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The victory marked Stanford’s first against Pepperdine since 2017, as well as their first home triumph over the Waves in nearly a decade.

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And the second. And after a brief lull in the third set, that one, as well. Gabi Garcia Fernandez had 12 kills, four aces and four blocks as the second-ranked and top-seeded BYU mens volleyball swept No. 4 Grand Canyon, 25-14, 25-19, 29-27, in Fridays semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo. Zach Eschenberg had 10 kills, five digs and four blocks for the Cougars (18-3), who advanced to face No. 3 Pepperdine in Saturdays championship match...

In his first start at outside attacker, Spencer Wickens had a career night with 23 kills on a .541 attack percentage. Wickens was one of three Pepperdine players with a double-double (Dyer, Akinwumi). The Waves started four freshmen in the season opening match, including Bryce Dvorak at setter. Pepperdine outserved Concordia-Irvine, 11 aces to 1, while outdigging them, 65 to 48. The Eagles kept the match close on the strength of their block; they outblocked the Waves, eight to four. Individuall...