Kings Point, NY (10/5/02) - Freshman Flavia Viega (Belen, Brazil/Sophos) collected 39 kills and 26 digs as the Montclair State volleyball team captured the Kings Point Invitational Volleyball Tournament held at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Hawks (10-8) defeated SUNY Farmingdale, 3-2 in their first contest before sweeping host Kings Point and Manhattanville, 3-0. The Red Hawks won despite playing without injured sophomore
TIFFANY ACIZ (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus), who missed the tournament with an injured knee.
Veiga had 16 kills and 14 digs as MSU topped Farmingdale, 24-30, 30-24, 32-34, 30-27 and 15-8.
STACEY JOHNSON (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech) added 11 kills, while
JENNIFER OLAN (Jersey City, NJ/McNair Academy) had 23 assists. In the win over Kings Point, Veiga had 14 kills and Olan 29 assists as Montclair won 32-30, 30-18 and 30-23.
CARMEN ALVARADO (Newark, NJ/Barringer) added 12 kills while MELISSA STRAUSS (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) had 11 digs.
Against Manhattanville, Johnson had 13 kills and Veiga nine in the 30-16, 30-15, 30-22.