Hawai’i Sweeps StanfordHawai’i Sweeps Stanford
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Men's Volleyball

Hawai’i Sweeps Stanford

Box Score

HONOLULU – No. 5 Stanford was held to a season-low hitting percentage as it dropped a 27-25, 25-7, 25-20 decision to No. 3 Hawai'i, Friday, at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Hawai'i (10-1) was nearly unstoppable offensively, hitting .594 as a team (44-3-69), while Stanford (7-3) was plagued by 19 hitting errors, resulting in a .146 attack percentage. The Cardinal finished with 31 kills, 20 digs and 2.0 blocks. Both teams had five aces.

Sophomore outside hitter Alex Rottman returned to the starting lineup on Friday, leading the Cardinal with 10 kills on .231 hitting and six digs.
 


Setter Nathan Lietzke totaled 25 assists, two digs and an ace. The fifth-year was also in on both of Stanford's blocks on the night.

Opposite Moses Wagner registered eight kills and a career-high three aces. Middle blocker Nathaniel Gates hit .571 with four kills on seven errorless swings, while outside hitter Kevin Lamp finished with five kills and three digs in two sets played.
 


Middle blocker Ethan Hill tallied two kills, a dig and a block for Stanford, while libero Luke Turner added three digs and two assists. Sophomore Ryan DuRoss came off the bench in all three sets, notching a kill and an ace.
 


Hawai'i turned in a sideout rate of 75 percent for the match, while the Cardinal was at 51 percent. Stanford was without outside hitter Will Rottman for a fourth consecutive match.

The Rainbow Warriors were led by outside hitter Spyros Chakas, who hit .733 with a match-high 23 kills on 30 swings with just one miscue. Alaka'i Todd added nine kills on .600 hitting, two blocks and an ace.

Stanford returns to The Farm next week to play host to No. 7 UC Irvine on Friday in Burnham Pavilion and Saturday in Maples Pavilion.