Stanford Volleyball: Kawika Shoji ‘06 named MVP
“Taking home only its second Husky Dino Cup title in 12 years, Stanford men’s volleyball opened its exhibition season last weekend with a bang.
Playing across the border in Canada, the Cardinal won the round-robin tournament with three victories against the University of Calgary, the University of Alberta and the University of the Pacific. Stanford beat Calgary in four games, Alberta in five and Pacific in four.”
“The biggest win of the weekend came when the Cardinal outlasted the University of Alberta squad on Friday. Coming into the match, Alberta had an astounding 24-game win streak against Stanford’s conference, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). The MPSF is the most dominant in all of NCAA men’s volleyball, so Stanford came into the match facing daunting odds.
However, the Cardinal was able to put together one of its best performances in years, and came away with the win after a dramatic fifth game.”
“Sophomore setter Kawika Shoji ‘06 was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, while sophomore right-side hitter Evan Romero had more kills than any other player in the tournament. He was named to the all-tournament team along with freshman libero Jordan Inafuku (Kamehameha ‘07).”
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