Stanford advances to its 8th Regional Final under John Dunning and ninth overall since 1998 (current NCAA tournament format).
Stanford most recently appeared in a Regional Final in 2010 - Dayton Region against USC (L, 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 24-26, 14-16).
Friday's win marked the seventh 30-win season for the Cardinal under John Dunning and the 16th overall since 1980.
Stanford now has 101 NCAA Tournament wins... the most of any program in the nation.
No one except Jessica Walker on Stanford's current roster has made it past a Regional Final
Stanford is 4-0 on neutral sites this season
Stanford has lost to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament in two of the last three seasons (2009 in Regional Semifinal at Maples Pavilion & 2011 in NCAA second round at Maples Pavilion)
Stanford is 25-0 when winning the first set in a match this season and 27-0 when it outhits its oppoenents