Stanford, California – In the Stanford Regional final, the No. 1 seed Cardinal fell to No. 2 seed Texas, 25-16, 15-25, 25-19, 25-22, Saturday, at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (29-4) fell short in the regional final for the second year in a row. The Cardinal are now 18-2 in the NCAA Tournament at home under Kevin HamblyMontague Women’s Volleyball Family Director.
Texas (26-4) hit Stanford .342 to .278, and tallied 12.5 blocks to just 3.0 by the Cardinal. Its opponent has beaten the Cardinal for only the third time this season — and all three have been losses.
Reverse Kendall Cape And the outside hitter Ilya Rubin They were named to the NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team. Robin led Stanford with 17 kills on .333 hitting, nine digs and two aces, while Kipp recorded 16 kills, eight digs and a block.
Setter We are miners He finished with 38 assists, eight digs, two kills and two aces. Libero Elena Oglivi He had a double-double with 12 assists and 11 digs.
Outside hitter Katie Byrd Recorded 14 kills, four digs and two blocks while being a middle blocker McKenna’s neighbors He hit 1,000 (4-0-4) and had two blocks and a dig. Middle blocker Sammy Francis He finished with four kills, a dig and a block.
Texas State was led by the region’s most outstanding player, Madison Skinner, who recorded 24 kills with a .383 hit, six digs and two aces. Middle blocker Asjia O’Neal and setter Ella Swindle were also named to the all-tournament team.
Stanford is now 22-10 all-time against Texas, including 7-3 in the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona State’s Mary Schroll and Tennessee’s Morgan Fingal were also announced as all-tournament selections.
Stanford University won 21st placestreet Pac-12 and 24 championshipsy Overall conference title in 2023. The Cardinal have appeared in 42 of the 43 NCAA tournaments.