Overview
The North Division champs Caldwell University volleyball team faces the #2 seed from the South Division in Holy Family University in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship Semifinals on Saturday, November 18 at 3:30 pm on the Wilmington University campus. The Cougars enter into the game with a 23-7 record and finished 16-3 in the CACC. The Tigers come into Saturday's contest at 21-9 overall and ended the season with a 15-4 conference record.
 
Multimedia
Live stats will be available for Saturday's match
http://www.caccathletics.org/sports/wvball/2017-18/boxscores/20171118_auau.xml
 
Live video via for conference office is also available at
https://collegetvticket.com/schedule/index?from=11%2F18%2F2017&to=11%2F18%2F2017&school=429&activity=0&submit=Go&conference=0&tournament=0
 
Ticket Information
Admission fee is $6 adults, $3 students with ID, seniors and children. Children under 3 will be admitted for free.
 
Season Match-Ups
The Tigers won the regular season match-up between the two teams 3-2. Senior Katrina Janssen (Seville, Australia) led the Cougars with 21 kills, 14 digs and nine total blocks, while senior Taryn Auyong (Honolulu, Hawaii) finished with 12 kills, three aces and 13 digs. Senior Gabrielle Bennett (San Antonio, Texas) posted 25 assists and 11 digs, while senior Jessica Mitchell (Plainfield, Ill.) totaled 22 digs.
 
Scouting the Cougars (23-7, 16-3 CACC)
Janssen leads the Cougars with 3.96 kills per set and is second on the team with 83 blocks. Auyong is averaging 2.45 kills per set and is second on the team with 2.71 digs per set. Mitchell leads the team with 5.18 digs per set. Sophomore Kathleen Compagno (Orland Park, Ill.) leads the team with 105 blocks this season. Bennett is averaging 5.64 assists per set.
 
Scouting the Tigers (21-9, 15-4 CACC)
Chase Wassel leads Holy Family with 4.34 kills per set and has tallied 56 blocks this season. Gianna Pesognelli is second on the team with 2.46 kills per set and has totaled 55 blocks. Natalie Stewart leads the team with 9.68 assists per set, while Jillian Boyle is averaging 4.09 digs per set.
 
CACC Post Season Honors
Janssen earned CACC Player of the Year honors, while Mitchell was selected as the CACC Defensive Player of the Year for a second straight season. Janssen and Mitchell were both named to the CACC All-Conference First Team. Compagno was named to the CACC Second Team All-Conference, while Auyong earned Third Team All-CACC honors.
 
Next Up
The winner of this match faces the winner of the Georgian Court-Jefferson semifinal match on Sunday, November 20 at noon on the campus of Wilmington University. 
 
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