ROCHESTER, N.Y. (4/22/16) – The No. 10 Kean University men's volleyball team exited the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship in the quarterfinal round after falling to No. 2 Springfield College.

Bill Fischer opened the match with a resounding kill on the first point for Kean, but other than that the Cougars had trouble gaining traction in the first set. The Kean middles – senior Tommy Rosario (pictured left) and sophomore Shayron Taylor – both hit .500 in the opener. But overall, the Pride swung at a .579 clip and held Kean to a percentage of -.048.

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Though they trailed 6-0 to start the second set, setter Kevin Barrow provided a spark off the bench to get Kean its first two points. An acrobatic dig by Connor Evans brought the crowd to their feet later in the set, but the Pride continued their good play and won 25-13.

After a Rosario kill, the Cougars led the third set 3-2. Kean kept pace in the third and was within striking distance for most of the set. The third did wind up being the closest contest of the evening, with Springfield prevailing 25-17.

Rosario finished with a team-best seven kills and hit .545 in the match for Kean.

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Springfield was led by Ricardo Padilla Ayala, who was the only plyer on either side to reach double-digits kills (10). He hit .714 in the match.

Luis Garcia Rubio handed out 25 assists for the Pride and Eli Irizarry Pares had 10 digs. Springfield is now 27-3 and has advanced to Saturday's semifinals.

Nick Breslin led the team with five digs and Barrow finished with 14 assists.

The Cougars end their season with a 31-7 record, tied with last season's team for the most wins ever by a Cougar club.