The 2024 Pac-12 Championship is a double-elimination tournament, and Stanford's loss to the Bruins on Thursday morning moved it from the winner's bracket to the contender's bracket. The Cardinal need to play two games on Friday to advance to the championship game. A loss during the remainder of the event will eliminate the team from conference title contention.
With Thursday afternoon's win over Washington, Stanford set a new record for wins in a single season, moving its record to 30-4 for the 2024 season. This surpassed the previous record of 29 wins set in the 2023 season.
Senior maya harvey Before the game between the Cardinal and Washington Huskies began, she was named the 2024 Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first Stanford student-athlete to receive the Beach Volleyball Academic Award.
The day began with a matchup against the Bruins, their fourth matchup of the season against conference foes. Second-place UCLA dominated the battle, winning points on courts 1, 3, and 5. The loss moved the Cardinal into the bracket for a double-elimination tournament.
Stanford returned to the court in the afternoon to face the Huskies, only the second time in six days. 2nd grade kelly berardi and a new student chloe hoffman The Cardinal won on Court 3 with a 28-26, 21-11 victory.Senior maya harvey and second year student ashley vincent They bounced back from a first-set loss to score the second point of the match and win on Court 5 with scores of 14-21, 21-19, and 15-12.Senior Zolani Hodel and a new student Brooke Rockwell They secured the victory with a score of 22-20, 21-16 on Court 1.
The Cardinal will continue playing tomorrow as one of four teams remaining competing for the 2024 Pac-12 Championship. At 10:45 a.m., No. 3 Stanford will face No. 6 seed and No. 13 ranked Arizona State, which will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network. The winner of that game will be the loser of No. 1 USC vs. No. 2 UCLA (9 a.m. game) at 1 p.m. and the winner of No. 1 USC vs. No. 2 UCLA for a spot in the championship match. to play against. 2 UCLA, set for 4 p.m.
2nd place UCLA 3, 3rd place Stanford 0
1. Maggie Boyd and Lexi Denaburg (UCLA) def. Zolani Hodel and Brooke Rockwell (Stan) 21-10, 21-16
2. Peri Brennan & Devon Newberry (UCLA) vs. Ruby Sora and taylor wilson (STAN) Game ended 23-21, 6-4.
3. Kenzie Brower and Jesse Smith (UCLA) def. kelly berardi and chloe hoffman (Stan) 21-18, 21-15
4. Tessa Van Winkle & Jaden Whitmarsh (UCLA) vs. kate riley and clara stowell (STAN) Game unfinished at 19-21, 1-1.
5. Ensley Alden and Natalie Mischkowski (UCLA) def. maya harvey and ashley vincent (Stan) 21-18, 21-14
Order of arrival: 3, 5, 1*
#3 Stanford 3, #12 Washington 0
1. Zolani Hodel and Brooke Rockwell (Stan) Def. Piper Monk-Heidrich and Maggie Ravitch (UW) 22-20, 21-16
2. Ruby Sora and taylor wilson (STAN) vs. Zoe Henson & Lauren Wilcock (UW) Game ended 17-21, 0-1
3. kelly berardi and chloe hoffman (Stan) Def. Kirsten Barton and Kendall Mather (UW) 28-26, 21-11
Four. kate riley and clara stowell (STAN) vs. Scarlett Dahl & Josie Ulrich (UW) Match 18-10 Unfinished
Five. maya harvey and ashley vincent (Stan) Def. Brooke Value & Sarah Wilcock (UW) 14-21, 21-19, 15-12
Order of arrival: 3, 5, 1*