March 11, 2006
Stanford, Calif. - The fifth ranked team in the country was too much for Stanford to handle, as CS Northridge defeated the Cardinal tonight 3-0 at Burnham Pavilion. The Matadors won the match with games scores of 30-21, 30-22, and 30-18. With the loss, Stanford falls to 4-18 overall and 2-14 in the MPSF. CS Northridge improves to 12-8 overall and 7-7 in conference play.
"CS Northridge is a really good team and they showed it tonight," said head coach Don Shaw. "I though we played well at times, but our inconsistency allowed Northridge to play more comfortably. We just gave up too many streaks to beat them tonight."
CS Northridge hit .405 for the match, while Stanford hit only .101. Leading the way for Stanford was senior Ben Reddy with 11 kills and two service aces. Senior Chris Ahlfeldt notched five kills and three total blocks. Senior William Clayton and junior Matt Ceran also chipped in five kills each. CS Northridge was led by Dan Rhodes and Eric Vance who each recorded 12 kills.
Stanford will now take a two-week break from competition as the winter quarter classes come to an end. After dead week and finals week, the Cardinal will host No. 4 Hawai'i on Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30. Both matches begin at 7 p.m. at Burnham Pavilion.