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Posted - 05/07/2010 : 2:34:07 PM
http://usavolleyball.org/blogs/blog-for-bj-evans/posts/1874-2010-ncaa-men-s-volleyball-tournament-roundup
In the first semifinal of Thursday evening, Penn State (24-7) defeated No. 3 Cal State Northridge, 30-21, 30-23, 30-28.
The Matadors, who were the wild card pick for the tournament out of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) finished the season with a 23-10 record.
The Nittany Lions’ Will Price led all scorers with 21 points on 18 kills, two aces and one solo block. His kill percentage was 0.35.
Joe Sunder added 19.5 points on 18 kills, one ace and one block assist. His kill percentage was 0.33. Max Lipsitz had 14.5 points on nine kills, two solo blocks and seven block assists with a kill percentage of 0.53.
Setter Edgardo Goas was credited with 49 assists along with seven points on four kills, one ace, one solo block and two block assists. Libero Dennis Del Valle was credited with 17 digs.
Jacek Ratajczak paced Cal State Northridge with 20 points on 15 kills, two solo blocks and six block assists with a kill percentage of 0.36. Mike Guadino was the next highest scorer with 7.5 points on seven kills and one block assists with a kill percentage of 0.28.
Setter Matt Stork was credited with 32 assists and two points on one kill and two block assists. Libero Ali'i Keohohou was credited with eight digs.
Northridge’s team kill percentage was 0.19 as compared to 0.35 for Penn State. Northridge out-blocked Penn State 12-11. Penn State had five aces as opposed to none for the Matadors.
Stanford, the nation’s No. 1 ranked college men’s volleyball team, will face No. 12 Penn State at 4 p.m. PT on Saturday in the final of the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Cardinal (23-6) reached the final by defeating No. 10 Ohio State (22-8) in Thursday’s semifinal, 30-25, 30-26, 30-17.
Stanford’s Evan Romero led all scorers with 19 points on 15 kills, two aces and four block assists. His kill percentage was 0.5. Brad Lawson added 18.5 points on 14 kills, three aces, one solo block and one block assist. His kill percentage was 0.32. Gus Ellis totaled 10 points on six kills and eight block assists.
Stanford setter Kawika Shoji, the 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Player of the Year, was credited with 44 assists for Stanford. He also scored four points on three kills and two block assists.
Libero Erik Shoji was credited with 12 digs.
Shawn Sangrey led the Buckeyes with 12.5 points on 12 kills and one block assist. His kill percentage was 0.15. Kevin Heine added 11 points on nine kills, one solo block and two block assists with a kill percentage of 0.53. Ohio State setter Steven Kehoe was credited with 38 assists.
Libero Mik Berzins was credited with 11 digs.
Ohio State converted 22 percent of its kill attempts into points while Stanford converted 37 percent. Stanford out-blocked the Buckeyes 12-7.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5170163
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