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Score: MIT - 3, Russell Sage -1 (25-14, 21-25, 25-14, 25-10)
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Records: MIT (10-5), Russell Sage (2-12)
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Location: Albany, NY. (Kahl Campus Center)
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The Lead: The MIT men's volleyball earned a 3-1 victory over Russell Sage in a non-conference road contest on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Set 1: Leading 8-7, a kill from senior
Phillip Johnson (Chandler, Ariz.) charged up a 7-0 run for MIT to give them a 15-7 lead. Then, a few plays later, a kill from sophomore
Ben Volokh (
Studio City, Calif.) kickstarted a 4-0 run as the Engineers would win the set 25-14.
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Set 2: Although the Engineers looked to close out set two, leading 21-19, the Gators scored six straight points and stole the set from MIT 25-21.
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Set 3: A pair of 4-0 runs in the third set gave MIT an advantage to pull away from the Gators as the winning kill came from sophomore
Kevin Windisch (Placentia, Calif.) to give the Engineers a 25-14 win.
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Set 4: MIT controlled the set from start to finish as they cruised through the final set, sealing the set victory (25-10) and the match victory (3-1).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Volokh led the way offensively on the attack for MIT with 13 kills and five service aces.
- Senior
Max Turner (Chandler, AZ.) collected a game-high 31 assists. Defensively, Turner had seven digs.
Michael Rini (
Huntington Beach, Calif.) blocked three shots at the net.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will return home to Rockwell Cage as they are set host to non-conference opponent Dean College on Wednesday, March 6th at 7 p.m.
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