Stanford Advances to MPSF Semifinals

LOS ANGELES – Led by Will Rottman , No. 4 seed Stanford swept No. 5 seed Pepperdine, 25-22, 25-17, 25-19, Wednesday, in the MPSF Quarterfinals at the Galen Center. Stanford (14-11) hit .314 as a team, while holding Pepperdine (17-11) to a .163 clip – the second lowest by a Cardinal opponent this season. Rottman recorded his second straight double-double with a team-high 13 kills on 345 hitting and 10 digs. The outside hitter also registered three of Stanford's five aces, two blocks and an assist. Setter Nathan Lietzke controlled the offense with 32 assists, and had five digs, a...