Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford finished its regular season on Thursday, dropping 4-1 decisions against San Jose State and Santa Clara at the Stanford Sand Volleyball Stadium.
“We would have liked the regular season to end better, but I am proud of how this group has stayed committed to the process and fought hard all season,” said head coach Denise Corlett. “We will look to get a couple of weeks to rest and make some noise down at the Pac-12 Championships.”
Ivana Vanjak and Catherine Raquel, the No. 2 pair, registered the only win for the Cardinal (5-10 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) against San Jose State (8-11), a 21-18, 21-15 victory. No. 1 Hayley Hodson and Payton Chang fell 21-18, 11-21, 15-13, while No. 3 Merete Lutz and Halland McKenna lost their match 21-13, 21-18.
Alexis Froistad and Tami Alade lost 21-15, 21-9 at No. 5, with Courtney Bowen and Jennifer DiSanto dropping a 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 decision.
Against Santa Clara (9-2), No. 3 Lutz and McKenna got the Cardinal's lone point, a 12-21, 21-16, 17-15 comeback win. No. 1 pair Hodson and Chang won the first set of their match, but fell 15-21, 21-18, 15-13.
No. 2 Vanjak and Raquel lost their match at 21-14, 21-12. No. 4 Bowen and DiSanto fell 21-17, 20-22, 15-13, while No. 5 Alade and Froistad lost 21-12, 21-17.
Stanford returns to action in two weeks at the Pac-12 Conference Championships in Los Angeles, hosted by USC.
Results
San Jose State 4, Stanford 1
1. Tresnakova/Menhart (SJSU) def. Hodson/Chang (Stanford) 21-18, 11-21, 15-13
2. Vanjak/Raquel (Stanford) def. Roy/Scholl (SJSU) 21-18, 21-15
3. Meehan/Hirai (SJSU) def. Lutz/McKenna (Stanford) 21-13, 21-18
4. Gama/Sam (SJSU) def. Bowen/DiSanto (Stanford) 16-21, 21-15, 15-9
5. Avery/Andrade (SJSU) def. Froistad/Alade (Stanford) 21-15, 21-9
Santa Clara 4, Stanford 1
1. Mead/Clayton (Santa Clara) def. Hodson/Chang (Stanford) 15-21, 21-18, 15-13
2. Rottman/Hess (Santa Clara) def. Vanjak/Raquel (Stanford) 21-14, 21-12
3. Lutz/McKenna (Stanford) def. Vacarro/Lindberg (Santa Clara) 12-21, 21-16, 17-15
4. Cunningham/Maas (Santa Clara) def. Bowen/DiSanto (Stanford) 21-17, 20-22, 15-13
5. Dutra/Shepherd (Santa Clara) def. Alade/Froistad (Stanford) 21-12, 21-17