Mt. Olive College Wins 8th Annual Men’s Volleyball Classic

Mt. Olive College Wins 8th Annual Men’s Volleyball Classic

JAMAICA, N.Y.— Mount Olive College went 4-0 on the weekend en route to winning the 8th Annual York College Men's Volleyball Classic Saturday.  Meanwhile, host York College went 3-1, with its only loss coming to Mount Olive, to earn the second-place trophy.
 
Both teams were a perfect 3-0 going into the final match on Saturday against each other.  The Trojans of Mount Olive proved to be the best team as they defeated the Cardinals in straight sets by a score 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16).  Classic MVP Jackson Mettichecchia had 36 assists in the final match to secure the second York Classic title for Mount Olive.  The Trojans also won in 2010.
 
The Cardinals opened up with a pair of victories on Friday, easily disposing of the Gallaudet University club team (match will not count towards overall record) and then topping Mount Saint Vincent in straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-20).  Edner Geffard had a team-best eight kills and eight digs in the match. 
 
On Saturday, York opened up with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-17) victory over Wells College in the early match.  Geffrard registered 14 kills (.650) and Jhonnattan Fernandez had seven kills and five aces to lead York.  Bryan Williams chipped in five kills (.385) and two aces.
 
In the loss to Mount Olive, Bryan Williams led the way with eight kills, four digs and two blocks for York, while Glenn Vargas added 16 assists.
 
York now stands at 13-10 on the season.  They will return to action on Thursday when they host Medgar Evers College and Purchase College at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively. 
 
Scroll down to view the standings, results, all-tournament team and previous winners…
 
Tournament Standings
  1. Mount Olive College: 4-0
  2. York College: 3-1
  3. College of Mount Saint Vincent: 2-2
  4. Wells College: 2-2
  5. Medgar Evers College: 1-3
  6. Gallaudet University: 0-4
 
MVP: Jackson Metichechhia, Mount Olive College
Top Libero-Timothy Kolodny, College of Mount Saint Vincent
 
All-Tournament Team
Alex Rivero, Mount Olive College
Adam Miracle, Mount Olive College
Bryan Williams, York College
Edner Geffrard, York College
Jamal Baptiste, Medgar Evers College
Joe Ecock, College of Mount Saint Vincent
Caleb Mannix, Wells College
 
Previous Classic Champions
2011: SUNY New Paltz
2010: Mount Olive
2009: SUNY New Paltz
2008: Sacred Heart University
2007: University of Puerto Rico
2006: University of Puerto Rico
2005: Rivier College
  
2012 Schedule/ Results
Friday, March 9
 
4:30 pm
Court 1: York def. Gallaudet, 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-13)
Court 2: Mt. Olive def. Medgar Evers, 3-0 (25-9. 25-6, 25-9) I Box Score
 
6:30 pm
Court 1: Wells def. Gallaudet, 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-17) 
Court 2: Mt. Olive def. Mt. St. Vincent, 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-12)
 
8:30 pm
Court 1: York def. Mt. St. Vincent 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-20) I Box Score
Court 2: Wells def. Medgar Evers 3-1 (25-15, 24-26, 25-18, 25-15) I Box Score
 
Saturday, March 10
 
10:00 am
Court 1: York def. Wells College, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-17) I Box Score
Court 2: Mt. St. Vincent def. Gallaudet, 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-9)
 
12:00 pm
Court 1: Medgar Evers def. Gallaudet 3-0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-22)
Court 2: Mt. Olive def. Wells 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-10)
 
2:00 pm
Court 1: Mt. Olive def. York 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-16) I Box Score
Court 2: Mt. St. Vincent def. Medgar Evers 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-11)
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