BEVERLY, Mass. – The Nichols men's volleyball team fell to Endicott in straight sets on Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium in the regular-season finale. The Bison fell by set scores of 26-28, 21-25, 22-25 to finish 20-8 (7-1 NECC) and lock up the second seed in the NECC postseason.
 
Nichols will host a Thursday night semifinal match against the winner of No. 6 NVU Johnson and No. 3 Eastern Nazarene at the Nichols Athletic Center. The Bison downed the Badgers in straight sets in mid-March and hold a 6-0 record all-time against NVU Johnson. In the meeting between the Bison and Lions on March 18 in Quincy, Nichols won in four sets to extend the all-time record to 7-2.