Springfield, Mass. - January 24, 2023 - The Springfield College men's volleyball team eased its way to a three-set win over Elms College on Tuesday night as it won by the scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-12.

Springfield, which was ranked No. 2 in the latest AVCA Division III National Poll in now 3-0 on the season. 

The visiting Pride held the hosts to a -.073 team hitting percentage as the Blazers totaled just 11 kills on the night. A total of 19 student-athletes saw the court for Springfield and Carter Durivage (East Greenbush, N.Y.) had a breakout match on the pin as he totaled 10 kills at a .438 clip to go along with three aces, while classmate Dylan Mulvaney (Reston, Va.) produced 21 assists, four aces, and two blocks in two sets of work.  Giancarlo Carrion (Trujilo Alto, Puerto Rico) stuffed his stat sheet with eight digs, six kills and three aces as Springfield had 14 winners from the service line on the night. 

Springfield opened up a 5-3 lead on a backrow kill from Durivage and would force the hosts into a timeout at 12-5 following the Blazers third attack error of the early going.  Mulvaney would then go on a huge service run, accounting for three aces, to help the Pride's cushion balloon to 18-5.  Carrion would later blast his third kill of the night through the block of Elms for the 25-12 win.

The second set featured six ties, the last at 12-12, before Chris Rouleau (Bay Shore, N.Y.) buried a kill and teammed up with Mulvaney for a block to give Springfield a two-point edge.  An ace by Ryan Roller (West Hartford, Conn.) pushed the advantage to 17-14 and Durivage crushed his sixth kill of the set on set point out of the back row to wrap up the 25-22 win. 

Evan Costley (Simi Valley, Calif.) chipped a kill off of the block to help Springfield gain a 4-1 lead to begin the fourth set.  A Carrion ace allowed the Pride to gain a 13-8 advantage as the hosts called for a timeout, and a kill by Matt Van Dusen (Rexford, N.Y.) in transition later doubled the Pride's lead at 16-8.  Springfield would get three-consecutive blocks from Seth Brown (Souderton, Pa.) to conclude the 25-12 win and three-set sweep.  

Springfield will travel to New Jersey this weekend for a rematch of last year's NCAA Division III Championship Semifinal versus No. 3 Stevens at 2 pm before taking on Ramapo at 4 pm.