| LINESCORE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| Saskatchewan (6-6) | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| No. 13 Stanford (2-0) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| STAT COMPARISON | ||
|---|---|---|
| SASK | STAN | |
| Kills | 46 | 48 |
| Attack pct. | .198 | .375 |
| Assists | 44 | 43 |
| Aces | 3 | 11 |
| Digs | 30 | 32 |
| Blocks | 5.5 | 19.0 |
Box Score
STANFORD, Calif. – It was Ground Hog day in Maples Pavilion Wednesday for the Stanford men’s volleyball team, which defeated Saskatchewan in four sets (23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-16) in an exhibition for the second consecutive night. Like Tuesday, the Cardinal dropped the opening set before winning the next three.
As a team, Stanford hit .375, committing just 12 attack errors on the night, and racked up 19 blocks. The Huskies were held to a .198 hitting percentage and finished with 5.5 team blocks.
Senior setter James Shaw turned in a double-double with 34 assists and 10 blocks to go with eight digs, four aces and four kills. Senior Conrad Kaminski led the team offensively with 12 kills on 15 errorless swings to hit .800. He was one block shy of a double-double.
Redshirt junior opposite Gabriel Vega registered 10 kills, five digs and three aces for the Cardinal, while redshirt sophomore middle blocker Kevin Rakestraw posted nine kills on .692 hitting and eight blocks. Freshman outside hitter Jordan Ewert tallied eight kills on 18 swings with just one error to hit .389.
Sophomore Evan Enriques collected nine digs playing libero for three sets. Sophomore Kyle Dagostino donned the libero jersey for the fourth set. Senior outside hitter Madison Hayden had four kills and five blocks for the Cardinal. Freshman Russell Dervay took over setting duties for Shaw late in the fourth set, totaling five assists.
The Cardinal held a 17-11 lead in the opening set before the Huskies went on a 14-6 run to close out the set. The second was close early on as there were five tie scores and two lead changes before Stanford found its rhythm.
Saskatchewan was led by Tyler Epp’s 10 kills on .438 hitting in three sets played. Dylan Tarbett finished with 11 kills for the Huskies, while Jordan Nowakowski hit .375 with nine kills.
Stanford officially opens the 2016 season on Friday, Jan. 8 at No. 14 Ball State. The Cardinal will also take on IPFW on Saturday, Jan. 9 during the opening weekend.
