SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Drew University men's volleyball team won the opening set, but No. 3-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology earned a 3-1 victory over the Rangers in the consolation match of the Springfield College Morgan Classic on Saturday.
 
The Rangers (7-5) captured the opening set 25-16 before the Ducks (9-1) won 25-13 in the second set to even the score. Drew nearly went up 2-1 after serving for set point in the third set, but Stevens prevailed 26-24, then clinched the match with a 25-18 fourth-set victory.
 
Drew's set win was just its second in program history, along with last year's third-set victory in a 3-1 loss to then-No. 12 Messiah University.
 
Sophomore Quinn Donahue registered 24 assists, six kills, and three blocks and was named to the All-Tournament Team for the second time this season, as he earned the same honor following the Misericordia Classic on Jan. 23-24. Donahue hit .444 versus Stevens, as he committed just one error on nine swings. He also handed out 20 assists in Drew's 3-0 first-round loss to No. 20 Hobart on Friday.
 
Sophomore Gio Martin added seven kills and eight assists versus the Ducks while senior Barend Oostdam notched six kills and six blocks. Sophomore Michael Shipman contributed six kills and four blocks, and classmate Matthew Adegbite also threw down six kills. Sophomore Eric Forget contributed six digs.
 
The Rangers took control of the opening set with a 4-0 run that gave them a 9-6 lead, and they would not trail again the rest of the stanza. Stevens trailed just 18-14 before Drew pulled away down the stretch with a 7-2 run to clinch the set.
 
In the second set, the Ducks used a 6-1 surge to go up 8-4, and they would gradually pull away throughout the remainder of the period.
 
The Rangers had Stevens on the ropes in the third set, leading 18-13 following a block from Oostdam. But that's when the Ducks rallied with a 4-0 run to climb back into it. A kill from Oostdam made it 24-22, but Stevens ended the set on another 4-0 run.
 
The Ducks never trailed in the fourth set after opening on a 9-3 run. Drew answered with the next four points, capped by an ace from Martin that made it 9-7, but that's as close as it would get, as once again, Stevens gradually pulled away.
 
The Rangers are back in action on Thursday, when they host Neumann University in a non-conference affair starting at 7 p.m.