WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College swept the final match of the 2010 Wellesley Volleyball Invitational, posting a 3-0 victory over SUNY New Paltz on Saturday evening at the Keohane Sports Center. Set scores were 25-19, 25-11 and 26-24 as the Blue improved to 14-5 overall and the Hawks fell to 20-8.

The Blue finished with a 3-0 record to take the title at the event.  Ithaca took second, compiling a 2-1 record.  New Paltz finished 1-2, while Endicott went 0-3 on the weekend.

Set one was tightly played with neither team gaining more than a two-point advantage until Traci Hamanaka's four-point serving run pushed Wellesley ahead 15-11.  New Paltz battled back to come within one at 16-15, but the Blue pulled away to take the match 25-19.

In set two, Wellesley held a slim 4-2 advantage before an eight-point run on a Hamanaka serve increased the Blue lead to 12-2.  Isabel Custodio notched four kills during the stretch to back Wellesley.  New Paltz closed the gap to 15-9 on two straight kills from Dana Kindelmann, but the Hawks would get no closer as Wellesley won set two, 25-11.

With the score tied at 9-9 in set three, the Hawks used strong serving from Kindelmann and two kills from Eleanor Skovgaard to build a 20-15 lead.  The Blue battled back to within two at 20-18, but New Paltz once again pushed Wellesley to the ropes, going ahead 24-22. 

Needing only one point to take the set, the Hawks were the victims of a kill off the arm of Wellesley's Julia Adams combined with their own attack error, as the Blue got the ball back with a 24-24 tie.  Adams then notched a service ace while Custodio picked up a kill to complete the set three comeback and give Wellesley the match.

New Paltz was led by Kindelmann's six kills, while Michelle Jacobson and Melinda DiGiovanna each added five. Brigid Moore dished out 12 assists, while Kelly Lavender and DiGiovanna each tallied 12 digs.

Wellesley's Custodio notched 12 kills with 11 assists, while Taylor King picked up 10 kills.  Elizabeth Campbell recorded nine kills and 17 digs, while Vivian Hu added 19 digs.  Jenna Watson picked up two blocks in the match, while Victoria Peng dished out 22 assists.

New Paltz is next in action the 22nd and 23rd, traveling to Potsdam for SUNYAC Pool Play against Cortland, Oneonta, Plattsburgh and Potsdam.  Wellesley now returns to NEWMAC play, as the Blue travel to cross-town rival, Babson on Tuesday at 7:00pm.