LOS ANGELES – Despite 14 kills and nine digs from freshman Jaylen Jasper, Stanford dropped a 3-1 decision at No. 5 UCLA, Thursday, at Pauley Pavilion.
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Stanford (6-18, 3-8 MPSF) hit .208 as a team and finished with three blocks and three aces. The loss put the Cardinal out of contention to host a first round MPSF playoff match next weekend.
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UCLA (21-6, 8-3 MPSF) hit .412 in the match and finished with 9.0 blocks and five aces. The Bruins were 10-0-11 (.909) in the fourth set.
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Sophomore setter Paul Bischoff collected 35 assists to go with five digs and three kills. Redshirt senior Kevin Rakestraw hit .467 (8-1-15) and tallied three blocks. Junior outside hitter Jordan Ewert also recorded eight kills and had six digs.
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Bischoff cleaning up. Cardinal with a 20-17 lead in set 2.
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Freshman middle blocker Kyler Presho hit .500 with six kills and an ace, while freshman outside hitter Leo Henken chipped in with four kills and an ace.
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UCLA was led by middle blocker Daenan Gyimah's 15 kills on .636 hitting and four blocks. Opposite Christian Hessenauer had 14 kills and five digs for the Bruins.
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Stanford closes out the regular season on Saturday at No. 4 Pepperdine at 5 p.m.
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