UNION, N.J. (3/25/23) – Brandon Millias totaled 16 kills and a .419 hitting percentage as the Kean University men's volleyball team dropped a non-conference match to MIT, 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Grant Oh notched 14 kills and a .323 hitting percentage for the Engineers who improve to 11-11 overall.  Rajheem Meulens tallied 11 kills for the Cougars who fall to 11-11 overall.

First Set

• MIT won 25-23.
• Both sides hit under .100.
• It was a back-and-forth set throughout with neither side holding larger than a four-point lead.
• The Engineers reached set point on a 7-3 run, Kean responded with four straight points to cut the lead down to one at 24-23.
• Troy Oliveira took the set with a Max Turner assist.

Second Set

• MIT won 25-19.
• The Engineers hit .300, while the Cougars posted a .156 hitting percentage.
• Kean traded points as MIT used a 6-2 mid-set run to hold at least a three-point advantage for the remainder of the set.

Third Set

• Kean won 25-17.
• The Cougars posted a match-high .348 while holding MIT to .074.
• Kean opened with an 11-5 run, that saw back-to-back kills from Meulens.
• MIT cut the lead down to three multiple times, but the Cougars finished with a 9-4 run that included three kills from Aidan Flinn and Meulens.

Fourth Set

• MIT won 25-16.
• The Engineers hit a match-high .418 in the victory.
• An 8-3 run allowed MIT to push their advantage to 18-11.
• Millias finished with five kills and a block assist in the set.

Inside the Box

• Flinn totaled eight digs and four kills.
• Luke Frankenfield finished with 33 assists, 11 digs, and four kills.

Head Coach Bez Arslani and the Cougars will return to action on Wednesday, Mar. 29^th, hosting the Roadrunners of Ramapo College for an NJAC match at 7:00 p.m.