STANFORD, Calif. – In a complete team effort, No. 7 Stanford swept No. 13 USC, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23, Friday, at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (12-11, 5-6 MPSF) hit .420 as a team – its third-highest output of the season. The Cardinal racked up 10.5 blocks, 30 digs and six aces, while holding USC (12-13, 3-8 MPSF) to a .200 attack percentage. The Trojans finished with 29 digs, 2.5 blocks and two aces.
The win means the Cardinal will be either the No. 4 or No. 5 seed in next week’s MPSF Championship and will face Pepperdine at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Stanford opposite Theo Snoey led the team with 11 kills on a .625 attack percentage, two digs, two blocks and two assists. Middle blocker Ethan Hill tallied seven kills on 10 errorless swings to hit .700 – the highest by a Cardinal player this season (minimum 10 attempts).
Team-high 11th kill of the night for Snoey is a big one!
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Setter Nathan Lietzke turned in his team-leading eighth double-double of the season with 31 assists and a match-high 11 digs. The fifth-year also had three kills, two aces and three blocks. Libero Luke Turner collected four digs.
Fifth ace of the night extends the Cardinal lead!
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Outside hitter Kevin Lamp recorded eight kills on .471 hitting to go with three digs, three blocks and a match-high three aces. Outside hitter Will Rottman added seven kills, seven digs, five assists, two blocks and an ace, while middle blocker Nathaniel Gates had three kills and a match-best five blocks.
Right down the line ??
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Senior Matt Martinez played in two sets making his season debut and his first appearance for the Cardinal in Maples Pavilion.
Whole squad hyped ??
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USC was led by outside hitter Dillon Klein who registered a match-high 14 kills on .522 hitting to go with six digs, a block and an assist.
Stanford and USC meet again on Saturday to close out the regular season. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. The Cardinal will recognize its nine seniors in a postmatch ceremony at Maples Pavilion.
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