Felician Athletics - 11/3/07 VOLLEYBALL - Volleyball Makes Playoffs By Edging Wilmington In Fifth

NEW CASTLE, Del. -- Senior outside hitter Keisha Milstrey (Bronx, NY) broke a 14-14 Game 5 tie with consecutive kills, leading the Felician volleyball team to a 3-2 (22-30, 30-22, 17-30, 30-26, 16-14) CACC interdivision victory over host Wilmington (Del.) University on Saturday afternoon at the Pratt Center. It was the final regular season match for both schools. With the victory, Felician (6-22, 6-11) qualified for the CACC Tournament for the first time in program history.

The Golden Falcons fell behind, 5-0, and trailed, 9-5, in the decisive fifth game, never taking the lead until Milstrey made it 15-14. Milstrey had seven Game 5 kills, allowing her to tie her own school record with 27 for the match. Felician passed Dominican (N.Y.) College (5-12) for the No. 4 seed in the CACC North Division in the upcoming league playoffs. The official schedule is expected to be announced late Sunday.

Sophomore Nicole Degenhardt (Secaucus, NJ) broke her own school record with 55 assists. Dee Dee Smith (Monticello, NY) had 22 kills and three blocks, and Milstrey added four blocks. Erica Moore (Ridgefield Park, NJ) contributed 29 digs.

Cheyann Gilroy accumulated 48 assists and 19 digs for Wilmington (12-21, 9-9) which was eliminated from contention for the No. 4 seed from the CACC South. Felician defeated the Wildcats for the first time in team history.