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Men's Volleyball

Stanford Sweeps USC

Box Score

STANFORD, Calif. – In a complete team effort, No. 7 Stanford swept No. 13 USC, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23, Friday, at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford (12-11, 5-6 MPSF) hit .420 as a team – its third-highest output of the season. The Cardinal racked up 10.5 blocks, 30 digs and six aces, while holding USC (12-13, 3-8 MPSF) to a .200 attack percentage. The Trojans finished with 29 digs, 2.5 blocks and two aces.

The win means the Cardinal will be either the No. 4 or No. 5 seed in next week's MPSF Championship and will face Pepperdine at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Stanford opposite Theo Snoey led the team with 11 kills on a .625 attack percentage, two digs, two blocks and two assists. Middle blocker Ethan Hill tallied seven kills on 10 errorless swings to hit .700 – the highest by a Cardinal player this season (minimum 10 attempts).
 


Setter Nathan Lietzke turned in his team-leading eighth double-double of the season with 31 assists and a match-high 11 digs. The fifth-year also had three kills, two aces and three blocks. Libero Luke Turner collected four digs.
 


Outside hitter Kevin Lamp recorded eight kills on .471 hitting to go with three digs, three blocks and a match-high three aces. Outside hitter Will Rottman added seven kills, seven digs, five assists, two blocks and an ace, while middle blocker Nathaniel Gates had three kills and a match-best five blocks.
 


Senior Matt Martinez played in two sets making his season debut and his first appearance for the Cardinal in Maples Pavilion.
 


USC was led by outside hitter Dillon Klein who registered a match-high 14 kills on .522 hitting to go with six digs, a block and an assist.

Stanford and USC meet again on Saturday to close out the regular season. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. The Cardinal will recognize its nine seniors in a postmatch ceremony at Maples Pavilion.