STEVENSON, Md. - Led by 17 kills and four total blocks from tournament Most Outstanding Player Eric Braty, top-seeded Hunter won its second consecutive ECAC Division III South Men's Volleyball Championship with a 30-27, 30-28, 30-26 victory over second-seed and host Stevenson Saturday at Student Union Gymnasium.

Barty was one of three Hawks (25-16) in double figures as Wojciech Jakubiak and Jerin Kallickal had 12 and 10 kills, respectively.

Hunter rallied from a 22-16 deficit in the third game by scoring 14 of the final 18 points, including eight as the result of Stevenson errors.

Meanwhile, the Hawks overcame 28 errors and a .195 hitting percentage thanks to 17 total blocks and 55 digs. Jakubiak was one of four players with at least 10 digs for Hunter as he totaled 14 for his 16th double double of the season and third in the last four matches.

Kallickal also had a double double as he added 12 digs while Miguel Pena had 13 and Zacarias Ripoll totaled 10. Ripoll also tallied 44 assists and five kills.

Stevenson (20-13), who became the first team in the program's brief seven-year history to reach 20 wins in a season, was led by senior J.R. Jackson. Playing at home in his final collegiate match, the school's career leader in kills totaled a team-high 14 to go along with four total blocks.

In the Mustangs' semifinal match against New Jersey City, Jackson had a career-high 33 kills and seven total blocks. He finished the season with 412 kills ranking him second on the school's single-season list, just shy of his own record of 457 set last season, and finished his four-year career with 1,482.

Junior David Lloyd had a match-high 16 digs while adding eight kills.
He was one three Mustangs with eight kills, joining senior Steve Grossnickle and sophomore Jason Matkowski.

Freshman Dean Massimini finished with 35 assists and six digs.

2009 ECAC Division III South Region Men's Volleyball Championship

Semifinals - Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Stevenson University
No. 1 Hunter College (23-16) vs. No. 4 College of Mount St. Vincent (15-13), 12:00 pm

Hunter 3-0

RESULTS

No. 2 Stevenson University (19-12), vs. No. 3 New Jersey City University (20-14), 2:00 pm

Stevenson 3-2

RESULTS

Championship - Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Stevenson University
Stevenson vs. Hunter, 4 p.m.

Hunter 3-0

RESULTS