New York, N.Y. – February 21, 2026 – The top-ranked Springfield College men's volleyball team grinded out a five set win over sixth-ranked NYU on Saturday afternoon inside the John A. Paulson Center.

Springfield, now 10-1 on the season, has won ten straight matches and eight against ranked opponents, while NYU dropped to 10-3. The Pride won today's match 23-25, 31-29, 22-25, 25-18, 16-14.

Carter Durivage (East Greenbush, N.Y.) produced a team-best 18 kills in addition to seven digs, three blocks and two aces, while AJ Seveland (Jenkintown, Pa.) notched 17 kills and hit .607 with 28 errorless swings. Nathan Goh (Germantown, Md.) added 14 kills and hit .367, while Dylan Mulvaney (Reston, Va.) dished out 53 assists, tallied ten digs and posted three kills. As a team, Springfield registered 64 kills – its highest mark of the 2026 slate and hit .307. Emerson Evans and Charlie Clifford both totaled 20 kills apiece for NYU.

Springfield had a 21-17 lead in the first set following an ace by Durivage and a kill from Sam Levinson (LaGrange, Ill.), but four errors by the Pride resulted in a 7-1 run for NYU ultimately giving the hosts set point. A service error put Springfield back within one, but a swing that went long by Durivage gave the Violets the first, 25-23.

NYU held a 4-0 lead in the second before a quick spurt by Springfield that saw kills by Durivage, Goh, Seveland and Mulvaney, tied the score at six. Neither team was able to gain more than a two point edge, but trailing 18-16 a swing by Goh ignited a 5-1 run for the Pride that saw the visitors take a 21-19 lead. The run was capped on a block through the middle by Richard Eber Jr. (Hummelstown, Pa.) and Goh. Five points later with NYU back ahead 23-22, a swing by Goh and a solo block by Mulvaney gave Springfield set point. The teams fended off set points until the score read 29-29. Back-to-back kills from Levinson and Mulvaney secured the second for the Pride, 31-29. As a team, Springfield hit .533 in the second and produced 19 kills on 30 total swings.

Both offenses erupted in the third as Springfield hit .545 (14-2-22) and NYU hit .462 (15-3-26), but it was the Violets who came out in front with a 25-22 set three win. Springfield did lead 8-2 early in the stanza, but NYU slowly chipped away at the deficit and ultimately tied the score at 20 after a pair of kills from Evans. The Violets then ripped off four straight points on a kill and ace by Clifford, a Springfield error and a block by Evans and Ethan Du for set point. Springfield got two points back including an ace by Dyllan Nguyen (Fountain Valley, Calif.), but Jerry Feng terminated the set with a swing off a pass from Devyn Nguyen.

The two sides traded points early in the fourth before a kill from Levinson began an 11-3 run for the Pride that pushed Springfield ahead 19-12. Levinson recorded a pair of kills and a solo block in the run, while Goh added two kills before an ace by Billy Cavanagh (Yardley, Pa.) and a kill by Durivage ended the spurt. NYU was able to pull within four at 21-17 before Springfield ended the fourth with four of the final five points to win it 25-18. An ace by Seveland ended the fourth pushing Springfield into its second five set match of the campaign.

NYU took an early 4-2 lead in the fourth before solo blocks by Eber Jr. and Levinson as well as a kill by Durivage tied the score at five. Springfield went on a brief 4-1 run to take 9-7 edge before the teams traded points until late in the set. Clifford gave NYU match point at 14-13. Levinson tied the score at 14 before Goh ripped the ball off the NYU block for the lead 15-14. NYU then received a red card from the up official which secured the 16th point and the five set win for Springfield.

Springfield will host Rutgers-Newark in Blake Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

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