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RADNOR, Pa. – Top seeded Cabrini College won its third consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference title tonight at Nerney Field House, defeating the number two seed Neumann University Knights 3-0.  Saturday's final marked Cabrini's fourth consecutive appearance in the CSA final match.  The Cavaliers become the first three-peat winners since Eastern University's run of 10 straight crowns ended in 2007.

The Blue and White struggled early, falling behind 5-1 in the first game.  The Cavaliers cut Neumann's lead to one point at 9-8, but five quick points by the Knights forced Cabrini head coach Eric Schaefer to call a timeout.  Neumann pushed their advantage to 16-9 before Cabrini mounted its comeback. 

The Blue and White won 11 of the next 15 points to tie the set at 20.  Neumann forced a set point at 24-22 and had the serve when Cabrini shut the door.  A kill by junior Megan Ryan returned the serve back to Cabrini and three points on serves by sophomore libero Sophia Sokolovich clinched the 26-24 set win.

The Cavaliers looked like a well oiled machine in the second set.  Cabrini scored the first six points of the set and never looked back.  Trailing 9-2 the Knights called a timeout but the Cavaliers continued their assault, extending their lead to 13-3. 

Neumann mounted a comeback of their own late in the second set but it was too late as Cabrini took the set 25-17.

Both teams played the third set very evenly.  Neither team could grasp the momentum.  Each team seemed to win two or three consecutive points at a time.  The final tie of the match came at 17. A kill by junior Danielle Carrozza gave the Cavaliers a lead they would not relinquish, en route to a 25-21 win.

Set three was highlighted by senior Alexis Doss who recorded her 1,000th career kill midway through the set.

Doss paced a balanced Cavaliers offense with a game-high 13 kills.  Ryan and Carrozza added 12 kills each.  Carrozza added 16 digs for her 14th double-double of the year.  Sokolovich recorded a match-high 17 digs.

Carrozza was named 2011 CSAC Volleyball Championship Most Valuable Player.

Cabrini (22-10) will wait until next week to learn their opponent and destination for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.