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WILMINGTON, Del. – Senior outside hitter Athena Nestoras (St. Monica H.S./Los Angeles, Calif.) and sophomore outside hitter Rachael DiLeonardo (Mount Notre Dame H.S./Cincinnati, Ohio) each tallied eight kills to lead Caldwell University (7-6, 3-1) to its fourth win in the last five matches, a three-set Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory over Goldey-Beacom (7-7, 2-3) at the Joseph West Jones College Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars earned the victory by set scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-19.

In addition to recording eight kills, Nestoras tallied 18 assists with two digs. Meanwhile, DiLeonardo contributed seven digs while posting a .318 hitting percentage. Senior defensive specialist Jaclyn Del Cid (Bogota H.S./Bogota, N.J.) added a match-high 15 digs to lead the Cougars' defense.

Senior outside hitter Kadi McCoy (Dallastown H.S./Dallastown, Pa.) led the Lightning with a match-high 14 kills while adding nine digs. Meanwhile, junior middle hitter Innocent Early (Eastside H.S./Newark, N.J.) posted nine kills with a pair of blocks.

Quick Strikes
· Saturday's match was the ninth all-time meeting between the two teams … Caldwell now leads the all-time series by an 8-1 margin and has won eight matches in a row.
· Senior defensive specialist Niki Receveur (Concord H.S./Wilmington, Del.) posted 10 or more digs for the eighth time this season after tallying a match-high 15 digs on Saturday … She increased her career total to 1,077 digs, the fifth-highest total in school history.
· McCoy posted her eighth 10-kill effort of the season on Saturday … With 191 kills in 14 matches, she leads the CACC.
· Junior setter Danielle Cipolletti (Scottsdale H.S./Scottsdale, Ariz.) had 30 assists against Caldwell on Saturday … It is the eighth time this year she has posted 30 or more assists in a match … With 429 assists in 14 matches, Cipolletti leads the CACC.  
· Del Cid has recorded 10 or more digs in all 13 of the Cougars' matches this season … She ranks third in the CACC with 261 digs in 13 matches this year.

What's Ahead for the Lightning
Tuesday, Sept. 30 vs. Holy Family · 7 p.m. · Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Friday, Oct. 3 vs. University of the Sciences · 7 p.m. · Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Saturday, Oct. 4 at Dominican · 12 p.m. · Hennessy Center (Orangeburg, N.Y.)