Pepperdine University
Stanford
#5 Stanford Rolls By #9 Pepperdine, 3-0
2/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
Feb. 19, 2011
Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. - The #9 Pepperdine men's volleyball team fell to #5 Stanford 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-19), Saturday in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves fall to 5-6 and 3-6 in league play, while the Cardinal improves to 10-4 and 7-4 in conference contests.
Stanford controlled the tempo of the match with a season-high .492 attack percentage. Spencer McLachlin led all hitters with 10 kills on a .600 success rate - another 2011 best for the Cardinal squad.
The Waves struggled on the attack, and concluded the evening with a hitting percentage of .139. Maurice Torres (Riverside, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS) and Matt Pollock (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg HS) paced Pepperdine with 9.5 points each. Torres tallied nine kills and a block, while Pollock contributed eight kills and three rejections.
Tyler Jaynes (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) came off the bench for the Waves with four kills on five swings and no errors.
Stanford controlled the first frame with a crippling .553 hitting percentage, earned with 10 kills on 15 attempts and just two miscues. Pepperdine tallied nine put downs, but counteracted them with nine hitting errors. A McLachlin service ace put the first set away 25-14.
The Waves improved their offensive output in the second game, with 12 kills including a 6-for-7 effort from Cory Riecks (Auburn, Calif./Placer HS). The Cardinal continued to swing well at the net, however, and put a 25-18 win away behind a .429 attack percentage.
Pepperdine tagged down 10 kills in the third set, earned on a solid .316 attack percentage but Stanford answered with 16 kills as well as three service aces. The Waves threatened to make a run and were down just 10-12, but back-to-back aces courtesy of Jordan Inafuku sparked a 5-0 run that gave the Cardinal a lead that could not be overtaken.
Kasey Crider (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) dished 30 assists for Pepperdine, and added three digs.
The Waves return to the court on Thursday, Feb. 23 for a 7 p.m. match at Long Beach State.
