Stanford redshirt-junior outside hitter Alex Rottman (Santa Barbara, CA) led the Cardinal defensively in a pair of road matches at No. 5 UC Irvine (Jan. 30-31), averaging 1.67 digs and 1.00 blocks per set, while recording zero reception errors on a combined 43 total attempts (1.000). In the second match of the series, Rottman matched his career-best with 10 digs for his second double-double of the season, and posted a career-high seven blocks. This is the first career MPSF weekly award for Rottman.