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Men's Volleyball

Ewert Powers Card in Win

Box Score

STANFORD, Calif. – Outside hitter Jordan Ewert recorded a match-high 14 kills on .500 hitting to lead No. 8 Stanford in a 25-18, 25-17, 25-19 win over UC San Diego, Saturday, at Maples Pavilion.
 
Stanford (11-5) hit .478 as a team – its third-highest output of the season. The Cardinal held UC San Diego (6-10) to a .221 attack percentage and out dug the Tritons 27-16.
 
Junior setter Paul Bischoff controlled the offense with 31 assists to go with five digs, two blocks and a kill. Ewert tallied seven of his 14 kills in the opening set on .778 hitting. Redshirt senior Kyle Dagostino had a match-best eight digs and three assists.
 


Playing a rare nonconference match in February, Stanford switched up its lineup starting Eli Wopat at opposite and moving Jaylen Jasper to the left side. Jasper hit .438 with eight kills on 16 swings and just one error while collecting four digs. Wopat turned in six kills on .385 hitting and three digs.
 
Stanford hit .414 or better in all three sets Saturday. The Cardinal posted a side out rate of 80 percent for the match compared to a 58 percent by the Tritons.
 
Middle blockers Stephen Moye and Kyler Presho each registered five kills, hitting .833 and .500, respectively. Presho finished with three blocks and two digs, while Moye had two blocks and a dig.
 


Senior Russell Dervay and junior Mason Tufuga were both utilized as serving subs against UCSD. Dervay notched an ace in the second set, while Tufuga had one in the first and one on match-point to seal the win.
 


UC San Diego was led by sophomore opposite Collin Shannon, who finished with 13 kills on a .360 attack percentage. Outside hitters Wyatt Harrison and Xander Jimenez both recorded seven kills, but were held to under .200 hitting.
 
Up next, Stanford plays a home-and-home with No. 9 BYU, beginning Thursday in Provo.