March 25, 2005
Malibu, CA - Stanford came up short after jumping out to a 1-0 lead against the No. 1 ranked Pepperdine Waves. After gaining the lead with an impressive 30-23 win, Stanford was unable to combat a 3-0 Wave run (21-30, 21-30, 27-30) solidified by Pepperdine's 17 team blocks. The Cardinal are now 8-11 (7-9 MPSF) heading into tomorrow's match with USC.
Statistically Stanford was led by Kevin Hansen with 52 assists. David Vogel and Brian Lindberg led Stanford with 14 digs a piece with Hansen adding 11. Ben Reddy led the offense with 17 kills while Chris Ahlfeldt chipped in 14.