Ball State Fights off NJIT Comeback, Wins 3-2

MUNCIE, Ind. – After the Ball State men's volleyball team took a commanding two-set lead, New Jersey Institute of Technology rallied to even the match at 2-2 before the Cardinals secured the decisive fifth set on Saturday night at Worthen Arena (25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 21-25, 15-10).

The victory pushed Ball State to 2-0 for the season and marked the 12th straight victory at home. NJIT dropped to 0-2 on the year.

"It was a tale of two different matches," said Ball State head coach Joel Walton. "We played well in the first two games and our offense was rolling. In games three and four NJIT started to serve better and they made some adjustments that we didn't handle very well. Game five we got back…