Season in Review – Stanford University Athletics

STANFORD, Calif. – Under the direction of 16th-year head coach John Kosty, the 2022 Cardinal finished 14-14 overall and fifth in the MPSF at 4-8. Stanford advanced to the final of the MPSF Tournament for the first time since 2014, falling in five sets to No. 8 Pepperdine at Pauley Pavilion. Outside hitter Will Rottman (first team) and libero Justin Lui (honorable mention) were named AVCA All-Americans, giving Stanford multiple selections for the first time since 2019. The Caridnal finished the season ranked No. 9 in the AVCA poll.

AVCA ALL-AMERICANS: Outside hitter Will Rottman was named an AVCA First Team All-American – Stanford’s first first-team selection since 2016. Rottman led the nation in total kills with 472 – the sixth-most in a single season in the rally-scoring era in program history. Libero Justin Lui landed on the honorable mention list, giving Stanford multiple All-Americans for the first time since 2019. The Cardinal now has 74 All-America awards all-time.

ALL-MPSF: Junior Will Rottman was named to the All-MPSF first team, while middle blocker Ethan Hill and libero Justin Lui were tabbed honorable mention. Stanford now has 109 all-conference selections all-time.

ACADEMIC HONORS: Stanford led the conference with 10 selections to the MPSF All-Academic list. Redshirt junior Justin Lui was recognized for the third time, while juniors Adam Chang, Nathaniel Gates, Kevin Lamp, Nathan Lietzke and Will Rottman were repeat selections. Earning the accolade for the first time were redshirt sophomore Ethan Hill and sophomores Chris Kelly, Aidan Peters and Luke Turner.

RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE: Junior outside hitter Will Rottman set a school record at Grand Canyon (April 2) with a career-best 34 kills in a 3-1 loss. It was the most kills by a Cardinal player in a four-set match in the rally-scoring era in program history, and the most in a match by an MPSF player since 2017. 

RANKED WINS: Stanford registered five wins over ranked opponents in 2022, including three top 5 victories. The Cardinal’s win over No. 1 UCLA on March 11 was its first win over a No. 1-ranked team since 2016.

IT HAD BEEN A WHILE: Stanford won the season series against BYU for the first time since 2015. The Cardinal registered its first sweep over the Cougars since 2012 on April 8 and pulled off a reverse sweep on April 9, which finished 24-22 Stanford in the fifth, tying for the third longest match in MPSF history and the longest fifth set since 2017.

AVCA NOD: Outside hitter Will…