THE BASICS:

- Scores: No. 8 Vassar - 3, No. 12 MIT – 0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-20)
 
- Records:  MIT (19-8), Vassar (23-6)
 
- Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Kenyon Hall / Vassar College)
 
- The Lead: The No. 12 MIT men's volleyball team fell to host and No. 8 Vassar, 3-0, in the semifinals of the UVC Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- Set 1:  Vassar raced out to a 13-8 lead and never looked back as the host took set one by a 25-12 score. Graduate student Nick Gustafson (San Diego, Calif.) led MIT with five kills in the set.
 
- Set 2: After a kill from junior Grant Oh (Irvine, Calif.) cut the Vassar lead to 13-11, the Brewers scored four straight to pull ahead by six. With the Brewers leading 23-14, MIT used a 7-1 run to make it 24-21, but Vassar held on for the 25-21 win.

- Set 3: MIT held an early 8-4 lead, but the Brewers used an 8-4 run to pull even at 12. Vassar slowly pulled away from the Engineers. Back-to-back kills from Gustafson and Oh made it a 22-18 match, but Vassar held on for the 25-20 win.  
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Gustafson led the way with 19 kills and hit .394 in the match. He also contributed five digs. Oh finished with nine kills and six digs.
 
- Senior Max Turner (Chandler, Ariz.) posted 24 assists.

UP NEXT:

- The NCAA selection show will air on Monday, April 15th at 10 AM ET on NCAA.com.
 
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