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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LOSES ON SENIOR NIGHT, 3-0, TO ENGINEERS
Mount Ida College would recognize senior captain and middle
blocker Timmy Hughes (Holliston,
MA/Holliston) for his accomplishments as a Mustang on
Senior Night this evening. Hughes has been a major part of the
volleyball program since he arrived on campus four years ago. He
leaves MIC as the career leader in kills (1,715), kills per game
(5.49), attack attempts (1,934), block assists, and total blocks.
His most impressive individual match accomplishment was his 44
kills against Polytechnic University back on February 11, 2007. In
2006, 07, and 08Hughes was first in the country in kills per game
and points per game. He has been the face for Mount Ida Men’s
Volleyball during his career as a Mustang and will truly be missed
as part of the program. His intensity, work ethic, and talent will
never be forgotten while his volleyball spirit will forever roam
the court at the Mount Ida Athletic Center.
The Mustangs would host Northeast Collegiate Volleyball Association
(NECVA) New England division number three seed Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) losing 3-0 by scores of 30-18,
30-21, and 30-20. Mount Ida drops their overall record to 4-20, 2-8
in the NECVA, while the Engineers improve to 23-10 on the season,
10-2 in league play.
Game one was started with a 7-0 run by the visitors making it
difficult early on the post a comeback. The Mustangs would come
charging back off a Hughes kill and a slew of M.I.T. errors making
it 9-5. MIC would get within two at the 10-8 mark, but
unfortunately, the Engineers would pull ahead on a 5-0 run off four
kills and a home hitting error up 17-10. The Mustangs would only
pull within six, but that’s as close as they would get.
Hughes would notch two more kills but it wouldn’t be enough
while the visitors pulled away to take the 30-18 victory up 1-0 in
the match.
It was a completely different story in game two with both teams
exchanging points almost the entire set. The Engineers would
maintain a slight advantage when they squeaked ahead up 18-15;
neither team would lead by more than a single point up until the
15-15 mark. Unfortunately, the Mustangs would run out of steam
while M.I.T. took command of the game going on to take the 2-0
match lead and notch the 30-21 victory. Although his team trailed,
Hughes would continue to dominate tallying six kills in game one
and four in the second for a total of 10.
Game three was very close early on with the Engineers holding a
slight edge on the host up 8-7. But the visitors would reel off six
consecutive points on six hitting errors by the Mustangs making it
13-7. M.I.T. would continue to pull away with most of their points
coming off Mount Ida hitting errors chipping in with a few kills of
their own. Senior Hughes wouldn’t eventually keep it
respectable notching 10 of the Mustangs 18 points in game three.
The visitors would close things out with a 3-0 shutout victory
taking the third and final set by a score of 30-20.
The Mustangs will travel to Endicott College this Tuesday, March 25
for their second to last regular season match up in the NECVA with
the festivities starting at 7:00 p.m.
