Cabrini University Cavaliers (2-1) vs. No. 16 University of Scranton (4-0)
Wednesday, November 29, 6pm
Nerney Field House

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Last Meeting: Offense stalls in loss to Royals (11/22/16)
The Cabrini women's basketball team got off to a slow start and never recovered, as the Cavaliers suffered an 83-23 loss at No. 3 Scranton University. 

Freshman Pattie Fortescue paired seven points and four rebounds, while Renee Oliver grabbed a team high six boards to go with four points.

Cabrini got off to a tough start, as it missed its first seven field goal attempts.  Scranton took advantage, scoring the game's first 23 points before an Oliver free throw opened the Cavaliers' scoring with 1:44 left in the first quarter.

The Cavaliers never found their shooting range at Scranton's Long Center, as the Blue and White shot just 14.3% from the field, including 1-18 from three point range.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Kean outlasts Cavaliers en route to 72-67 victory (11/18/17)
The Cavs were led by sophomore Meghan Matthews who paced the offense with 17 points and chipped in four rebounds and three blocks. Junior Nomi Washington finished with 13 points while freshman Kate Lannon paired 12 points with six rebounds. 

Despite a lower shooting percentage than the Cavs, the Cougars forced 23 turnovers, resulting in 22 points and 14 fast break points. 

The Cougars' Marajiah Bacon finished with a game high 31 points and 10 steals to pick up the double-double. Sister Miesha Bacon added 14 points and four rebounds. 

Scranton Last Time Out: Balanced attack leads to convincing win over Knights (11/27/17)
Eleven different players scored as The University of Scranton women's basketball team remained unbeaten with a 76-44 victory over the visiting Neumann University Knights on Monday evening. 

Freshman forward Chloe Burns came off the bench to score a team-high 13 points, two rebounds and two steals to pace the Scranton offense. Senior Katie Broderick picked up 12 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal, while junior Bridgette Mann added 10 points, five assists and three rebounds.

The Lady Royals used a 20-4 run from late in the first quarter through the midway point in the second quarter to turn an 11-10 lead into a 31-14 advantage. From there, they didn't look back, holding Neumann to just 13 points total in the second and third quarters and were able to coast to a 76-44 final. 

5 Factors for Cabrini

• Freshman Kate Lannon has proven to be an offensive force as she leads the Cavs 16 points per game.
• Matthews' 20 free throw attempts in three games stand as the fourth most in the CSAC. 
• Lannon (16.0), Matthews (15.3), Washington (14.0) and junior Sabrina Hackendorn (10.7) all average north of 10 points per game. 
• The Cavs shot just 14.3% from the field in last year's matchup against the Royals - their lowest mark of the season. 
• The Blue and White have had a different leading scorer in each of their first three games. 

5 Factors for Scranton

• The Royals enter tonight's match ranked 16th according to the D3hoops.com most recent poll. 
• In fact, the Royals have appeared in the D3hoops.com Top25 poll 188 total times, the fourth most of any division III program. 
• Junior Bridgett Mann returns for Scranton after finishing last season as the team's second leading scorer. 
• Mann is averaging 14.3 points per game so far this season, as well as chipping in 5.8 rebounds per game. 
• Head coach Trevor Woodruff enters his third season after going a combined 56-4 in his first two seasons, resulting in trips to the Elite 8 and Sweet 16.

 

	Tale of the Tape
Cabrini		No. 19 Scranton
2-1 (0-0 CSAC)	Record	4-0 (0-0 Landmark)
2nd	Conference Standings	2nd
77.7	Points per Game	73.5
.391	FG Percentage	.443
.275	3-Point FG Percentage	.367
45.3	Rebounds per Game	38.0
16.0	Assists per Game	16.8
5.0	Blocked Shots per game	1.5
10.7	Steals per Game	8.0
19.7	Turnovers per Game	15.0

 

	Team Leaders
Kate Lannon (16.0)	Points	Bridgette Mann (14.3)
Kate Lannon (8.7)	Rebounds	Makenzie Mason (7.3)
Cassidy Gallagher (4.3)	Assists	Bridgette Mann (3.8)
Kate Lannon (1.6)	Blocks	Makenzie Mason (0.8)
Nomi Washington (3.3)	Steals	Makenzie Mason, Julia Gantz (1.5)