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IMMACULATA, Pa. – The Cabrini men's lacrosse team remains unbeaten in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play following a 25-4 win at Immaculata University Wednesday. Junior attackman Casey Grugan, the reigning Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week, ignited the Cavaliers' with a team-best six points.
The victory extends Cabrini's CSAC win streak to 83 straight games, including postseason play, dating back to the 2001 season. The Cavaliers have not lost a regular season contest versus a conference opponent in 68 consecutive tries.
In three CSAC games this season, the Cavaliers have out-scored their opponents 64-15. The Blue & White entered Wednesday's game ranked seventh nationally in scoring offense, posting 14.89 goals per game.
Grugan paired three goals with three assists in the win, extending the nation's second longest consecutive points streak to 48 games. He is just two points shy of becoming Cabrini's third men's lacrosse player all-time to reach the 200-point plateau in his career, joining Athletic Hall of Fame honoree Tom Lemieux (99-02) and current teammate Scott Reimer.
Grugan's penchant for scoring continued against the Mighty Macs. He came into Wednesday's tilt listed tied for eighth and 10th nationally in assists per game (3.00) and points per game (5.67), respectively.
Reimer added to his all-time program lead in goals against Immaculata, notching five points on five tallies in the win. Freshman attackman Brian Hill totaled three points on one goal and two assists.
Sophomore midfielder Jordan Coeyman led 11 Cabrini reserves with at least one point, recording three on three goals. Senior midfielder B.J. Kletcheck also came off the bench to collected two points on two markers.
Senior midfielder Matt Conaway claimed two points on one goal and one assist. Conaway improves his career point total to 101, becoming the 14th player in program history to record at least 100 points in his career.
Cabrini won more face-offs than its opponent for the ninth time in 10 games this season, owning a 23-10 advantage versus the Mighty Macs. Senior Mike Dolente tallied 7-of-10 draw victories, while classmate Kevin Fahey totaled nine wins in 14 tries. Freshman Andrew Zelinski tallied five wins in six attempts.
Fahey led the Blue & White with five groundballs. Senior defenseman Jeff Moore, the program's all-time leader in groundballs, and Reimer each scooped four.
The Cavaliers' defense rotated three goalkeepers for the third time in the last three games. Senior Kevin Chenoweth started, played the entire first half and earned the win, making four saves. Freshman James Caruso logged 7:30 of the fourth quarter, tallying two stops.
Cabrini raced to a 12-0 advantage before Immaculata found the back of the cage on a man-up goal less than three minutes into the second period. The Cavaliers finished the first half on a 9-0 run, grabbing an insurmountable 21-1 lead at the intermission.
The Blue & White scored four straight goals to begin the second half, securing a game-high 24 goal cushion, 25-1, with 8:29 remaining. The Mighty Macs closed the contest on a 3-0 run over the final 8:14.
Cabrini's 25-goal outburst was a season-best performance and ranks as the nation's fourth-highest output of the season.
The win is the Cavaliers third in three tries against Immaculata dating back to the Mighty Macs' inaugural season in 2007.
Cabrini (7-3, 3-0) resumes its non-conference schedule Saturday, April 4 at Landmark Conference foe Drew University. Face-off with the Rangers is set for 2:30 p.m.
