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Men's Volleyball Falls to Hawaii in Five
Klein posts 34 kills in the loss.
January 29, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - For the second time in as many nights, the eighth-ranked Stanford men's volleyball team took No. 4 Hawaii to five games, but the outcome was different, as the Rainbows came away with the victory tonight at Maples Pavilion. Game scores were 15-8, 15-11, 14-16, 11-15, 16-14.
Senior outside hitter Patrick Klein secured game four's victory with one of his match-high 34 kills on the night, one short of his career high. Klein, who missed fall training after spending the fall quarter studying abroad, also posted 10 digs for a double double in his first start of the season.
Defensively for the Cardinal, sophomore middle blockers Brett Youngberg and Dan Zhang recorded nine and eight blocks, respecitvely, while sophomore setter Brad Griffith added 10 digs and seven blocks.
Stanford falls to 2-2 overall, 1-2 in the MPSF. Hawaii improves to 5-2, 3-1 in league action.
Four of Hawaii's attackers registered at least 20 kills, led by Torry Tukuafus' 29.
The Cardinal travels south and will face No.7 Long Beach State on Fri., Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and No. 11 USC on Sat., Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.