Top Four Seeds Advance to CUNYAC Volleyball Championship Friday

Seeding held to form in the 2009 CUNY Athletic Conference Volleyball Championships, with Baruch, CCNY, Hunter, and Lehman all winning in the Quarterfinal Round. Baruch will next face Lehman, while CCNY and Hunter will battle on Friday, November 6, 2009, at CCNY on Championship Friday.  At stake is an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III championships, which begin on November 12. 

“Dig Pink” is the theme for the upcoming City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) women’s volleyball championships. Fans will be asked to wear pink in support of breast cancer research on Friday, November 6, 2009, when the semifinals and championships take place at the City College of New York. Semifinal matches will take place at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., with the championship match to be contested at 8:00 p.m. All matches will be played in the Nat Holman Gym. 

Faculty and staff from all campuses are invited to attend. Tickets are available at the athletic department on each campus. Additionally, tickets have been distributed at all CUNY Central buildings. If anyone requires more tickets, they are available at the CUNY Athletic Conference office, located at Queens College. They will also be available at the door.

QUARTERFINALS, Tuesday, November 3, Campus Sites
#1 Baruch defeated #8 Medgar Evers 3-0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-10) 
STORY  |  BOX SCORE
#2 CCNY defeated #7 York  3-0 (25-7, 25-12, 25-4)  STORY  |  BOX SCORE
#3 Hunter defeated #6 John Jay 3-0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-21)  STORY  |  BOX SCORE
#4 Lehman defeated #5 Staten Island 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-22)  STORY  | BOX SCORE 

SEMIFINALS, Friday, November 6, The City College of New York
#1 Baruch vs. #4 Lehman, 3 pm
#2 CCNY vs. #3 Hunter, 5 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP, Friday, November 6, The City College of New York
Two remaining teams, 8 pm