RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini women's lacrosse team took sole possession of first place in the Colonial States Athletic Conference with today's 17-9 win over Neumann University at Edith Robb Dixon Field.

The win marked the club's 37th consecutive league win and improved the team to 8-4 overall and 6-0 in the CSAC with just three league games to play.  The loss dropped Neumann to 6-1 in conference action and 9-4 overall.

Seven Cavaliers marked the scoring column in the victory, with sophomore Sasha Wozniak leading the way with five goals.  Juniors Jess Breuning and Allie Vallen added three goals and an assist each, while senior Caitlyn Poole and sophomore Jackie Neary notched two goals each.

The Blue and White recorded season highs with 49 shots and 20 free position shots, while its 33 ground balls, 20 caused turnovers and 13 draw controls were among the team's highest outputs of the campaign.

Wozniak attempted a career best 15 shots, with nine coming as free position attempts.  Breuning fired seven shots, one more than Poole and Vallen.

Neary scooped a career high seven ground balls and matched a season high with three caused turnovers.  Vallen and O'Connell matched Neary's three caused turnovers, while Breuning controlled seven draws, three more than O'Connell.

Junior goaltender Megan Barlow earned the victory with seven saves on the day.

The Blue and White didn't waste much time taking control of the day's action, as it outshot the Knights 22-8 and forced 18 turnovers in the opening 30 minutes of action.

Cabrini opened the scoring just 24 seconds in the game, as Breuning converted a free position shot.  Neary doubled the lead three minutes later.  The lead stood at 2-0 for nearly 10 minutes before Wozniak's free position goal.  

Vallen netted a pair of free position goals in a span of 30 seconds to push the lead to 5-0 midway through the half.  Breuning, Poole, Neary and Wozniak added goals in the final nine minutes of the opening stanza, as the Blue and White carried a dominant 9-0 lead into the half.

As one would expect, the Knights mounted a comeback in the second half beginning with senior Jordan Hopkins' unassisted goal four minutes into the second half.  Wozniak pushed the lead back to nine goals before another Neumann tally.

Goals by senior Katie Lasater and sophomore Gabby Lee increased the Blue and White cushion to 12-2 with 17 minutes to play.  Neumann responded with two goals of its own before Breuning completed her hat trick on a free position shot with 9:45 to play.

Following a Neumann tally, Vallen and Wozniak netted unassisted goals to give Cabrini's its 10 goal advantage at 15-5 with 5:49 on the clock.  Wozniak and Poole added goals in the final three minutes of action to seal the victory.
 
Hopkins finished the game with two goals, two assists and nine draw controls, while fellow senior Rebecca Dolenti and junior Diana Caicedo also scored twice.  Junior goaltender Becca Wallace suffered the loss, despite recording 21 saves and five ground balls.

The Blue and White will hit the road for its next two contests, beginning with Tuesday's game at Cedar Crest College (0-12, 0-7 CSAC).  Game time is slated for 4 p.m. in Allentown, Pa.