ASTON, Pa. – The Cavaliers surrendered the game's first goal then responded with 26 unanswered tallies, scoring a dominating 27-2 win at Neumann University tonight.
The No. 16 Blue and White improved to 9-5 overall and 6-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. The win also sets up Saturday's match-up against Marywood for the number one seed in upcoming CSAC Tournament.
Sophomore
Ryan Hannan and freshman
Mike Cinicolo tallied four goals each to lead 15 Cabrini goal scorers. Freshman
Riley Michaels added his first career hat trick in the win.
Junior
Ethan Heisman tallied five points on the night, pairing two goals and three assists. Junior
Evan Allvord, sophomore
Evan Downey and freshman
James Magnani matched Heisman with two goals each.
Senior
Tyler Johnston and freshman
Nick Vass also posted two points, as each paired a goal and an assist.
The Cavalier fired 54 shots in the win, including a season high 37 shots on goal. The club's 58 ground balls and 25 faceoff wins also marked season highs.
Senior
Anthony DiNenno secured a game high six ground balls and went 8-12 at the faceoff spot. Junior
Chris Schneekloth added eight wins in his eight faceoff chances, while Michaels and fellow rookie
Joe Simpson combined to go 9-12.
Schneekloth, Michaels and Simpson also joined senior
Eric Streicher, Heisman and freshman goaltender
Tyler Morrell with four ground balls each.
Morrell also posted four saves in his 30 minutes of action between the Cabrini pipes, while fellow freshmen
Jake Reynolds and
Justin Bullivant also saw significant action.
Neumann's Ricky Viscuse put the Knights on the board just over three minutes into the action before the Cavaliers took control of the game. Ninety seconds later, Johnston found Heisman to even the score at one. Less than a minute later, the junior just the Cavaliers ahead for good.
Ryan O'Kane also recorded an unassisted goal for Neumann (0-12, 0-5 CSAC), while Marco Agostine recorded six saves in the loss.
Saturday's 3 p.m. tilt against the Pacers (9-3, 6-0 CSAC) will also mark the final regular season home appearance for Cabrini's 13 seniors.