March 6, 2009

Box Score

STANFORD, Calif. - Senior Drew Pickering (Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West) had 13 kills and five digs but No. 7 Stanford swept No. 9 Lewis 30-20, 30-28, 30-21 on Friday evening in a non-conference match at Maples Pavilion.

Sophomore Nathan Klaas (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) added 12 kills with two digs. Senior Billy Sahagian (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) hit .438 with eight kills and two block assists. Junior Mike Iandolo (Orlando, Fla./Long Beach State) tallied 34 assists with three digs and two aces.

Stanford's Evan Romero had a match-high 16 kills and three aces. Stanford out-hit Lewis .391 to .243.

"Our passing broke down and it was just a domino affect," head coach Dan Friend said. "We get another crack tomorrow but we'll have to come to the gym with more than we did tonight."

Lewis falls to 12-4. Stanford improves to 13-7. The same two clubs play once more on Saturday at 9 p.m. CT.