STANFORD, Calif. – In its third season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Stanford was picked to repeat as conference champions by the league’s coaches and placed five on the Preseason All-ACC Team.
Lizzy Andrew, Julia Blyashov, Spencer Etzler, opposite Jordyn Harvey and setter Logan Parks were named to the 18-player Preseason All-ACC Team. Stanford paced the league with five selections. It is the second preseason all-conference selection Harvey, while Andrew, Blyashov, Etzler and Parks are being recognized for the first time.
As a team, Stanford secured 10 first-place votes and totaled 280 points to edge second-place Pittsburgh (277 points), which had seven first-place votes. Louisville, which collected the remaining first-place vote, was third with 257 points, while SMU came in fourth with 245 points.
Andrew is a returning second-team AVCA All-American, while Parks picked up AVCA All-America honorable mention accolades last season. Etzler earned All-ACC First Team honors as a rookie, while Blyashov and Harvey were on the All-ACC Second Team in 2025.
Stanford opens the 2026 season at the Opening Spike Classic in Pittsburgh, Aug. 28-30. The Cardinal begins its ACC slate on the road at SMU on Sept. 25.