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Durham Lords Media Release
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Humber College Wins the 2008 Killer Instinct Cup

Oshawa, Ont. – It was an all Toronto final at the 2008 men’s volleyball Killer Instinct Cup on Saturday as the Humber Hawks met up with the Seneca Sting in the tournament finals at Durham College. After the final whistle, it was Humber who would walk away with the title with a 3-0 sweep over Seneca in the finals.

To advance to the finals, the Hawks pulled out a 3-1 victory over Mohawk in the final game of the round robin on Saturday. Mohawk had entered the tournament as the three time defending Killer Instinct Cup champions.

After going 0-2 on day one of the tournament, Durham was able to bounce back with two wins to finish the day in fifth place. The Lords defeated a pair of East Region opponents as they beat the Cambrian Golden Shield 3-0 and the Loyalist Lancers 3-1.

Top players in the tournament were honoured following the championship game. Markus Poldma of Humber was named MVP while teammates Derrick Quinn and Paul Kemboi were named all-stars. Other players receiving all-star recognition were Steven Pawelczyk (Mohawk), Steve Regier (Niagara), Mike Haines (Seneca) and Brian Archibald (Seneca).
 
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY:

Playoffs

7th Place Game
Cambrian defeated Sheridan 3-1(25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-23)

5th Place Game
Durham defeated Loyalist 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 25-12)

3rd Place Game
Mohawk defeated Niagara 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-13)

Tournament Finals
Humber defeated Seneca 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-19)

Tournament All-Stars
Steven Pawelczyk – Mohawk
Steve Regier – Niagara
Mike Haines – Seneca
Brian Archibald – Seneca
Paul Kemboi – Humber
Derrick Quinn – Humber

Killer Instinct Cup MVP
Markus Poldma – Humber

Round Robin Final Standings

Pool A
Humber 3-0
Mohawk 2-1
Durham 1-2
Cambrian 0-3

Humber defeated Durham 3-2 (25-19, 19-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-13)
Mohawk defeated Cambrian 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-16)
Mohawk defeated Durham 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23)
Humber defeated Cambrian 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-15)
Durham defeated Cambrian 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)
Humber defeated Mohawk 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-18)

Pool B
Seneca 3-0
Niagara 2-1
Loyalist 1-2
Sheridan 0-3

Niagara defeated Sheridan 3-0 (26-16, 25-19, 25-12)
Seneca defeated Loyalist 3-1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-19)
Niagara defeated Loyalist 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-12)
Seneca defeated Sheridan 3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 21-25, 15-8)
Seneca defeated Niagara 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 30-28)
Loyalist defeated Sheridan 3-1 (26-24, 22-25, 25-18, 34-32)


A QUICK LOOK AT DURHAM

Conference Record: 1-2
Overall Record: 6-4

Next Action:
Humber Cup – October 31 – November 1

Next Home Action:
Thursday, November 13 vs. Georgian College (8 p.m.) - CRWC

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Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca

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