SALISBURY, Md. - The third-seed Gallaudet University Bison charged from two games down to rally and hold off second-seed Salisbury University with a stunning 3-2 victory in the Capital Athletic Conference volleyball semifinal on Thursday night at the Maggs Center.

Bison senior Tamijo Foronda, the CAC kills leader, came through with back-to-back kills to end the fifth game and hand Gallaudet the 26-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-26, 16-14 victory.

Salisbury (22-13) set the tone early as the Sea Gulls battled through the first game and won it down the stretch thanks to sophomore Savannah Tinsley's serving (four straight points). Junior Jessica Powell came up with a game ending block as SU won 30-26.

In the second game, there were 10 ties before SU freshman Nicole Massarelli (seven blocks) served six straight points to give the Sea Gulls the lead for good. Sophomore Stacey Krebs recorded two of her team high 14 kills in two of the three final SU points as the Gulls won 30-22.

Gallaudet (27-9) woke up in the third game and took control as the Bison led by 10 points late in the game and coasted to the 30-20 win. In the fourth game, the two teams were neck-and-neck for the majority of the game before Bison freshman Shana Lehmann scored four crucial points off her serve. Foronda ended the fourth game with a tip as the Bison tied the match at two apiece with the 30-26 victory.

In the fifth and final game the Sea Gulls led early, as much as 10-8, but the Bison erased that lead and grew a lead of three behind the serving from freshman Amanda Krieger (four straight points). Salisbury tied the game at 14 off two consecutive Gallaudet errors. That set the stage for Foronda to carry her team victory.

SU senior Abbey Petrecca recorded a double-double, 34 assists and 22 digs, and added eight kills to boot. Sophomore Lucy Rushing had 13 kills and seven blocks while teammate Jaime Marzocchi came up with 19 digs in the loss.

Gallaudet advances to the CAC championship where it will face top-seed Marymount University on Saturday, November 4. The Saints defeated St. Mary's (Md.) College, 3-1 (30-19, 33-31, 26-30, 30-28), on Thursday evening.