Senior Paul Syta (Fairport, N.Y.) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2014 Johnson & Wales Men's Volleyball Invitational after leading Massachusetts Institute of Technology to a first-place finish over the weekend.  The Engineers notched a perfect 4-0 record while Vassar, Johnson & Wales and Wentworth all finished with 2-2 marks for a three-way tie for second.  Senior Shawn Kennedy (West Barnstable, Mass.) was named to the All-Tournament team for Johnson & Wales.

March 14, 2014 Results                                                                                                                     

Wentworth (13-4, 3-1 GNAC) def. Johnson & Wales (8-7, 2-3 GNAC), 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-15)

WIT Highlights: Jake Reed 10 kills; Collin Ritter 27 set assists, 4 kills

JWU Highlights: Shawn Kennedy 16 kills, 2 digs; J.J. Bessette 30 set assists

Vassar (7-16) def. Wentworth (13-5), 3-1 (10-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-15)

VC Highlights: Joe Pyne 24 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks; Colin White-Dzuro 43 set assists, 4 digs

WIT Highlights: Sam Pisker 9 kills, 3 service aces; Collin Ritter 30 set assists

MIT (17-4) def. York (14-9), 3-0 (25-0, 25-22, 25-11)

MIT Highlights: Kenny Seibert 8 kills; Evan Wang 14 set assists, 2 digs

YC Highlights: Edner Geffrard 6 kills, 5 digs; Avinash Thomas 14 set assists

Johnson & Wales (9-7) def. York (14-10), 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22)

JWU Highlights: Shawn Kennedy 16 kills, 4 service aces; J.J. Bessette 43 set assists, 4 blocks

YC Highlights: Leszek Stankiewicz 9 kills, 8 blocks; Avinash Thomas 30 set assists, 4 digs, 3 kills

MIT (18-4) def. Vassar (7-17), 3-2 (25-21, 25-27, 20-25, 25-19, 15-5)

MIT Highlights: Alex Klein 14 kills, 2 blocks; Paul Syta 32 set assists, 9 digs

VC Highlights: Joe Pyne 17 kills, 8 digs; Colin White-Dzuro 39 set assists, 8 digs

Saturday, March 15th, 2014 Results

Johnson & Wales (10-7) def. Vassar (7-18), 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 15-11)

JWU Highlights: Shawn Kennedy 23 kills, 10 digs; J.J. Bessette 57 set assists, 5 digs

VC Highlights: Rena Kriz 14 kills 9 digs; Colin White-Dzuro 46 set assists, 5 digs

Wentworth (14-5) def. York (14-11), 3-0 (15-15, 25-18, 25-17)

WIT Highlights: Sam Pisker 8 kills, 3 blocks; Collin Ritter 35 set assists, two digs

YC Highlights: Bryan Williams 8 kills, 5 digs; Avinash Thomas 24 set assists

Vassar (8-18) def. York (14-12), 3-1 (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20)

VC Highlights: Joe Pyne 17 kills, 6 digs; Colin Peros 29 set assists, 5 digs

YC Highlights: Sebastien Francois 13 kills, 2 blocks; Bryan Williams 12 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks

MIT (19-4) def. Wentworth (14-6), 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-23)

MIT Highlights: Kenny Siebert 12 kills, 5 digs; Paul Syta 20 set assists, 4 digs

WIT Highlights: Jake Reed 9 kills, 2 digs; Collin Ritter 23 set assists, 2 blocks

MIT (20-4) def. Johnson & Wales (10-8), 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-14)

MIT Highlights: Kenny Siebert 15 kills, 4 digs; Paul Syta 25 set assists 10 digs

JWU Highlights: Shawn Kennedy 13 kills, 6 digs; Ryan Kennedy 6 kills 9 digs

Team Standings

1.  MIT (4-0)
2. Johnson & Wales (2-2)
3. Vassar (2-2)
4. Wentworth (2-2)
5. York (0-4) 

All-Tournament Team

Brendan Chang – MIT – Most Outstanding Player

Shawn Kennedy – Johnson & Wales

Paul Syta - MIT

Joe Pyne - Vassar

Sam Pisker - Wentworth

Edner Geffrard - York