RADNOR, Pa. – The Cavaliers extended their current win streak to five games today, with their 82-37 victory over the visiting Cairn University Highlanders. All 13 Cavaliers marked the scoring column as the Blue and White improved to 13-8 overall and 10-2 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

The Cavaliers also joined the other 11 CSAC teams in hosting today's Play 4 Jaylen and JP Day, benefitting the children of Gwynedd Mercy men's basketball head coach John Baron.  All of today's proceeds will benefit the children, whose mother is courageously battling stage four pancreatic cancer.

Cabrini, along with the other schools, charged a $2 dollar admission fee for all conference games today.  The Cavaliers and Highlanders also distributed limited edition t-shirts to fans during halftime.

Four Cavaliers scored in double figures today, led by senior Mo O'Connell, who paired a career high 13 points with 12 rebounds for her first career double-double.  Sophomore Sabrina Hackendorn hit 6-7 from the field en route to a career best 13 points.  

Junior Renee Oliver combined 11 points with a career high four steals, while senior Meghan Martin added 10 points and four assists.

The Blue and White recorded seasons highs with 22 assists, 27 steals and 36 forced turnovers.  Senior Dana Peterson matched a season high with six assists, while freshman Nomi Washington paired four assists and eight steals.  Oliver added four steals, one more than senior Kristina Startare.

Cabrini set a tone in the first quarter, as it allowed Cairn just eight field goal attempts and forced 11 turnovers in the opening 10 minutes.  Offensively, the Cavaliers jumped out to an early lead, as the club used a 12-0 run to build a 10 point lead late in the first quarter.  Sophomore Kate Skalski's three pointer gave the Blue and White a comfortable 19-9 lead after one period.

The Cavaliers removed any doubt about today's outcome with a dominant second quarter.  Cabrini shot 11-20 from the floor, with Oliver and O'Connell combining for 14 of the club's 25 points in the stanza.  

On the other side of the floor, Cairn mustered just eight field goal attempts, grabbed just four total rebounds and committed nine turnovers in the 10 minute quarter.  Skalski again was money late in the frame, as O'Connell found her for another triple in the waning seconds of the quarter, extending Cabrini's lead to 44-19.

The halftime break did nothing to slow Cabrini's flow, as the Cavaliers outscored Cairn 22-10, with Hackendorn and Martin combining for 11 of those points.  The Blue and White also continued its dominant defensive effort, forcing six turnovers, while allowing just 10 Highlander field goal attempts.

While the Cavaliers have surrendered less than 51 points in seven of its last eight games, today might have been its best and most consistent defensive effort, as it marked the first time this season the Blue and White has surrendered 10 or less points in all four quarters.

Cabrini dominated the lane to the tune of a 56-16 advantage in points in the paint.  Cabrini also turned its season high 28 offensive rebounds into 20 points, while converting Cairn's 36 miscues into 36 points.

Senior Amie Eppolito and junior Devon Rink led Cairn (5-16, 4-9 CSAC) with nine points each, while sophomore Kendra Stum paired seven points and seven rebounds.

Today's victory sets up Wednesday's showdown, as Cabrini will visit Gwynedd Mercy (17-4, 11-1 CSAC) at 7 p.m.

The Griffins snapped the CAvaliers' 28 game CSAC win streak on Jan. 7 with a 64-52 win.  GMercyU scored the final five points of the third quarter, breaking a 39-39 deadlock.  After trailing by as many as nine points midway through the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers pulled to within 52-50 with three minutes to play before the Griffins pulled away with a late 8-0 spurt.