Men’s volleyball prepares for Pepperdine and UCLA
Men’s volleyball has a rare three-match week on tap this week, visiting No. 3 Pepperdine before a pair of matches at No. 9 UCLA.
James Hemker
James Hemker '21 is a current Senior Staff Writer and former Managing Editor of the sports section. A computer science major, he has made the cross-country journey to the Farm from Baltimore, MD. After being tortured for years by the Washington Football Team, Browns, and Orioles, the wide successes of the Cardinal have shown him that the teams you root for can in fact win championships. Contact James at jhemker 'at' stanforddaily.com.
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