NAZARETH CLAIMS ENDICOTT TOURNAMENT
Golden Flyers defeat Clarke College for tournament championship
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BEVERLY, Mass. (Mar. 4, 2007) -- Nazareth defeated eighth-ranked Clarke College in four games-- 30-25, 30-26, 26-30, 30-20 to claim another tournament championship. Junior Tom Maving (pictured) was named tournament MVP while sophomore Joe Petzoldt was named to the all-tournament team.

Nazareth's volleyball team clinched a birth in the championship match after defeating 10th-ranked MIT in four games 30-26, 30-32, 30-26, 30-21 earlier Sunday. The Golden Flyers, ranked seventh nationally, have won 15 consecutive matches and improve their record to 17-3 overall after their two victories Sunday.

In the championship match against Clarke, junior Tom Maving recorded a team-high 22 kills while sophomore Joe Petzoldt added 14 kills for Nazareth. Senior Shaun Tyszka recorded nine kills and eight assisted blocks. Junior Kellen Gambeski and sophomore Kelvin Rolle each added eight additional kills to the Golden Flyers' balanced attack. Sophomores Frank Leahy and Chris DeHority also played well as they recorded 56 assists and 11 digs respectively.

In the match against MIT, Petzoldt and Maving helped lead the Golden Flyers to victory as they recorded 21 and 20 kills respectively. Leahy started many of Nazareth's attacks as he ended up with 63 assists. Additionally, DeHority had a team-high 15 digs while Petzoldt added 10 digs and Tyszka had eight assisted blocks.

The Golden Flyers return to action Wednesday at Medaille at 7 p.m. in a NECVA Conference match.