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Score:Â MIT - 3, Dean - 0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-12)
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Records:Â MIT (11-5), Dean (3-9)
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Location:Â Cambridge, Mass. (Rockwell Cage)
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The Lead: The MIT men's volleyball team cruised to a non-conference sweep of visiting Dean College on Wednesday night at Rockwell Cage. The Engineers extend their winning streak to seven matches.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
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Set 1:Â MIT raced out to a 14-5 lead on back-to-back kills from graduate student
Nick Gustafson (San Diego, Calif.). The Engineers used a 7-0 run and kill from Gustafson giving MIT the 25-9 win.
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Set 2:Â Dean cut the MIT advantage to 8-5 before a 4-0 run gave the host a 12-5 lead. The Engineers continued to lead throughout the remainder of the set with back-to-back aces from sophomore
Ben Volokh (Studio City, Calif.) giving MIT the set, 25-12.
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Set 3:Â Back-to-back points from the Bulldogs made it an 18-10 match, but MIT went on a 7-2 run to end the match with a kill from senior
Max Turner (Chandler, Ariz.) sealed the 25-12 win.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
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- Volokh led the way offensively with nine kills. Gustafson, first-year
Kevin Zhu (Dublin, Calif.) and sophomore
Michael Rini (Huntington Beach, Calif.) finished with six a piece. Gustafson led the way with seven digs.
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- Junior
Riley Oh (Irvine, Calif.) finished with 31 assists and six digs.
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- MIT hit .470 in the match.
UP NEXT:
- The Engineers remain at home as they will host a non-conference tri-match on Saturday, March 9th. MIT opens the day with a 12 p.m. match against Buffalo St. followed by a 4 p.m. match against Regis.
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