls at Hawaii, 3-1
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