THE BASICS:
 
- Scores: No. 14 MIT  - 3, No. 10 Springfield - 2 (25-19, 16-25, 21-25, 26-24, 17-15)
 
- Records: MIT (17-7); Springfield (17-5)
 
- Location: Springfield, Mass. (Blake Arena)
 
- The Lead: Despite trailing 2-1 after three sets, the No. 14 MIT men's volleyball team came back and pulled off an upset on the road over No. 10 Springfield College.

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- Set 1: Springfield got off to an early lead in the set. Trailing 7-5, the Engineers went on a 7-0 run and cruised to a first set win, 25-19.
 
- Set 2: MIT took an early 4-3 lead but the Pride scored nine straight unanswered points, and Springfield took the set 25-16.
 
- Set 3: The third set was a back-and-forth affair between the teams, featuring 10 ties and six lead changes. Despite MIT cutting the Springfield lead to one (22-21), the Pride converted three straight kills to take the set, 25-21.

- Set 4: This would be yet another nail-biting set with 17 ties. With the set tied 24-24, a crucial kill from senior Phillip Johnson (Chandler, Ariz.) and a service ace from first-year Ryan Espinoza (Los Angeles, Calif.) sent the teams to a decisive fifth set. 

- Set 5: The decisive set featured 11 ties and seven lead changes. With the score tied at 15-15, the Engineers got a kill from graduate student Nick Gustafson (San Diego, Calif.) and a solo block from Johnson to upset the Pride.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Gustafson had a match-high 16 kills for the Engineers and collected nine digs while junior Grant Oh (Irvine, Calif.) collected 13. Senior Max Turner (Chandler, Ariz.) collected 45 assists while Johnson and first-year Michael Rini (Huntington Beach, Calif.) each had four blocks at the net. 

- This is the second consecutive win for MIT over Springfield. The Engineers have now recorded four wins over top-20 opponents. 

UP NEXT:
- MIT is back home at Rockwell Cage on Saturday afternoon, April 6^th, for Senior Day as they host American International College at 2:00 pm.
 
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