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Recap | Box Score
Nighthawks Fall To Eighth Ranked Engineers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Newbury College men’s volleyball team were swept by the nationally-ranked Engineers of MIT, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-13), in North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division action Tuesday evening.
After the 8th ranked Engineers established a 4-1 lead, both sides traded points until three straight brought Newbury within one (11-10). The Cardinal and Gray picked up the next point courtesy of a service error, but Danny Kim (Plainview, N.Y.) and Dan Davison (Howell, N.J.) collaborated for a block to keep the one-point deficit. A 4-1 spurt, featuring back-to-back kills from Matt Hohenberger, gave the Engineers some breathing room and moved the score to 16-12. A James Beck (Havre De Grace, Md.) kill paired with an MIT hitting miscue narrowed the Nighthawks’ gap to two (18-16), which was maintained by both squads trading serves as late as 21-19. MIT went on to score four of the last six points to close out the set.
With the score knotted at three in the second stanza, the hosts mounted a 9-3 run to secure the lead. Newbury countered with five straights points, cutting its deficit to one (12-11). Following a timeout by MIT, the Engineers posted a 4-1 spurt, which was replicated by the Nighthawks to preserve the one-point margin (17-16). MIT responded by tallying six of the next seven points to seize control of the set. Beck pounded a pair of kills in an attempt to generate a late rally, but the Engineers’ Malcolm Bean sealed the game with two strikes of his own.
The early stages of the final set were closely played as a kill from Newbury’s Chris DeMarco (Salem, N.H.) evened the score at five. Sparked by a Hohenberger hit, MIT went on a 12-4 run to break open the game. After trading points, the Engineers rattled off five in a row as an ace by Tim Lee resulted in match point. A blast by Matt Talamantes (Los Angeles, Cal. extended the frame, however a blocking error clinched the victory for the Engineers.
Hohenberger finished with 13 kills and an ace as Bean posted seven kills and three blocks. Patrick Vatterott registered five blocks, five kills, and two aces while Ken Siebert notched seven kills and four blocks. Garrett Winther bolstered the blocking corps with four stops as Caine Jette recorded five digs, and an ace. Lee tallied 28 assists, 12 digs, and an ace for MIT.
Beck paced the Nighthawks with 13 kills to go along with four digs as Talamantes compiled 26 assists and four kills. Max Daley (Cranston, R.I.) chipped in four kills while Mike Biuso (South Setauket, N.Y.) added nine digs.
Both squads continue conference play on Thursday, Jan. 20. MIT will visit Regis College while Newbury will host Wentworth Institute of Technology.
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