STANFORD, Calif. -- Sacramento State's historic season came to an end Friday night in an NCAA Tournament first round matchup at 5th-ranked Stanford, 3-0. Set scores were 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 as the Hornets hung with the nation's fifth ranked team in each of the three frames.

• Sacramento State's season comes to an end with a 21-12 overall record.
• Hornets made their 21st NCAA Tournament appearance (11th at the Div. I level). Sacramento State joined the Div. I ranks in 1991
• First NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007
• Years the Hornets qualified for the NCAA Tournament at the Div. I level - 1997-00, 2002-07, 2024
• Hornets played Stanford for the fifth time in NCAA Tournament play (2002-03, 2006-07, 2024)
• Hornets advanced to NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning their 10th Big Sky Conference Tournament title (1997-98, 2000, 2002-07, 2024)
• First Big Sky Tournament title since 2007
• Hornets got here by winning three matches in three days at last week's Big Sky Tournament - vs Portland State (3-1), vs Idaho State (3-0), vs Northern Colorado (3-2)
• Four-match winning streak was snapped this evening

Stanford and its lineup featuring multiple All-Americans finished the match hitting .392. The Cardinal had 15 more kills than Sacramento State while also tallying 12 aces. Stanford (26-4) advances to the second round of the tournament where it will host Loyola Marymount tomorrow at 6 p.m. LMU beat Washington in five sets in tonight's first match.

The Hornets received nine kills from both Bridgette Smith and Caitlin Volkmann, and Ellie Tisko had seven kills with a .636 hitting percentage. The three seniors combined for 25 of the team's 28 kills, and Sacramento State finished the match hitting a respectable .212 against a Stanford squad with plenty of size. Tisko's seven kills came without an error in 11 swings and her hitting percentage was a match best.

Ashlynn Archer had two kills and two blocks, Kate Doorn 18 assists, an ace and five digs, and Hailey Plugge had seven assists. Skyler Gartin added a kill and two blocks, and Reese Ampi four digs, an ace and three assists.

Tonight also marked the final indoor matches in what is regarded as one of the best senior classes in program history - Smith, Volkmann, Tisko and Plugge.