No. 15 Stanford beat Duke 26-24, 25-22, 21-25, 31-29 on Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., behind a career-high 26 kills from senior Julia Blyashov.
Why it matters: The Cardinal improved to 13-6 overall and 6-3 in the ACC, and to 9-0 all-time against Duke.
How it happened
Blyashov hit .436 and added 18 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. She had eight kills in the fourth set, including the match-winner, Stanford Athletics reported.
The fourth set had 17 ties and eight lead changes. Duke had four set points to force a fifth set, and Stanford saved them all, Duke Athletics reported. Duke lost by a combined three points, 103-100, the closest match in the series' history.
Stat leaders
- Lizzy Andrew: 15 kills on .406 hitting, four blocks.
- Ipar Kurt: 16 kills in her return after missing six matches with an injury.
- Logan Parks: season-best 58 assists, four blocks.
- Spencer Etzler: 21 digs.
Stanford had a season-high 69 kills. Duke's Ashby Zubchevich led all players with 28 kills.
Up next
Stanford plays at No. 23 North Carolina on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. PT on ESPN. Cal plays at Duke on Sunday.
Sources: Stanford Athletics; Duke Athletics.