03-04-2023, 06:41 PM
Stanford lost in straight sets both yesterday to #14 Northridge (25-20, 25-24 and 26-24) and earlier today to #6 UC Irvine (25-17, 25-23, 25-22). Irvine had just 21 errors, Stanford had 36. They had nine receiving errors, which is inexcusable in a three-set match. Irvine only served nine aces with 8 errors, they weren't serving that hard. Theo Snoey hit -.273, that's three kills and six errors in 11 attempts -- yeesh. Happily, Rottman returned to form, hit .472.
Against Northridge, Stanford had even more errors, 38 errors in a three-set match. Northridge had 31, characteristic of the #14 team, but Stanford gave it to them. Northridge had only five hitting errors, hitting an astounding .474. They put on a clinic -- tried to give it back with 18 service errors, but Stanford obliged with 19 service errors. And Kevin Lamp hit .160.
UCLA at Burnham in two weeks, 3/17 and 3/18. They're only 17-1, and have only lost eight sets all year, three of them on the road at Penn State. Good luck, Stanford...
Against Northridge, Stanford had even more errors, 38 errors in a three-set match. Northridge had 31, characteristic of the #14 team, but Stanford gave it to them. Northridge had only five hitting errors, hitting an astounding .474. They put on a clinic -- tried to give it back with 18 service errors, but Stanford obliged with 19 service errors. And Kevin Lamp hit .160.
UCLA at Burnham in two weeks, 3/17 and 3/18. They're only 17-1, and have only lost eight sets all year, three of them on the road at Penn State. Good luck, Stanford...
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