Match Results

#1 Stanford def. American 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-19)

Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena)

Stanford moves to 1-0; American falls to 2-1

Box Score

Stanford Recap / American Recap

The top-ranked Cardinal made quick work of American, collecting a dominant 3-0 victory in just an hour and 14 minutes Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C.

The Eagles welcomed the largest crowd in program history as 2,837 fans came to the match, dubbed Bender Blue Out and presented by the Marines.

And that's the game! #AUVB fall to the Cardinals in three hard-fought sets. Again thank you to the 2,837 fans who came out for the annual #BenderBlueOut to set the record for highest attended volleyball game in the District! #AUEagles pic.twitter.com/Ub4cVsRarm — AU Volleyball (@AU_Volleyball) August 26, 2018

A trio of players registered double-digit kill totals to lead Stanford’s efficient and balanced attack: reigning AVCA and espnW National Player of the Year junior Kathryn Plummer (13), All-American sophomore Meghan McClure (13) and All-American junior Audriana Fitzmorris (10).

Starting at opposite this season, Fitzmorris finished with 10 kills on .643 hitting and 6 blocks.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/PCJ0XvjEiN — Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) August 26, 2018

Fitzmorris and McClure were dominant in the match, posting .643 and .565 attack percentages, respectively.

.@meghanmccluree opened her sophomore campaign with 13 kills on .565 hitting (13-0-23).#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/VEbBGh9EQ6 — Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) August 26, 2018

Junior Jenna Gray led the Cardinal with 36 assists, while junior Morgan Hentz posted a team-high 15 digs.

The Cardinal notched 14 blocks, seven by senior Tami Alade alone, to disrupt American’s offense, which hit .096 overall on the match and .000 percent in the second set alone in its first loss of the season.

Senior Aleksandra Kazala was the lone Eagle to reach double-figures with a season-high 11 kills. Senior Kennedy Etheridge recorded a team-high 25 assists, while junior Kristen Largay, who surpassed the 1,000-career digs mark in Saturday’s win over George Washington, notched a team-high nine digs.

Stanford went on a 6-0 scoring run, with Largay notching two service aces, to open the first set and led by as many as 11 in game one. The second set was all Cardinal, as the Eagles committed seven errors and tallied just seven kills in the game. Plummer and McClure closed the door on American, each contributing five kills in the finale to earn the sweep.

The Cardinal remain out East to face three-time defending MEAC Champion Howard on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.