The Hawk Women's Volleyball team captured first place in the 2006 Hunter College Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Old Westbury, who finished 1-2 overall, placed fourth in the six-team event.
Hunter defeated St. Joseph-Patchogue in the championship game, 3-1 (30-27, 21-30, 30-27, 30-26), in a battle of the tournament unbeaten.
St. Joseph-Patchogue took home second place (2-1) followed by Wilkes University (2-1), SUNY Old Westbury, Montclair State (1-2) and Centenary (0-3).
Hawk freshman Amanda Kamm was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player for her outstanding efforts. The All-Tournament team was led by St. Joseph-Patchogue's Meaghan Disken, who led the Golden Eagles to a second place finish. Joining Disken on the All-Tournament team were Nicole Hahn (Wilkes), Whitney Alexander (Old Westbury), Samantha Karpinski (Montclair St.) and Jolyn Veres (Centenary).
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
First Round Results
Hunter (3) def. SUNY Old Westbury (0); 30-26, 30-24, 30-23
Hunter (3) def. Montclair St. (2); 30-16, 30-28, 15-30, 28-30, 17-15
SUNY Old Westbury (3) def. Montclair (0); 30-23, 32-30, 30-24
St. Joseph ? Patchogue (3) def. Wilkes (1); 30-23, 21-30, 30-24, 30-27
St. Joseph ? Patchogue (3) def. Centenary (0); 30-13, 30-16, 30-13
Wilkes (3) def. Centenary (0); 30-15, 30-13, 30-18
Final Round Results
Hunter (3) def. St. Joseph Patchogue (1); 30-27, 21-30, 30-27, 30-26
Wilkes (3) def. SUNY Old Westbury (0); 30-26, 30-23, 30-27
Montclair St. (3) def. Centenary (0); 30-6, 30-15, 30-12
Final Team Standings
1. Hunter (3-0)
2. St. Joseph Patchogue (2-1)
3. Wilkes (2-1)
4. SUNY Old Westbury (1-2)
5. Montclair St. (1-2)
6. Centenary (0-3)