The George Mason men's volleyball team remained unbeaten in Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association action when they picked up another road win on Friday night, beating Princeton, 3-1. The Patriots came out strong early and after a brief hiccup, cruised to a 25-14, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17 win.

Shaun Sibley had a dominate performance in the middle with 11 kills and a .562 hitting percentage to go with nine blocks. Michael Kvidahl also had eight kills while hitting .353 and Mark Jones added 15 kills. Brandon Joyner had 41 assists and Dave Lucas had seven digs as the Patriots outhit Princeton, .255 to .115. Jeff Stapleton had 13 kills but 10 errors and Michael Dye had nine kills and eight errors.

Mason (9-3, 4-0) jumped out 4-0 in the first set then built a 12-4 lead. From there, it was easy enough to hold off the Tigers who never got closer than six the rest of the way. The second set was tied at 7-7 but Mason used a 4-0 run to turn a 12-10 edge into a 16-10 advantage. Princeton (1-7, 0-4) closed to 17-14 but the Patriots pulled away down the stretch.

In the third set, Mason went up 7-3 and was ahead 12-10 but Princeton scored four straight to take the lead. The Tigers never trailed in the set after that, holding off several Mason charges to force a fourth set. The final set was only close early. It was 4-4 and 6-6 and Mason held a slim 13-10 lead before winning six of the next eight points to pull away and remain perfect in conference play.

The Patriots return to action on Saturday at Noon when they play at Rutgers-Newark.