CSAC Tournament Championship: #1 Cabrini University Cavaliers (9-8-1, 8-1 CSAC) vs. #2 Keystone College Giants (13-4-1, 7-1-1 CSAC)
Saturday, November 4, 1pm
Edith Robb Dixon Field

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What's at Stake?
The Cavaliers and Giants will meet in Saturday's CSAC championship game for the right to be called champion and earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Cavaliers will make their third consecutive championship appearance and 11th all-time. The Blue and White was 9-0 in championship games prior to last season's title game loss at Centenary.

Saturday's match will mark Keystone's first men's soccer championship game appearance.

Last Meeting: Cabrini earned hard-fought 2-0 win at Keystone (10/3/2017, La Plume, PA)
Sophomore Kostas Slikas scored his first goal of the season in the 43rd minute to give the Cavaliers a slim 1-0 lead at the break, despite being outshot 8-4 in the opening 45 minutes. Sophomore Andre Justin sealed the win in the 64th minute after heading in a throw-in from junior Matt Ochman.

Sophomore goaltender Mike Gould recorded three saves to earn his third shutout of the season, while freshman Josh Cunningham led the Cavaliers with three of their 14 shots.  Slikas and Justin were among a quintet of Cavaliers to add two shots each.

Freshman Talhah Netherlin accounted for four of Keystone's 14 shots, while sophomore goaltender Malcolm Moreira notched four saves in the loss.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini returned to CSAC title match with 1-0 win over Neumann (11/2/2017, Edith Robb Dixon Field)
Junior Jared Irwin scored the night's lone goal with an eighth minute penalty kick, as the Blue and White earned a tough, physical 1-0 tournament semifinal win over the Knights.

Sophomore Christopher Araujo and freshman John Griffin recorded three shots each for the Cavaliers, while Irwin, Justin  and sophomore Derrick Amoako added two each.

Gould recorded each of his three saves in the first half for his fifth shutout of the season.

Keystone Last Time Out: Knights cruised into championship match with 3-0 win over Keystone (11/2/2017, La Plume, PA)
Sophomore Ibrahim Tounkara gave the Giants a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute, before senior Frank Heter III's 30-yard blast extended the Keystone lead just seconds before the halftime whistle. Freshman Khadim Thiam sealed the semifinal win with a goal in the 56th minute.

Tounkara and Netherlin accounted for eight of the Giants' 19 shots on the day, while Thiam added three.

Senior netminder Steven Heintz, Jr. earned the victory with three saves.    

5 Factors for Cabrini

• Over its last 10 matches, the Cavaliers have gone 9-1 and surrendered just four goals.
• The Blue and White sported the CSAC's stingiest defense in conference play, allowing just four goals in nine matches.
• Irwin leads the Cavaliers with six goals on the season, leading 12 Blue and White goal scorers.
• Gould ranks second in the league with a 1.237 goals against average and five shutouts.
• The Cavaliers have allowed more than three shots on goal just once over its last 10 outings.

5 Factors for Keystone

• The Giants have won seven consecutive matches, the program's longest win streak since winning 10 straight in 2002.
• Keystone boasts the CSAC's top scoring offense, scoring 2.44 goals per match.
• Fourteen Giants have marked the score sheet in 2017 with freshman Carlos Bonilla leading the way with seven goals.  The rookie also leads the team with eight assists and 22 points.
• Moreira ranks among the league's leaders with a 1.296 goals against average, .764 save percentage and four shutouts.
• Bonilla and Netherlin have combined for 107 shots this season and rank second and fifth in the CSAC in shots per game. The rookie duo average more than six shots per contest.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Keystone
9-8-1, 8-1 CSAC	Record	13-4-1, 7-1-1 CSAC
1.44	Goal per Game	2.44
20	Assists	38
214	Shots	313
108	Shots on Goal	156
72	Corner Kicks	113
199	Fouls	248
54	Saves	91
.711	Save Percentage
	TEAM LEADERS
Jared Irwin (6)	Goals	Carlos Bonilla (7)
Ben Roda (6)	Assists	Carlos Bonilla (8)
Jared Irwin (12)	Points	Carlos Bonilla (22)
Jared Irwin (38)	Shots	Carlos Bonilla (60)
Mike Gould (.721)	Save Percentage	Steven Heintz, Jr. (.791)