BOSTON, MA - The Benedictine University men's volleyball team finished a weekend in Boston by knocking off 10th-ranked MIT, rallying after dropping the opening set to win a thrilling contest.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, #10 MIT 1
28-30, 25-20, 27-25, 25-20
THE DETAILS
- Neither team led by more than three points in the opening set
- Benedictine had five chances to close out the first, but MIT countered every time to finally take the win
- MIT built early leads in the second and held the advantage for much of the first portion of the set
- Chase Olson posted a pair of kills and a block with
Martin Radomski during a three-point run that drew Benedictine within 15-14
- The points were part of a 10-2 run that saw Benedictine build a 20-17 lead on a block from
Sanchit Khaitan
- The third set featured back-and-forth runs
- Benedictine led 3-1, MIT moved ahead 7-4, Benedictine led 9-7
- Down 23-22, Olson pounded down a kill out of a timeout to stop the momentum and
Nathan Klimisch was able to finish off the win
- Benedictine led for the entire fourth and was able to hold off a seven-point run from MIT, tallying the final four points to scored the ranked win
- Benedictine finished 2-1 on the trip
- Benedictine has faced four opponents ranked or receiving votes in the five contests this year
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Radomski (21), Klimisch (15),
Logan Fuglestad (9)
BLOCKS: Olson (8), Radomski (4)
ASSISTS: Khaitan (41)
DIGS: Kyle Vasquez (20), Khaitan (9), Radomski (7)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-3) plays at home for the first time this season on Friday night in a rematch of the national championship match by welcoming Carthage
