DELAWARE, Ohio – The Cabrini College men's basketball team returns to action on Saturday as it looks for its third consecutive trip to the Sweet 16.  The Cavaliers will face Ohio Wesleyan University in a second round match-up in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.  The Blue and White will match wits with the Battling Bishops at 7:00 p.m. at OWU's Branch Rickey Arena.

The Cavaliers extended their current win streak to 12 games with last week's 80-78 road victory at Hampden-Sydney College.  Energized by the raucous, capacity crowd, the Cavaliers used a 14-0 first half run to build a 33-19 lead with 7:39 to play in the first half.  The Tigers rallied to cut Cabrini's lead to 42-39 at the break.  HSC took a slim lead early in the second stanza before the Blue and White took control, establishing an 11 point lead with just over five minutes to play. 

With the crowd a fever pitch, the Tigers battled back, cutting the Cavaliers' lead to 79-78 with 42 seconds to play.  Senior A.J. Williams split a pair of free throws before HSC's three point attempt missed the mark at the buzzer.

Senior Jeremy Knowles led the Blue and White with 24 points, while sophomore Aaron Walton-Moss posted his seventh double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds, along with six assists.  Junior Fran Rafferty added 12 points in the win.  Cabrini's inside duo of senior DeLeon Floyd and junior Jon Miller recorded nine points each and combined for seven boards.  Williams finished with eight points on the night.

The Cavaliers boast a balanced offensive attack, led by Walton-Moss, the 2013 Colonial States Athletic Conference Player of the Year.  The sophomore leads the club with 14 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.  Rafferty adds 13.6 points and knocked down three pointers at a 50.4% clip.  Knowles adds 12.7 points and five boards, while Williams chips in with 11.6 points.

While Saturday's game will mark the first time the two teams have met on the court, it won't be the first time their paths have crossed.  Ohio Wesleyan's 2012 season came to a close in Nerney Field House as they fell to Hobart College 64-60 in the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.  After topping Eastern Conn. State, the Cavaliers faced Hobart in the tournament's second round.

The No. 21 Battling Bishops match the Cavaliers with a 23-5 overall mark.  OWU qualified for the 2013 NCAA Tournament after topping No. 17 Wooster College 76-66 to win the North Coast Athletic Conference championship.  The Battling Bishops extended their current win streak to seven games with last week's 84-75 home win over St. Vincent College in the tournament's opening round.

With the score tied at 36 at halftime, an 8-0 Ohio Wesleyan spurt with 14:09 to play gave the Battling Bishops a52-48 lead it would not relinquish.  St. Vincent cut the lead to 55-54 with 8:52 on the clock, but Ohio Wesleyan responded with a 6-0 run.  From that points, St. Vincent never got within four points.

NCAC Player of the Year senior guard Andy Winters led three Battling Bishops in double figures with a team-high 21 points.  Taylor Rieger added 16 points, while Reuel Rogers posted 10 points and six blocked shots.

Rieger and Winters lead a balanced attack, featuring seven players that average at least 5.8 points per game.  The duo ranks among the NCAC's top scorers, ranking ninth (13.9 points) and 11th (13.8), respectively.  Marshall Morris adds 9.9 points per contest, while Rogers chips in with 8.9.

Morris and Rogers also lead the club in rebounding, securing 6.4 caroms per game each, tied for 10th in the league.  Winters also ranks fourth in the nation with 7.1 assists per game, while Rogers' 2.9 blocks per game rank eighth.

The winner of Saturday's game will advance to next Saturday's Sweet 16 round to face the winner between Dickinson College and the College of Wooster.  The Red Devils and Fighting Scots will meet at 7;00 p.m. at Wooster's Timken Gymnasium.