LOS ANGELES – Behind a career-high 24 kills from Kendall Kipp, No. 8 Stanford fought back from 0-2 to defeat USC, 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-9, Wednesday, at the Galen Center.
Kipp hit .413 on the night and registered three aces, four digs and matched her season-high with six blocks. Her 24 kills included the 1,000th of her career, becoming the 21st Cardinal player to reach the milestone.
Stanford (19-4, 14-1) won its 13th consecutive match and its 11th straight over USC (18-8, 10-5 Pac-12). The Cardinal hit .331 as a team, while the Trojans posted a .277 clip.
The 21st player in program history to register 1,000 career kills! Congrats, @KippKendall ??
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— Stanford Women’s Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) November 10, 2022
Freshman outside hitter Elia Rubin finished with 15 kills, five digs and an ace, while redshirt junior outside hitter Caitie Baird added 12 kills, four digs, two blocks and an ace. Baird served four straight points early in the decisive fifth set to give the Cardinal an early 6-1 advantage.
That ???????? roller from @caitiebaird_ ??
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— Stanford Women’s Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) November 10, 2022
Setter Kami Miner controlled the offense with 52 assists and had seven digs, three kills and a pair of aces. Libero Elena Oglivie registered a match-high 20 digs. The junior has…
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