Mason had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Lakota West on Tuesday. The Comets blew past the Firebirds 3-0. The Comets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Firebirds, too.
Mason never let Lakota West on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 25-17.

Declan Mulvin
04/22/25 vs Lakota West | 28 |
04/15/25 @ Holy Cross | 24 |
04/12/25 @ Loveland | 7 |
04/10/25 @ Middletown | 19 |
04/08/25 vs Lakota East | 6 |
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Mason can attribute much of their success to Declan Mulvin, who had four digs, four aces, and one block. What's more, Mulvin racked up 28 assists, the most he's had over his last eight contests.
Mulvin wasn't the only good server: Mason was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Mason is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Lakota West, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Coming up, Mason will challenge Princeton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lakota West, they will venture away from home to face off against Archbishop Alter at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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