FAIRFAX, VA –The NJIT men's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision at Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) opponent George Mason on Friday night.

The Highlanders defeated George Mason earlier in the season 3-1, when they were ranked 15^th in the nation.

NJIT (13-10, 6-6 EIVA) was led by Jabarry Goodridge with 10 kills, five aces and five digs. The senior leads the EIVA and the nation in kills with 380 and points averaging 5.28 per set.

Raymond Kowalski and Kevin Myren each posted six kills each.

George Mason (13-11, 6-5 EIVA) received 13 kills from Jack Wilson and Graham Gresham posted nine kills and five blocks. Brian Negron notched a game-high 36 assists while Johnny Gomez made a game-high 12 digs.

The first two sets were closely matched, with the Patriots winning 28-26 in the first and 26-24 in the second.

In a back and forth first set, the Highlanders held a 24-21 lead before George Mason worked their way back with a kill by Jack Wilson and two attach errors by NJIT.

NJIT would take the 25-24 lead with a kill by Myren, but the Patriots scored two in a row with a kill by Sam Greenslade and another error.

Goodridge tied it at 26 with his fifth kill of the set, and with another attach error and another big kill by Greensalde, George Mason took the set.

The second set was another close one, with neither team leading by more than three points throughout the whole set.

One point away from losing the set, Goodridge tallied a service ace to tie the score at 24, but with a service error and a kill by Wilson the Patriots took the set and the 2-0 lead.

The third set was in George Mason's favor early on, and they were able to sweep the Highlanders after winning the third set 25-17.

The Highlanders take a break from EIVA play, hosting Springfield on April 12 for a 6pm game in the Fleisher Athletic Center.