THE BASICS:

- Score: MIT - 3, NYU -1 (25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22)

- Records: MIT (13-9, 2-5 UVC), NYU (9-10, 3-4 UVC)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)

- The Lead: Led by a career-high 19 kills from junior Brett Allen (San Jose, Calif.) the MIT men's volleyball team sent its graduating class out in style with a 3-1 win over NYU on Saturday afternoon. The match was the final for the Engineers who finish the year with a 13-9 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Set 1: A block from juniors Jack Yurkanin (New Lenox, Ill.) and Dylan Ryan (Oviedo, Fla.) tied the match at 11, but NYU scored the next three to pull ahead 14-11. Not to be outdone, the Engineers scored four straight to take the lead and went on to win the set 25-23 on a Yurkanin kill.  
 
- Set 2: NYU took a 7-6 lead using a 4-0 run, but the Engineers took the lead with a 4-1 run, led by two kills from senior Bradley Albright (Burnt Hills, N.Y.). With the set tied at 18, MIT went on a 4-0 run highlighted by back-to-back kills from Allen to go up 22-18 and a kill from Albright gave MIT set two, 25-21.
 
- Set 3: MIT doubled up the Violets in the third set as they jumped out to a 6-3 lead. NYU used a 4-1 run to get to within one at 11-10 and eventually pulled even at 12. With MIT leading 18-17 NYU used an 8-3 run to win the set 25-21.

- Set 4: The Engineers raced out to a 6-1 lead, but NYU pulled to within one on a kill from Ryan Whealen to make it an 11-10 contest. MIT then went on a 4-0 run with Allen recording three straight kills to put the Engineers up five. The Violets scored four straight to go up one at 18-17, but MIT got eight of the next 12 points to win the set 25-22 and take the match.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-   Allen and Yurkanin had a game-high 19 kills each. Yurkanin also added three blocks and 10 digs.

- Senior Tommy Ogeka (Manorville, N.Y.) tallied eight digs and two assists in his final match as an Engineer.
 
- Albright wrapped up his career with 10 kills, 11 digs, and three aces.
 
- Sophomore Max Turner (Chandler, Ariz.) led MIT with 52 assists in the four-set match while also getting three blocks.
 
- Ryan finished with nine blocks.

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