ACC Homestand Continues – Stanford Cardinal

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 5 Stanford (11-2, 3-1 ACC) welcomes Syracuse (12-4, 0-4 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m. and Boston College (7-9, 0-4 ACC) for its Pink Match on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX. 

SERIES AGAINST THE ORANGE: Stanford is 2-0 overall against Syracuse. The teams last met on Sept. 3, 2005 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts – a four-set win for the Cardinal. Friday is the first meeting between the teams on The Farm.

SERIES AGAINST THE EAGLES: Saturday marks the Eagles’ first trip to The Farm. Stanford is 1-0 all-time versus Boston College – a sweep by the Cardinal on Sept. 1, 2005 in Chestnut Hill.

LAST TIME OUT: The Cardinal is coming off a pair of home wins over NC State and Wake Forest last weekend. Stanford hit a combined .344 in the two matches, posting a season-best .468 attack percentage against Wake Forest. Opposite Jordyn Harvey led the team with 3.29 kills per set on .512 hitting. Setter Kami Miner dished out 10.29 assists per set to go with 2.43 digs and 1.00 aces per set in the two matches.

HOME SWEET HOME: In eight seasons under Kevin Hambly, Stanford is 89-12 at Maples Pavilion, including 18-2 in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal won 32 in a row at home to begin Hambly’s tenure at Stanford. 

PACKED THE HOUSE: A record crowd in the Kevin Hambly era of 6,894 watched No. 2 Stanford sweep No. 6 Texas at Maples Pavilion on Sept. 15. The Cardinal held the Longhorns to .125 hitting – their lowest in a match in over 11 years. 

STACKED SCHEDULE: Stanford is slated to play 12 matches against teams ranked in the AVCA Preseason Poll, including seven against top-10 opponents. The Cardinal faced No. 1 Texas (W, 3-0), No. 2 Nebraska (L, 3-0), No. 3 Wisconsin (W, 3-1), No. 9 Kentucky (W, 3-1), No. 18 Minnesota (W, 3-2) and No. 24 Marquette (W, 3-0) in the nonconference. Stanford will meet No. 4 Pittsburgh (Oct. 20), No. 6 Louisville (Sept. 29 & Nov. 30), No. 14 Georgia Tech (Nov. 9 & Nov. 27) and No. 20 Florida State (Nov. 3) in ACC play.

COACHES’ PICK: In its inaugural ACC season, Stanford was picked to finish second by the league’s coaches. The Cardinal captured three first-place votes and placed four on the Preseason All-ACC squad – middle blocker Sami Francis, setter Kami Miner, libero Elena Oglivie and outside hitter Elia Rubin.

MILESTONE UNLOCKED: Kami Miner recorded her 4,000th career assist on Sept. 2 in a four-set win over No. 6 Wisconsin. She became the seventh player in school history to reach the milestone….