Whether or not Iain Dowie is still in charge of the team next season remains to be seen, but Hull can certainly take the positives out of a battling final-day display and particularly the performances of youngsters Tom Cairney, Mark Cullen and Will Atkinson.

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The hat trick was the first in a tournament game since March 28, 2010, when Boston College's Ken Atkinson and Yale's Mark Arcobello did it in the same game.

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Atkinson of Toronto, and attorney Mark Kipnis of Chicago -- were convicted of mail fraud.

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