The No. 5 California Lutheran University Kingsmen rallied and survived in a five-set thriller against No. 19 Endicott College in the second round of the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship.

Box Score

CLU won 15 more points than Endicott but needed to come back from a 2-1 deficit through the first three sets to force a winner-take-all fifth in which both teams gave their best performance, with the Kingsmen recording one more kill on an identical 17 attacks with three errors to hold the narrow edge and advance. Connor Crawford led four Kingsmen in double figures for kills with 19 while Gavin Galanski double-doubled with 58 assists and 12 digs. 

CLU will face host MIT on Saturday, Apr. 18 for a spot in the semi-finals.
 

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