FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Men's volleyball completed the season sweep of #15 Goshen last night with a 3-1 victory.

The Warriors started out strong with a 6-0 lead in the first set. After only allowing Goshen four points, Tech went on a 4-0 run to extend their lead to 11-4. Goshen was able to get our more points, two at a time to get within four (12-8) until the Warriors scored three in a row to lead 15-8. Later Mario Capo had two service aces in a row to give Tech their largest lead of the set 20-10. The two teams traded points until the Warriors reached 25 to win the first set 25-15.

Tech started the second set with a 3-0 lead until Goshen rallied for a four-point run to take a 5-4 lead. The set was then tied three times before Goshen had a 4-0 run to take an 11-7 lead. The Warriors responded with a kill by Chase Christiansen and another by Daynte Stewart to get back within two (11-9). The two teams started the back-and-forth action again with neither team able to score more than two points in a row. Goshen led 19-13 when the Warriors had a 3-0 run to get within three (19-16). Tech tried to claw their way back into the lead but was unable to before Goshen reached 25 and won the second set 25-21.

The trading of points began immediately in the third set with the set being tied five times before Goshen scored three-straight to lead 8-6. Tech responded with a 4-0 run to take a 10-8 lead only for Goshen to tie the set again at 10-10. The set was tied seven more times until the Warriors rallied with a 5-0 run to take their largest lead of this set 22-18. Tech was able to hold off a comeback by Goshen and won the third set 25-22 to go up 2-1 in the match.

The fourth set was tied three times before the Warriors had a 5-0 run to take an 8-3 lead. The two teams began trading points with neither being able to score more than two consecutively. Goshen got within two (11-9) before Tech had a 3-0 run to take a 14-9 lead. Later Goshen rallied for a 4-0 run to tie the set 16-16, only for the set to then be tied four more times. Tech had a 4-0 run to make it match point (24-21) and only allowed Goshen one more point before they took the fourth set 25-22 and the match 3-1.

Both Mason Milan and Stewart recorded 14 kills apiece while Milan also had nine digs. Raekwon Rogers had six kills with a .667 hitting percentage. Brandon Jones led with 43 assists with five kills and five digs while Joey Hermes had 23 digs to lead the Warriors.

Tech is back on the court Saturday, March 6^th, when they host Maranatha Baptist at 2 p.m.