Feb. 6, 2003

No. 6 Stanford saw its three game winning streak come to an end in Malibu Thursday night as the No. 4 Waves beat the Cardinal 30-24, 30-23, 30-16 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) played at Firestone Fieldhouse.

Sophomore outside hitters Mike Gledhill and Sean Rooney both totaled 10 kills as Pepperdine improved to 8-1 overall and remained the only unbeaten team in the MPSF with a 6-0 league mark.

The loss dropped Stanford to 5-6 overall and 3-4 in MPSF play. The Cardinal played without the services of senior outside hitter Curt Toppel.

Senior outside hitter William Curtis paced Stanford with a team-best total of 12 kills.

Pepperdine recorded a team hitting percentage of .444 and held Stanford to a .176 team attack mark. The Waves outblocked the Cardinal by a 10-2 margin, as senior outside hitter Brad Keenan led the way with seven blocks. Junior outside hitter Fred Winters pounded down a match-high total of 15 kills for Pepperdine.