Feb. 9, 2007
The Stanford Cardinal were shut out by No. 2 UC Irvine tonight with game scores 30-28, 30-22, 30-22 at the Bren Events Center. Stanford was led by Matt Ceran with nine kills. Evan Romero and Brandon Williams each added seven kills. Freshman setter Kawika Shoji had a match-high 10 digs, an ace and 27 set assists.
Stanford controlled game one jumping out to an early 6-2 lead on four consecutive UCI hitting errors that included two solo blocks by Shoji. The Cardinal continued to lead 27-24 when the Anteaters went on a 4-0 streak using two kills by Smith and one by Jablonsky to take the 28-27 advantage. Stanford would tie the game at 28-28 on a kill by Ceran, but UCI would end the game with a kill by Jablonsky and a Cardinal hitting error, 30-28.
Game two was taken by UC Irvine from the start of the game. They opened with a 7-1 run and continued their strong play, finishing with a 30-22 victory.
The third game was a battle for possession. UC Irvine was up 8-7 and scored the next 5 points from Aaron Harrell at the service line. Irvine went on to win 30-22 in the last game.
UC Irvine's Jayson Jablonsky had 13 kills for the night and added six digs and three blocks. Freshman Cole Reinholm totaled 10 kills.
Stanford moves to 1-12 for the season and 1-7 in MPSF play. No. 2 UC Irvine improves to 12-2 overall and 7-2 in league.