NEWARK, Del. - - For the first time since 2015, the Wilmington University volleyball earned the right to host a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament First Round contest, earning the No. 2 seed from the South Division and will play the North Division's No. 3 seed Post University

The Wildcats secured the No. 2 seed in the South Division with a 14-4 CACC record while Post is the North Division No. 3 seed by virtue of a 7-10 CACC record. The Wildcats are 20-12 overall on the season while Post's overall record stands at 10-19 heading into tonight.

Post came to the WU Athletics Complex during the regular season, where the Wildcats swept the Eagles, 3-0, on November 6 at the WU Athletics Complex. Tuesday night will be the fourth meeting between the two programs in the CACC Tournament. The Wildcats took the first two meetings in 2004 and 2012, but fell to the Eagles in the 2015 semifinals and the 2018 First Round.

Tickets/Admission for CACC Volleyball Tournament:

Adults: $10.00 (CASH ONLY)
Students, Children and Senior Citizens: $5.00 (CASH ONLY)
Wilmington staff and students with valid ID and children under the age of three: Free

Links to Follow the CACC Volleyball Tournament First Round:

Live Stats vs. Post: https://wildcats.athletics.wilmu.edu/sports/wvball/2021-22/boxscores/20211116_mymx.xml
Live Video: https://caccnetwork.com/wilmington/?bfplayvid=324860
CACC Tournament Bracket: https://www.caccathletics.org/sports/Championship/21-22/21WVB

Scouting the South's No. 2 Wilmington University Wildcats:

The Wildcats come into tonight's contest going 8-2 in their last 10 matches. But one of those losses came in their most recent match, a 3-1 loss at Felician on Saturday.

As a team, the Wildcats rank 7^th in the CACC in putting down 11.22 kills per set, 5^th in the CACC with a .173 attack percentage, 7^th in the CACC in dishing out 10.47 assists per set, and 8^th in the CACC with 1.67 aces per set. But they pick it up defensively, ranking 3^rd in the CACC in getting to 16.97 digs per set, and carry a commanding lead in the CACC with 2.54 blocks per set.

The Wildcats are led by Mandy Behiels who ranks 12^th in the CACC in putting down 2.76 kills per set. The all-around player is also 18^th in the league at 3.08 digs per set. Heather Pedrick ranks 20^th in the CACC in putting down 2.44 kills per set, 15^th with a .235 attack percentage, 14^th in dishing out 4.49 assists per set, 3^rd overall at 0.50 aces per set, and 14^th overall with 3.28 digs per set.

Angel Oliver has set a new WilmU single season record with 129 block assists on the year, leading the CACC and ranking 3^rd in all of NCAA DII with 1.42 blocks per set. She leads the country with 166 total blocks after denying 12 attacks at Felician on Saturday. She is now nine total blocks away from Katie Shorter's single season program record with 175. Oliver also ranks 10^th in the CACC with a .257 attack percentage and 32^nd in putting down 2.00 kills a set.

Scouting the North's No. 3 Post University Eagles:

After losing to the Wildcats on November 6, the Eagles finished their regular season with wins over Caldwell and Chestnut Hill. The 3-1 win against Caldwell snapped a six-match losing streak for the Eagles. Post is 3-7 in their last 10 matches overall.

As a team, the Eagles rank 9^th in the CACC in putting down 10.57 kills per set, 7^th in the CACC with a .144 attack percentage, 9^th in dishing out 10.11 assists per set, and 5^th with 1.87 aces per set. Defensively, the Eagles rank 8^th in getting to 15.50 digs per set, and 11^th overall with 1.11 blocks per set.

Individually, the Eagles are led by Madelynn Boop who is second in the CACC with 362 kills, putting down 3.77 kills per set. She is also second in the CACC in averaging 4.22 points per set this season.

The Eagles' setters Colleen Romero and Elizabeth McGrath are ranked 7^th and 8^th in the CACC in dishing out assists, respectively. Romero passes out 7.03 assists per set while McGrath gives out 6.06 helpers a game. Lydimar Soto and McGrath are tied for 8^th overall with 0.41 aces per set while Nelly Diaz ranks 4^th overall with 5.05 digs per set this season. Aniya Goodman is 29^th in the league in denying 0.47 attempts a set.

Wilmington in the CACC Tournament:

2004 (2-0): #1 Wilmington def. #5 NJIT, 3-0; #1 Wilmington def. #2 Teikyo Post, 3-1
2005 (1-1): #4 Wilmington def. #5 Bloomfield, 3-2; #1 Goldey-Beacom def. #4 Wilmington, 3-0
2006 (0-1): #4 Goldey-Beacom def. #5 Wilmington, 3-2
2007: DNP
2008 (0-1): S#1 Georgian Court def. S#4 Wilmington, 3-0
2009: DNP
2010 (0-1): S#2 Philadelphia def. S#3 Wilmington, 3-0
2011 (1-1): S#3 def. N#2 Dominican, 3-1; S#1 Holy Family def. S#3 Wilmington, 3-1
2012 (2-1): S#1 Wilmington def. N#4 Post, 3-0; S#1 Wilmington def. S#3 Georgian Court, 3-2; N#1 Dominican def. S#1 Wilmington, 3-0
2013 (1-1): S#1 Wilmington def. N#4 Felician, 3-0; S#3 Georgian Court def. S#1 Wilmington, 3-0
2014 (1-1): S#2 Wilmington def. N#3 Dominican, 3-0; N#1 Caldwell def. S#2 Wilmington, 3-1
2015 (1-1): S#2 Wilmington def. N#3 Caldwell, 3-2; N#1 Post def. S#2 Wilmington, 3-2
2016: DNP
2017: DNP
2018 (0-1): N#1 Post def. S#4 Wilmington, 3-0 
2019 (0-1): N#1 Felician def. S#4 Wilmington, 3-1

Overall: 9-11

Season and All-Time Records vs. CACC Tournament Semifinal Participants:

North Division:
#1 Bloomfield College Bears: 2021 - @ W 3-1; All-Time – 14-6; CACC Tournament – 1-0
#2 Felician University Golden Falcons: 2021 - @ L 3-1; All-Time – 18-3; CACC Tournament – 1-1
#3 Post University Eagles: 2021 – vs. W 3-0; All-Time – 17-6; CACC Tournament – 2-2
#4 Dominican College Chargers: 2021 - @ W 3-1; All-Time – 20-3; CACC Tournament – 2-1

South Division:
#1 Holy Family University Tigers: 2021 – vs. L 3-0, @ L 3-1; All-Time – 16-19; CACC Tournament – 0-1
#2 Wilmington University Wildcats
#3 Thomas Jefferson University Rams: 2021 – vs. W 3-1, @ L 3-0; All-Time – 8-23; CACC Tournament – 0-1
#4 Georgian Court University Lions: 2021 - @ W 3-2, vs. W 3-2; All-Time – 17-21; CACC Tournament – 1-2

2021 CACC Volleyball Championship Schedule:

Quarterfinals (Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Highest Seeds)
S#4 Georgian Court at N#1 Bloomfield (6 p.m.)
N#3 Post at S#2 Wilmington (6 p.m.)
N#4 Dominican at S#1 Holy Family (6 p.m.)
S#3 Jefferson at N#2 Felician (6 p.m.)

Semifinals (Saturday, Nov. 20, at Georgian Court, Lakewood, N.J.)
Bloom/GCU Winner vs. WilmU/Post Winner (1 or 3:30 p.m.)
HFU/DC Winner vs. FelU/Jeff Winner (1 or 3:30 p.m.)

** - Highest remaining seed will play in the day's first semifinal match

Championship Final (Sunday, Nov. 21, at Georgian Court, Lakewood, N.J.)
Semifinal Match #1 Winner vs. Semifinal Match #2 Winner (12 p.m.)