| LINESCORE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | ||
| No. 6 Stanford (6-1, 4-1 MPSF) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | |
| Cal Baptist (3-5, 0-5 MPSF) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| STAT COMPARISON | ||
|---|---|---|
| STAN | CBU | |
| Kills | 44 | 41 |
| Attack pct. | .405 | .313 |
| Assists | 36 | 37 |
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Digs | 22 | 20 |
| Blocks | 9.0 | 5.5 |
Box Score
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – In a complete team effort, the No. 6 Stanford men’s volleyball team swept Cal Baptist, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21, Friday, at Van Dyne Gym in Riverside, California.
Stanford (6-1, 4-1 MPSF) hit .405 as a team playing without senior Madison Hayden, who did not dress out for the match. Cal Baptist (3-5, 0-5 MPSF) hit .313. The Cardinal, which has won the opening set in all seven matches this season, earned its third sweep of the year.
Starting for Hayden, senior Alex Stephanus led the team with nine kills, tying his career-high, on .438 hitting. Senior middle blocker Conrad Kaminski added eight kills on a .538 attack percentage, five blocks and two aces for the Cardinal, while redshirt junior Gabriel Vega finished with eight kills and three blocks.
Senior setter James Shaw directed the offense with 30 assists and was a perfect 6-0-6 (1.000) on his attacks. Freshman Jordan Ewert had his most efficient match as a Cardinal, notching a career-high seven kills on a career-best .385 attack percentage. Redshirt sophomore Kevin Rakestraw rounded-out the balanced attack with six kills on 10 swings with just one error.
Defensively, libero Evan Enriques squared-off against a familiar face on the other side of the net. The Punalu’u, Hawai’i native’s younger brother, Emmett, is the starting libero for the Lancers. Evan won the dig battle in their first meeting as opponents, 10-2. It marked the third double-digit dig match of the season for the sophomore.
Cal Baptist’s Rocky DeLyon led all players with 11 kills on .444 hitting to go with five digs. Enrique Garcia added eight kills, while setter Zachary Melcher totaled 32 assists.
Stanford wraps-up the weekend on Sunday, Jan. 31 at USC. The Cardinal and Trojans will meet at the Galen Center at 4 p.m. PT on the Pac-12 Networks.
