Post by bigfan on Nov 17, 2006 16:52:08 GMT -5
Stanford tops Oregon, UW looms
Women’s Volleyball sweeps Ducks to stay tied with Washington for Pac-10 lead
In one week, the No. 3 Stanford women’s volleyball team hosts No. 2 Washington with the Pacific-10 Conference championship on the line. That is, of course, as long as both the Cardinal and the Huskies can hang on to their identical conference records until then.
Alvin Chow
Senior Kristin Richards had a big night for the Cardinal, notching 15 kills in the win over Oregon. The Cardinal will close out their final road trip of the regular season when they take on the Beavers tonight in Corvallis.
Stanford (22-3, 13-2 Pac-10) took a big step toward holding up its end of the bargain with a sweep of Oregon (17-7, 7-8) last night in Eugene.
Senior outside hitter Kristin Richards led the Cardinal’s attack with 15 kills, followed by sophomore outside hitter Cynthia Barboza with 14. Sophomore middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo helped collect 11 of Stanford’s 15 blocks for the night, and junior setter Bryn Kehoe contributed 45 assists.
Both teams kept it close early in game one, as the Ducks held two early leads at 5-4 and 7-6. But the Cardinal were quick to pull away on a three point run, claiming the 14-9 advantage. Oregon was called into the net, forcing the Ducks to use their second timeout at 20-15. Two consecutive hitting errors for Nnamani and Barboza gave the Ducks some momentum at 23-19, and an error against Suiter prompted Dunning to call a timeout at 24-20.
Oregon posted another threat late in the game, pulling to within two at 28-26 with a Newcombe kill. But Stanford was able to come out fresh off a timeout and clinch the game with a Richards ace at 30-26.
Richards led Stanford with five kills and two errors, followed closely by Barboza with four kills and one error. The Cardinal also dominated the block, collecting six compared to the Ducks’ two.
Oregon kept the contest much more suspenseful in game two before falling to the Cardinal, 36-34. The Ducks opened with two straight points, but Stanford came back to tie the game several times over the next few rallies. A Kehoe service error tied it at 12-all before a Cardinal 7-2 run appeared to steal the momentum for good. The Ducks battled back and came to within two, forcing the Stanford timeout at 26-24.
The Cardinal appeared to have the game at 29-26, but the Ducks frustrated Stanford’s defense to tie the game at 29-all. Oregon had the Cardinal on the ropes with three separate game point opportunities, but Stanford hung on to eventually survive the nail-biter.
Barboza propelled the Cardinal’s attack in game two with six kills and Richards contributed four of her own.
Game three was filled with several runs, including a six-point run late in the game to clinch the win and the match, 30-22. A pair of early Cardinal errors tied the game at 8-8 before Stanford exploded for a five-point run. An Akinradewo kill sealed the six-point run at 26-18, and Oregon was called on the touch off a Stanford attack at game point to cap the win.
Stanford dominated the overall blocking game, collecting a whopping 15 compared to the Ducks’ four. Stanford also outhit Oregon, .311 to .182.
Stanford travels to Corvallis, Ore., tomorrow to tackle struggling Oregon State (3-21, 0-15) at 7 p.m. The Beavers fell at home to No. 15 California last night.
Women’s Volleyball sweeps Ducks to stay tied with Washington for Pac-10 lead
In one week, the No. 3 Stanford women’s volleyball team hosts No. 2 Washington with the Pacific-10 Conference championship on the line. That is, of course, as long as both the Cardinal and the Huskies can hang on to their identical conference records until then.
Alvin Chow
Senior Kristin Richards had a big night for the Cardinal, notching 15 kills in the win over Oregon. The Cardinal will close out their final road trip of the regular season when they take on the Beavers tonight in Corvallis.
Stanford (22-3, 13-2 Pac-10) took a big step toward holding up its end of the bargain with a sweep of Oregon (17-7, 7-8) last night in Eugene.
Senior outside hitter Kristin Richards led the Cardinal’s attack with 15 kills, followed by sophomore outside hitter Cynthia Barboza with 14. Sophomore middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo helped collect 11 of Stanford’s 15 blocks for the night, and junior setter Bryn Kehoe contributed 45 assists.
Both teams kept it close early in game one, as the Ducks held two early leads at 5-4 and 7-6. But the Cardinal were quick to pull away on a three point run, claiming the 14-9 advantage. Oregon was called into the net, forcing the Ducks to use their second timeout at 20-15. Two consecutive hitting errors for Nnamani and Barboza gave the Ducks some momentum at 23-19, and an error against Suiter prompted Dunning to call a timeout at 24-20.
Oregon posted another threat late in the game, pulling to within two at 28-26 with a Newcombe kill. But Stanford was able to come out fresh off a timeout and clinch the game with a Richards ace at 30-26.
Richards led Stanford with five kills and two errors, followed closely by Barboza with four kills and one error. The Cardinal also dominated the block, collecting six compared to the Ducks’ two.
Oregon kept the contest much more suspenseful in game two before falling to the Cardinal, 36-34. The Ducks opened with two straight points, but Stanford came back to tie the game several times over the next few rallies. A Kehoe service error tied it at 12-all before a Cardinal 7-2 run appeared to steal the momentum for good. The Ducks battled back and came to within two, forcing the Stanford timeout at 26-24.
The Cardinal appeared to have the game at 29-26, but the Ducks frustrated Stanford’s defense to tie the game at 29-all. Oregon had the Cardinal on the ropes with three separate game point opportunities, but Stanford hung on to eventually survive the nail-biter.
Barboza propelled the Cardinal’s attack in game two with six kills and Richards contributed four of her own.
Game three was filled with several runs, including a six-point run late in the game to clinch the win and the match, 30-22. A pair of early Cardinal errors tied the game at 8-8 before Stanford exploded for a five-point run. An Akinradewo kill sealed the six-point run at 26-18, and Oregon was called on the touch off a Stanford attack at game point to cap the win.
Stanford dominated the overall blocking game, collecting a whopping 15 compared to the Ducks’ four. Stanford also outhit Oregon, .311 to .182.
Stanford travels to Corvallis, Ore., tomorrow to tackle struggling Oregon State (3-21, 0-15) at 7 p.m. The Beavers fell at home to No. 15 California last night.