Felician Athletics - 11/1/07 VOLLEYBALL - Degenhardt Reaches Milestone, Felician Sweeps Nyack To Stay Alive

NYACK, N.Y. -- Sophomore setter Nicole Degenhardt (Secaucus, NJ) recorded her 1,000th career assist as the Felician volleyball team remained alive in the CACC North playoff race with a 3-0 (30-26 30-26 30-24) divisional victory over host Nyack College on Thursday night at Bowman Gymnasium.

With its win, coupled with Dominican (N.Y.) College's (5-16, 5-12) home loss to Caldwell College on Thursday, Felician (5-22, 5-11) would capture the fourth and final CACC Tournament berth from the North Division with a victory over Wilmington (Del.) University in its season finale on Saturday.

Degenhardt, who entered the night with 996 assists, reached the milestone in Game 1, becoming the first player in the four-year history of the team to pass the 1,000 mark in any major statistical category. She finished the night with 22 assists, 12 digs and three service aces.

Keisha Milstrey (Bronx, NY) had a match high 14 kills and Dee Dee Smith (Monticello, NY) added 12 kills and five blocks for the Golden Falcons. Tara Leegwater paced Nyack (9-14, 8-8) with 33 assists and 20 digs.