RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini men's lacrosse team joined an elite group today, as the No. 16 Cavaliers scored a 25-5 victory over Centenary College at Edith Robb Dixon Field.
With today's Senior Day victory, the Blue and White extended its Colonial States Athletic Conference win streak to 100 games, just two wins shy of Salisbury University's NCAA record of 102.
The Blue and White improved to 11-4 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the CSAC with one game remaining in the regular season.
Prior today's faceoff, the Cavaliers honored their 12 seniors with an on-field ceremony.
Evan Allvord,
Kyle Bush,
Cole Campbell,
Joey Dalfo,
Austin Edelman,
Ethan Heisman,
Dan Hopson,
Peter Kip,
Brian Kittredge,
Chris Schneekloth,
Carter Treuchet and
Matt Ward have led the Cavaliers to 56 victories including a perfect 28-0 mark in Colonial States Athletic Conference games with three consecutive CSAC championships.
In their combined 545 appearances in the Blue and White, the group has accounted for 300 points, 184 goals, 618 ground balls and 180 caused turnovers.
The seniors led the Cavaliers on the day, combining for 13 points on six goals and seven assists, 24 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.
Heisman paced the offense with five goals and seven total points. Sophomore
Nile Luma recorded a career high four points, including his first career hat trick, matching the goal output from freshmen
Jordan Krug and
Matt LoParo.
Junior
Evan Downey also tallied four points and matched Bush with three assists. Five Cavaliers also recorded two points on the day, led by freshmen
Timmy Brooks' two goals and
Billy Morgan's two assists.
LoParo and Heisman scored in the game's first minute before Centenary cut the lead in half at the 11:21 mark. The Cavaliers pulled away in the second half of the opening quarter, scoring eight unanswered goals in the final 7:32 of the quarter.
The Blue and White took all of the game's momentum late in the stanza. Offsetting penalties left both teams playing with 9 men, and the Cavaliers took full advantage. During the one minute span, Cabrini netted four goals, including two by Krug to build a10-1 lead after 15 minutes.
The lead swelled to 15-3 at the half, as Heisman netted a pair of second half goals. The Cavaliers tallied the only three goals of the third quarter, before outscoring the Cyclones 7-2 over the final 15 minutes of play, during which Luma recorded all four of his points.
Cabrini's dominance of the faceoff spot led to its offensive prowess. The Blue and White went 30-33 at the spot, led by Schnnekloth's 14-16 performance with 10 ground balls. Sophomore
Joe Simpson added five victories, while Ward and sophomore
Riley Michaels went 4-4, one more win than freshman
Trey Critides.
Cabrini outshot Centenary 68-21, including a 42-10 advantage in shots on goal. Ten of those shots came from Heisman's stick, while Brooks and LoParo added eight, one more than Downey.
Hopson, Edelman and Campbell led the Cavaliers' defense with two caused turnovers each, while Downey secured six ground balls.
Three Cabrini goaltenders combined in the Blue and White cage, with sophomore
Tyler Morrell earning the victory. Freshman
Riley White and sophomore
Justin Bullivant combined with Morrell to make five saves in the win.
Sophomore Denzel Thompson led Centenary (4-11, 4-5 CSAC) with two goals and an assist. Senior goaltender Kevin Switzer posted 17 saves.
The Cavaliers will close their regular season on Wednesday, as they welcome Immaculata University (6-9, 2-4 CSAC) to Edith Robb Dixon Field. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
