Quarterfinals, Tuesday, March 22 at Higher Seeds
#1 Baruch receives a bye into the semifinals
#2 Hunter 3, #7 Medgar Evers 0 (25-0, 25-14, 25-10)
#3 Lehman 3, #6 Brooklyn 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20)
#4 York 3, #5 CCNY 2 (21-25, 19-25, 25-22, 32-30, 17-15)

Semifinals/Final, Friday, March 25 at Baruch College
4:00 pm - #2 Hunter 3, #3 Lehman 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-21)
6:00 pm - #1 Baruch 3, #4 York 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-7) BOX SCORE
8:00 pm - #1 Baruch 3, #2 Hunter 0 (Final) (25-18, 25-18, 25-18) BOX SCORE

CUNYAC Tournament MVP
Jesus Echevarria (Baruch)

CUNYAC All-Tournament Team
Eric Barty (Hunter)
Vincent Cruz (Baruch)
Miguel Gallardo (Lehman)
Eryk Kowalski (Baruch)
Braien Otsla (Hunter)

The #8-ranked men’s volleyball team won their third consecutive CUNYAC/Emblem Health Tournament Championship and sixth all-time in team history by sweeping rival Hunter College in three sets (25-18, 25-18, 25-18) on Friday night in the ARC Arena.

The victory is Baruch’s 51st consecutive victory against CUNYAC men’s volleyball opposition (regular & postseason) and marks the third consecutive season with at least 30 wins.

The Bearcats (30-12) also clinch the CUNYAC’s automatic berth to the 16-team North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Postseason Tournament that will be hosted by the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey on Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3. The match ups for the tournament will be announced on Monday, March 28.

The Bearcats won the championship by pounding out 38 kills with a .275 hitting percentage, while Hunter recorded 21 kills (.000).

Vincent Cruz (.400) and Steven Coniglio (.800) led the attack with nine kills each, while CUNYAC Tournament MVP Jesus Echevarria dished out 31 assists and three kills. Eryk Kowalski also had a solid all-around match with seven kills (.375) and a team-high 10 digs on the defensive end.

Braien Otsla led Hunter (18-16) with seven kills, four digs and two service aces.

The Bearcats reached the final by sweeping York College in three sets in the semifinal played earlier today with scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-7.

The men's volleyball team still have two more regular season non-conference matches remaining on their busy 2011 schedule.

They will host #12-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology on Senior Night at home in the ARC Arena on Tuesday, March 29 at 7:00 pm, followed by a road contest at #14-ranked Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York on Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00 pm.