NEWARK, NJ—The NJIT men's volleyball team won its second straight match, led by senior outside hitter Jabarry Goodridge's match-best 20 kills in the Highlanders 3-0 sweep against visiting Princeton in Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association action Friday night at the Fleisher Athletic Center.

The Highlanders winners of its last four-out-of-five matches, swept the Tigers 25-15, 29-27 and 25-22, improving to 4-3 in the EIVA, 9-7 overall while Princeton moves to 6-3 in the EIVA and 8-8 overall.

In the first meeting of the season at Princeton, the Tigers topped NJIT, 3-1, 25-23, 32-34, 25-21, 25-16.

Goodridge led the match with 20 kills on 30 swings and just four errors for a .533 hitting percentage.  His four service aces were a match-high as the Highlanders held a 10-to-1 advantage in that category.

Setter Ricardo Whitaker piled up a match-best 30 assists to go along with five digs.

In front of the net, Raymond Kowalski combined for six block assists, four digs and eight kills while middles Luke Robbe and Luke Allmond each notched four block assists.

Princeton's George Huhmann led the way for the visitors with nine kills followed by Parker Dixon with eight.  Setter Jonah posted 24 assists as libero Corry Short, who played in two sets, recorded a match-best seven digs.

In the first frame, NJIT hit an impressive .556 and took control early with a 5-0 lead.  The Highlanders kept the pressure on, pushing its lead to 17-11 and later 21-13.  NJIT closed out the frame on a 3-1 spurt, taking the first set, 25-16.

The second set, which saw six ties and five lead changes, saw the Highlanders rally back down four (19-23), scoring five straight points, to go ahead, 24-23.  The set saw four more ties, the final at 27 after a kill by Goodridge.  The senior followed up with his second consecutive kill for a one-point lead, 28-27, and Brad Thele's lone ace of the match secured the 29-27 victory, giving the Highlanders a 2-0 advantage.

In the final frame, which was played close throughout, the Highlanders found themselves down by six (9-15) and later (10-17).  NJIT went on a 5-1 run slimming the Tiger lead to three, 15-18, resulting in a Princeton timeout.  After a point by the Tigers, the home team used another 5-1 run, knotting the set at 20 all.  The set saw one more tie at 21 all, as the Highlanders closed out the set on a 4-1 spurt, sweeping Princeton, 3-0, with a 25-22 victory.

NJIT will break for Spring Break and visit Coker on March 14 at 6pm followed by Belmont Abbey on March 15.