Volleyball - Coordinator: Mr. Brian Fraticelli

Diamond State Games IV
Weekend of June 18-19, 2005

Black Equals Gold

WILMINGTON, DE – The Brandywine Black volleyball club earned the A Group gold medal in the 2005 Diamond State Games on Saturday beating Rahway, NJ 25-14, 25-10 in the gold medal match.

The Black featured some of Delaware’s best high school volleyball players including first-team all-state player Kate Chiquoine from AI duPont High School and Archmere setter Kelly Wohlhagen.

The Rahway team returned to the Diamond State Games this year after having a rough time in last year’s competition. They found this year's competition tough as well splitting with Brandywine Black in pool play and were swept by the Spartans early in the event. Rahway avenged the loss to the Spartans in two 2-point games, one in extra play, and then Black did their business the way they thought they should in the final.

In the B Group it was the Ravens from St. Thomas More in Magnolia taking the gold. The Ravens basic high school team waged a tough battle with the First State Tiggers, a club team from New Castle County, in an earlier match and once again in the final.

Domenica Lonchar and Christina Lessard were key to St. Thomas More’s victory.

The Spartans from Newark won the A Group bronze and Erin L. Rautio, DMD from Wilmington sponsored the bronze medallist from the Charter School of Wilmington in the B Group.

A Group
Gold- Brandywine Black – Wilmington, DE
Silver – Rahway, NJ
Bronze – The Spartans – Newark, DE

B Group
Gold - St Thomas More - Magnolia, DE
Silver – First State Tiggers – Newark, DE
Bronze - Erin Rautio DSD – Wilmington, DE

Playoff round scores
A Group

Brandywine 25-25, Spartans 22-20
Rahway 25-25, Concord 21-15
Brandywine 25-17, Rahway 9-25
Spartans 25-25, Concord 7-9
Spartans 25-25, Rahway 21-11
Brandywine 25-25, Concord 14-11

Semifinal Round
Rahway 28-25, Spartans 26-23 (Spartans win bronze)

Gold Medal Match
Brandywine Black 25-25, Rahway 14-10

B Group
St. Thomas More 25-25, Erin Rautio, DMD 12-11
First State Tiggers 25-25, Cape Henlopen 8-5
St. Thomas More 25-25, Cape Henlopen 12-5
First State Tiggers 25-25, Erin Rautio, DMD 11-20
Erin Rautio, DMD 25-25, Cape Henlopen 8-6
St. Thomas More 26-25, First State Tiggers 24-23

Semifinal Round
First State Tiggers 25-16-15, Erin Rautio, DMD 21-25-10 (Erin Rautio, DMD wins bronze)

Gold Medal Game
St. Thomas More 25-25, First State Tiggers 20-23