Notables
- No. 4 Stanford takes on a five-match week, first hosting the University of San Francisco on Wednesday, April 2 at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium before traveling to Laguna Beach, Calif. to take part in the Best in the West Tournament April 4-5.
- Stanford's battle with the Dons is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start and will be streamed on B1G+. Live scoring will be available on StanfordStats.com.
- The Cardinal is slated to take on No. 7 USC, No. 11 Long Beach State, No. 16 North Florida, and No. 19 Washington while in Southern California.
- More information on live scoring and streaming will be provided when available.
- Stanford earned three top-15 wins during its time in Baton Rouge, La. at the Death Volley Invitational hosted by LSU March 28-29. The Cardinal topped No. 7 Florida State 3-2 and No. 8 Texas 4-1 on Friday before besting host No. 11 LSU 3-0 in a match played to decision due to impending inclement weather.
- The Cardinal's No. 2 pair of senior Taylor Wilson and sophomore Ruby Sorra were honored as the MPSF's Pair of the Week Tuesday, the program's first weekly honor in its new conference. The duo had a stellar weekend in Baton Rouge, La., earning straight-set wins over the No. 2 pairs from No. 2 TCU, No. 7 Florida State, No. 8 Texas and No. 11 LSU. In eight matches paired together in the 2025 campaign, the two have a flawless record of 8-0 with a 2-0 mark at the 1s and 6-0 ledger at the 2s. With their four wins over the weekend, the duo became the second-winningest pair in program history with 33 victories together over the past two seasons.
- The 2024 season cemented Stanford beach volleyball’s position as one of the best programs in the country, guided by its best-ever record and countless wins over top-ranked teams from across the nation. The Cardinal made its fourth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championship, earning the second-highest at large bid behind UCLA, and won its first-round match at the national title chase 3-0, just the second national championship tournament victory in program history.
- The nation and conference both celebrated the Cardinal’s incredible 2024 season, as Stanford tabbed seven conference honors, four all-America selections and two top-flight awards. Then-freshman Brooke Rockwell was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was also selected as a member of the Pac-12 All-Conference First Team with partner senior Xolani Hodel and fellow freshman Ruby Sorra. Junior Taylor Wilson was named to the all-conference second team. Rockwell was also part of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was joined by Sorra. Rockwell is the Cardinal's first conference player yearly award winner since 2017, when Kathryn Plummer won the same award. Stanford's three first-team selections and two pairs (Hodel and Rockwell, Wilson and Sorra) earning honors both marked new program-bests.
- For the first time in program history, four members of the Stanford beach volleyball program were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Teams. Rockwell and Hodel were each named to the All-America First Team while Wilson and Sorra each earned second-team honors. Hodel became a four-time all-American with this year's honor, selected to the first team last year and the second team in 2021 and 2022, while Rockwell, Sorra, and Wilson each earned their first all-American recognition. Rockwell was the lone freshman on this year's first team and her and Sorra made up half of all freshmen selected as All-Americans in 2024.
- Sorra and Wilson, alongside Belardi and Hoffman, each were honored as AVCA 2024 Top Flight award winners. The Top Flight program, now in its sixth year, recognizes beach pairs who compete in at least 15 matches together at a specific flight and win at least 75% of their matches.
- Stanford's momentum for the future continues to be bright with a youth-dominated program and a strong recruiting class joining as freshmen for the 2025 season. Joining the Cardinal on The Farm this season are Charlotta Bell, Indigo Clarke (sister of junior Phoenix Clarke), Babi Gubbins, Elena Fisher, Avery Jackson, Ofure Odigie and Logan Tusher.
- Next up, Stanford goes on its final road trip of the regular season, traveling to San Luis Obispo, Calif. to compete in Cal Poly's Center of Effort tournament April 12-13. The Cardinal is set to meet host No. 6 Cal Poly, No. 5 Florida State and No. 7 USC over the two-day event.