GREELEY, Colo. – Led by sophomore Elia Rubin, No. 3 Stanford opened the season with a 25-22, 25-16, 32-30 sweep over Northern Colorado, Friday, at Bank of Colorado Arena.
Stanford hit .351 as a team, highlighted by a .571 clip (16-0-28) in the second set, and registered 9.0 blocks, six aces and 30 digs. Northern Colorado posted a .272 team hitting percentage, 5.0 blocks, two aces and 20 digs.
Rubin registered a match-high 12 kills on .320 hitting, six digs, three blocks and an ace. Junior middle blocker Sami Francis added 10 kills on .333 hitting, four blocks and a career-high two aces.
Textbook ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/zVogrrdNw0
— Stanford Women’s Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) August 26, 2023
Stanford improved to 6-1 in season openers under Kevin Hambly, the Montag Family Director of Women’s Volleyball.
Junior setter Kami Miner controlled the offense with 39 assists and tallied two kills, five digs, an ace and a block. Senior libero Elena Oglivie finished with a match-high eight digs.
Keep an eye on Kami ??#NCAAWVB x ?? ESPN+ / @StanfordWVB pic.twitter.com/fu6RwGtjr2
— NCAA Women’s Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) August 26, 2023
A pair of Cardinal rookies made their debuts on Friday. Outside hitter Julia Blyashov and opposite Jordan Harvey were in the starting lineup and each notched nine kills. Harvey hit .400 and added six digs, while Blyashov posted a .353 attack percentage and had a pair of…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Stanford University Athletics…