Cabrini University Cavaliers (27-5) vs. No. 19 Stevenson University (29-1)
Saturday, October 28, 1pm
Nerney Field House

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Senior Day
Saturday's action marks the final regular season home appearance for seniors Anne-Marie Jones, Chelsea Jones and Kaylee Plisinski.

This group has led the Cavaliers to 96 victories, including a 44-0 mark in CSAC matches and three consecutive league titles.

Last Meeting: Stevenson handed Cabrini its first loss of 2013, 3-0 (9/6/2013, Baltimore, MD)
Stevenson's 25-15, 25-15, 25-20 victory at the Johns Hopkins Greg Giovanazzi Memorial Tournament marked the Cavaliers' first loss of the 2013 campaign.

Danielle Carrozza and Jen Grenauer led the Blue and White with six kills each, while Sophia Sokolovich accounted for 12 of Cabrini's 29 digs in the loss. Cassidy Koenig added 17 assists.

Imani Hudson and Christine Isenberg combined for 21 kills, with Jessica Gieselman posting 37 assists. Samantha Perillo was one of three Mustangs with double figure digs, tallying a match0-high 20.

The teams narrowly missed a second meeting that season, as both saw their season come to an end at the Juniata College Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Cabrini finished a program best 29-5 after a 3-2 first round loss to Christopher Newport, while the Mustangs suffered a 3-0 loss to Eastern in the regional final.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cavaliers closed CSAC play with 11-0 mark after 3-0 win at Nore Dame of MD (10/26/2017, Baltimore, MD)
The Cavaliers completed a fifth consecutive undefeated CSAC slate with a 3-1 victory at Notre Dame of MD.  Freshmen Morgan Collito, Steph Judkins and Olivia Blankenbiller posted double-doubles to lead the Blue and White in the 25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 25-11 road victory.

Collito paired 11 kills and 12 digs, while Judkins added 10 kills and 14 digs. Blankenbiller directed the offensive attack with 29 assists and 12 digs.

Junior Ashley Shannon posted a match-high 27 digs to lead five Cavaliers with at least 12 digs.  The junior also joined Judkins with two service assists each.

Stevenson Last Time Out: Mustangs topped Franklin & Marshall for 17th consecutive victory (10/26/2017, Owings Mills, MD)
The Mustangs closed its home slate with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-15) nonconference win over Franklin & Marshall.

Sophomore Katie Leftridge led Stevenson with 10 kills, three more than senior Annika Schwartz. Sophomore Caroline Dangel paired 20 kills and 12 digs, while classmate Julie Nightwine added 12 assists.

Senior Deanna Bradybury earned match-high honors with 13 digs.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers rank in the nation's top 20 in team kills (#12 – 1,371), team assists (#14 – 1,261) and team digs (#18 – 1,921).
• Blankenbiller's 1,110 assists ranks fourth in Division III, just 47 behind the nation's leader.
• Cabrini is 6-4 over its last 10 regular season finales, with victories in three of its last four.
• The Cavaliers have won 13 of their last 14 matches, with the only loss coming at No. 6 Carnegie Mellon.
• Over the last 100 times the Blue and White has taken the Nerney Field House hardwood, the team is 89-11, with 19 consecutive victories.

5 Factors for Stevenson

• Stevenson's 17 match win streak is the third longest active streak in the country behind Johnson & Wales (27) and Wittenburg (19).
• The Mustangs have dropped just 4 sets over its 17 match win streak and dropped 12 sets all season.
• Stevenson boasts three players with north of 220 kills in Schwartz (317), Leftridge (260) and junior Moriah Savage (226). Senior Lauren Weaver has also recorded 184.
• Savage, fellow junior Chelsea Ireland and sophomore Victoria Prokic have combined for 196 blocks on the year.
• Stevenson has hit below .200 five times this season with a 4-1 record in those matches. The team also ranks 11th in Division III with a 252 hitting percentage.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Stevenson
27-5, 11-0 CSAC	Record	29-1, 8-0 MAC-C
.244	Hitting Percentage	.252
1,371	Kills	1,293
1,261	Assists	1,220
1,921	Digs	1,686
118	Total Blocks	201
240	Service Aces	198
	TEAM LEADERS
Chelsea Jones (.283)	Hitting Percentage	Annika Schwartz (.301)
Steph Judkins (407)	Kills	Annika Schwartz (301)
Olivia Blankenbiller (1,110)	Assists	Caroline Dangel (49)
Ashley Shannon (531)	Digs	Deanna Bradbury (426)
Kaylee Plisinski (46)	Blocks	Victoria Prokic (67)
Blankenbiller/Judkins (37)	Aces	Annika Schwartz (59)