UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In a complete team effort, the No. 8 Stanford men's volleyball team defeated Lees-McRae, 25-16, 15-21, 22-25, 25-15, Friday at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State University.
The Cardinal (10-7) held the Bobcats (5-11) to an .069 attack percentage, the second-lowest by a Stanford opponent this season, while racking up 12.0 blocks. Redshirt junior Clay Jones, who appeared in just his third match of 2017 after sustaining an injury in the season opener, matched his career-high with six blocks to lead all players.
Freshman Eric Beatty led all players with 10 kills, while Jones added eight kills and six digs. Sophomore Ryan Smith hit a career-high .462 with seven kills on 13 swings and just one error to go with two aces. Middle blockers Kevin Rakestraw and Chris Moore each recorded five kills and turned in five and four blocks, respectively.
Junior setter Kyle Dagostino matched his second-highest assist output of the season with 40. The Tampa, Florida native also posted five digs, was 4-0-4 offensively and tied his career-high with three aces. Redshirt junior Colin McCall appeared in three sets and registered three kills, four digs and an ace, while freshman Stephen Moye hit .429 with three kills and two blocks.
In total, 13 Stanford players took the court against Lees-McRae. Junior Jake Stuebner made his season debut, tallying a career-high seven digs while playing libero.
Lees-McRae was led by Karl Deichmann, who notched six kills on .625 hitting, while libero Keenan Freitas finished with a match-best 11 digs.
Stanford will face No. 15 Penn State on Saturday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. PT in Rec Hall.