SEATTLE – In a complete team effort, No. 8 Stanford battled back to defeat No. 19 Washington, 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-5, Sunday, at Alaska Airlines Arena.
Stanford (16-4, 11-1 Pac-12) left no doubt in the decisive fifth set, hitting .467 and holding the Huskies without a kill. The Cardinal hit over .400 in all three sets it won on Sunday.
The Cardinal’s pin hitters each reached the 20-kill mark against the Huskies. Freshman Elia Rubin had a match-high 21 kills, while senior Kendall Kipp and redshirt junior Caitie Baird had 20 apiece.
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For the match, Stanford hit .333 and racked up 13.5 blocks, 62 digs and six aces. Washington posted a .250 attack percentage and had 7.0 blocks, 57 digs and two aces.
Baird’s season-high 20 kills came on .370 hitting and had 12 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. The outside hitter also registered a season-high five blocks. She found her stride at the service line in the fifth set, reeling off seven straight including a pair of aces.
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Kipp hit .349 and had five digs and three blocks for the match. The Newport Beach native recorded four kills and a block in the fifth…
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