Women’s volleyball to begin quest for third consecutive national title
First serve from Tucson will be at 5 p.m. PT on Feb. 5 and at 10 a.m. PT on Feb. 7.
Senior outside hitter Meghan McClure (above) is one of just two returning starters from the Stanford women s volleyball championship team of 2019. The Cardinal s season opens Friday in Tuscon. (PHOTO: Erin Chang/isiphotos.com)
on February 4, 2021
The Stanford women’s volleyball team will take the court for the first time in 412 days when the team travels to Tucson on Feb. 5 for its season opener against Arizona (0-4, 0-4 Pac-12). Seventh-ranked Stanford is the only school in the Pac-12 that has yet to play this season.
This article is part of a running series The Daily sports staff will be publishing on seniors.
A constant on the court for the Stanford women’s volleyball team the last three seasons, senior Meghan McClure has emerged as the team’s clear leader. As a starting outside hitter, McClure helped lead the Cardinal to three conference championships (2017-19) and two NCAA titles (2018, 2019). For her efforts on the court, she has earned All-America honorable mentions from the AVCA (2018) and VolleyballMag.com (2017-19). Her junior year, McClure was awarded the NCAA Elite 90 Award, which is presented to the athlete with the highest GPA who has reached competition at the finals site. An STS major, McClure carried a 3.965 through her junior year. The Daily’s James Hemker sat down with McClure to discuss the upcoming volleyball season, what it means to be a senior in the era of COVID-19 and her time both on and off the court at Stanford.
2021 college volleyball season: Essential guide to top teams, players, matches and rankings
College volleyball rankings: Full breakdown of preseason Power 10
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The long awaited 2020-21 women s college volleyball season is finally here. The ACC, Big 12, SEC and Sun Belt conferences began conference play in the fall, but the rest of the conferences, including the Big Ten and Pac-12, will start up Jan. 22.
First, a quick summary of what we know for this season, as of now:
The Pac-12 released its schedule two days ahead of the first weekend of action.
The Big Ten released its schedule in late December.
The AVCA preseason rankings were released on Jan. 5. Wisconsin and Texas are the No. 1 and No. 2 teams.
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