GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa. – The Cabrini women's basketball team avenged a pair of loss to Gwynedd Mercy and made its reservation for its fourth consecutive Colonia States Athletic Conference championship game with tonight's 67-56 CSAC Tournament semifinal victory.

The win improved the Cavaliers to 18-9 and marked the club's fifth consecutive win and its 10th victory in their 11 games.

The number three seeded Blue and White will host fourth seeded Neumann (17-10) in Saturday's championship game, as the fourth seeded Knights scored a 63-58 victory at top seeded Marywood.

Three Cavaliers recorded double figures, led by senior Meghan Martin.  The senior recorded 21 points and a career high eight rebounds.  Freshman Nomi Washington paired 13 points and four steals off the bench, while senior Kristina Startare added 11 points and eight boards.

Once again, the Blue and White relied on a tough defense and paint dominance to secure the triumph.  Cabrini held GMercyU to 35.1% shooting, including 4-17 from three point range, and just 9-31 in the third and fourth quarters.  The Cavaliers also forced 19 turnovers, with 12 coming after the halftime break, and turned them into 26 points.

Cabrini built a 42-34 rebound advantage, as junior Renee Oliver joined Martin and Startare with eight boards.  The Cavaliers also recorded 32 of its 67 points in the lane.

The Blue and White scored the first seven points of the game and built an 11-1 lead as senior Dana Peterson found Martin for a fast break lay-up midway through the first quarter.  The Griffins battled back, scoring the final seven points of the frame to cut Cabrini's lead to 16-13 after a period.

GMercyU's run continued into the second quarter, as it scored the first five points of the frame to take a 19-16 lead.  The clubs exchanged the lead for most of the quarter before the Griffins' Larissa Leyes hit a pair of free throws to snap a 31-31 tie and give GMercyU a 33-31 halftime lead.

The Cavaliers wasted little time regaining its lead in the third quarter, as Martin scored seven consecutive points to give the Blue and White a 40-35 lead at the 6:32 mark.  GMercyu evened the score at 40 before Cabrini used a 9-2 spurt to build a 49-42 lead on Washington's three point play.  A pair of Startare free throws sent the Cavaliers into the final period with a 51-44 lead.

The Griffins cut the lead to 51-48 in the early minutes of the fourth quarter, but the Cavaliers responded with a 7-0 run on two buckets by Oliver and a Startare triple.  Cabrini never allowed GMercyU to get within six points, as it connected on 7-10 from the free throw line in the final 1:44.

Charlotte Kucowski led GMercyU (20-6) with 21 points on 9-13 shooting and seven rebounds.  Nicole Dombrowski and Julianna Hoisington added nine points each.   

Cabrini scored an 82-46 win at Neumann when the teams met on Jan. 9.  Five Cavaliers scored at least eight points, led by Washington's career high 14 points off the bench. Martin tallied 13 points, while Startare hit 5-6 from the floor en route to a season high 12 points.

The Cavaliers closed the second quarter on a 19-4 run, as they held Neumann to just 2-11 shooting and forced eight turnovers.  By the half, the Blue and White owned a 43-22 lead.

The victory may have been one of Cabrini's best offensive performances of the season, as the team's 82 points marked a season high, as did the team's 29 made field goals, 18 made free throws, 15 assists and 14 steals.