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Braeden Baker going up for a serve
Kaite Wilson
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NYU NYU 19-6,5-2 UVC
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Winner MIT MIT 21-7,5-2 UVC
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19-6,5-2 UVC
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MIT MIT
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NYU NYU 21 25 25 22 (1)
MIT MIT 25 27 22 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

No. 19 Men's Volleyball Advances to UVC Championship With 3-1 Win Over No. 9 NYU

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The No. 19 MIT men's volleyball team is advancing to the program's first UVC Tournament Championship as the Engineers, the two seed in this weekend's tournament, earned a 3-1 win over No. 9 nationally ranked and fourth seed NYU on Saturday afternoon at the Hawk Center.  

THE BASICS: 

  • Scores: MIT 3, NYU 1 (25-21, 27-25, 22-25, 25-22) 
  • Records: No. 19 MIT (21-7 Overall); NYU (19-6 Overall) 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • Set 1: After an NYU attacking error gave MIT a 9-6 lead, the Violets rattled off four straight points to go up 10-9. The Engineers eventually regained the lead and back-to-back kills from Nate Toth gave MIT the 17-15 lead. Ryan Espinoza put the Engineers up five with an ace, and the Engineers would win the set off an NYU service error.  
  • Set 2: Emerson Evans gave the Violets a 15-12 advantage which they held on to until the Engineers used a 4-1 run punctuated by a kill from Henry Garewal that tied the set at 23. NYU got set point, but the Engineers hung with another 4-1 run, ending with a Toth kill to take set two, 27-25.  
  • Set 3: NYU raced out to a 9-4 advantage on a kill from Charlie Clifford. A 6-1 run from MIT, featuring three kills from Braeden Baker, put them in the lead, 15-13. NYU quickly responded, and the teams went back-and-forth before the Violets used a 5-0 run to take the third set 25-22.  
  • Set 4: Jerry Feng gave the Violets a 9-7 advantage, but MIT scored the next five as a Garewal kill made it 12-9 MIT. Colin Zimmerman extended the Engineer lead to 18-12 with an ace, but Evans got NYU to within one at 20-19 with a kill, however, MIT held on as a kill from Toth secured the win and set MIT to the championship match. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

  • Toth led all players with 22 kills while Baker had 18 and Matthew Louis posted 10.  
  • Zimmerman had two aces and a match-high 59 assists.  
  • Garewal led the way with 21 digs followed by Toth with 18 and Zimmerman with 10. 
  • Evans led NYU with 20 kills. 

UP NEXT: 

  • The Engineers will play for the program's first UVC Tournament Championship, tomorrow, Sunday, April 12 when they face New Paltz at 2:00 PM. The winner will earn an automatic berth to next weekend's NCAA Tournament.    

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