After being down two sets, the Benedictine University men's volleyball team took the third set from #11 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to force a fourth set on Friday afternoon in the Dan and Ada Rice Center. The Eagles fell in four sets (21-25, 18-25, 25-21, 14-25).

The first set was competitive as both teams tallied 15 kills including eight from Jake Moran. Unforced errors put BenU (4-9) down 15-9. The Eagles rallied with back-to-back blocks but it was not enough as MIT (12-2) went on to win 25-21.

Benedictine took an early lead in the second set but let the Engineers climb back to go up 20-12. The Eagles went on a 6-2 run that put them within four but the MIT offense was too strong, winning 25-18.

The Eagles took a third set lead and never looked back, going up 11-6 with a Markus Riemer ace. The Engineers threatened with a 4-1 run but the Eagles soared after a Moran kill, winning 25-21.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology allowed BenU to tally just four kills in the fourth set, going up by as many as 11 and wining 25-14.

Moran led BenU with 13 kills and had 10 digs while Riemer led the defense with 12 kills. Sterling Glover had nine kills, three aces and Charles Morrell tallied six. Zach Loeding had six block assists.

As a team, the Eagles had 38 kills, 46 digs and 11 blocks.

Benedictine hosts Milwaukee School of Engineering at 1:00 pm this Sunday, March 1 in the Dan and Ada Rice Center.