Bangor, ME – The University of Maine at Fort Kent Bengals outlasted three other schools to take home the 2014 Husson University Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday at the Newman Gymnasium.  UMFK went 3-0 through round-robin play, and then defeated the host Husson Eagles in the championship in straight sets (25-12, 25-22, 25-11) to earn the trophy. 

UMFK and Husson played a hotly contested five-set match to start out the morning in round-robin play, with UMFK narrowly escaping (26-28, 25-18, 25-12, 22-25, 15-7).  The Bengals then cruised by the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls in straight sets (25-11, 25-14, 25-10) to earn their spot in the championship match. 

Husson followed up the tough match with UMFK with another five-set marathon, finally edging out the Unity College Rams (25-21, 20-25, 16-25, 25-16, 15-10) to punch their ticket to the finals.

Unity went 2-2 for the tournament, defeating UMPI in round-robin play (25-15, 25-17, 25-16) and in the consolation round (25-15, 25-16, 25-20) to earn third place.  UMPI finished up the weekend at 0-4. 

Six players were recognized with All-Tournament Team honors for their outstanding play in their respective matches:

Hope Grace—Outside Hitter, UMFK

Danielle Carrillo—Outside Hitter, UMFK

Lindsay Chapman—Outside Hitter, Husson

Kayla Hannon—Setter, Husson

Alexis Yashin—Setter, Unity

Shannon Brown—Middle Hitter, UMPI

Husson will be back in action next weekend when they travel to St. Joseph's College (ME) in Standish for the SJC Autumn Invitational.  The Eagles will kick-off the tourney by facing the Lyndon State College Hornets on Friday (September 5) at 6 pm, followed by matches with St. Joe's and Bates College.