THE BASICS:
 
- Score:
Wentworth - 3, MIT - 1 (25-17, 25-22, 15-25, 25-18)
 
- Records: MIT (14-13), No. 12 Wentworth (23-6)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's volleyball team saw its three-match winning streak snapped as the Engineers were defeated by No. 12 Wentworth in four sets on Thursday evening in Rockwell Cage.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- Set 1: The visitors used a 6-1 run to take a 10-4 lead. Later in the set MIT used a 4-0 spurt to pull to within 19-14. A kill from sophomore Grant Oh (Irvine, Calif.) made it a 22-16 set, but Wentworth scored three of the next four points to win set one, 25-17.
 
- Set 2: Senior Troy Oliveira (San Diego, Calif.) helped spark the Engineers as they built a 16-13 lead to force a Wentworth timeout. The Leopards scored back-to-back points to get to within one, but the Engineers held on, as consecutive aces from Oliveira gave the hosts a 20-18 advantage. After Wentworth tied the set at 21, senior Nick Gustafson (San Diego, Calif.) put MIT back in the lead with a kill, but Wentworth recorded the next four points to take set two 25-22.
 
- Set 3:  A 7-2 MIT run gave the host an 11-6 advantage in the third set. Gustafson started a 6-0 rally that gave the Engineers a 21-12 advantage, and a kill from Oliveira gave the home team a 25-15 victory.
 
- Set 4: Kills from junior Phillip Johnson (Chandler, Ariz.) and Oh got MIT even at 11, but the Leopards responded to pull ahead 16-13. Wentworth then used a 6-1 run to go up 22-15, and they went on to take the set 25-18 to seal the 3-1 match win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
-  Oliveira led MIT with 14 kills followed by Oh with 12 and Gustafson with 11.
 
- Oh led the team with nine digs while Oliveira, Gustafson, and first year Kevin Windisch (Placentia, Calif.) all had six.
 
- Junior Max Turner (Chandler, Ariz.) led the Engineers with 42 assists in the match.
 
- Wentworth was led by Jacob LaBouliere with 16 kills.
 
- The Leopards accounted for 16 blocks in the match.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will wrap up the regular season on Saturday, April 8 at 6 p.m. when the Engineers welcome No. 4 Springfield to Rockwell Cage. Prior to the match, MIT will honor its five-member senior class. 
 
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