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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Caldwell College volleyball team picked up an important Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory on the road with a four-set win over Holy Family University Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center. The Cougars improve to 13-9 overall and 10-2 in the conference, while the Tigers drop to 10-12, 6-6 CACC.

Caldwell took a 25-18 win in the first set, then fell in the second set, 25-22 as the Tigers tied the match at 1-1. In the third set, freshman outside hitter Taylor Zaeske (S. Milwaukee, WI/S. Milwaukee) had five kills without an error in eight attempts to lead the Cougars to a 25-19 victory and a 2-1 advantage. Holy Family battled in the fourth set, holding off match point twice. But a kill by senior middle blocker Kasey Bausch (Bellmore, NY/Holy Trinity) gave Caldwell a 27-25 win and a key conference victory on the road. Bausch had six kills in the set, while freshman setter Rachel Carpenter (Newark, OH/Newark) tallied 12 assists.

Zaeske paced the Cougars with 15 kills, and Bausch finished with 12 kills and a .348 hitting percentage. Carpenter notched her third double-double of the season with 40 assists and 14 digs, while junior outside hitter Athena Nestoras (Los Angeles, CA/St. Monica Catholic) added 10 kills. Defensively, junior libero Jaclyn Del Cid (Bogota, NJ/Bogota) and freshman Carolyn Manley (Holland, OH/Springfield) registered 22 and 12 digs, respectively.

The Cougars host Post University on Wednesday, Oct. 23 in a CACC North Division match. The first serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the George R. Newman Center.

CC (3) –25 22 25 27
HFU (1) – 18 25 19 25