Scranton, PA - The Cabrini women's soccer team capped their season in style this afternoon as they claimed their 10th CSAC championship with a 2-1 victory over the host Marywood Pacers.
Down 1-0 in just the 13th minute, the Cavs used two unanswered goals to claim the thrilling 2-1 victory.
With today's win, the Cavaliers made their reservation for their eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, as the win secured the league's automatic bid to the tournament. The Blue and White will learn their NCAA Tournament fate on Monday, as the NCAA Selection Show is broadcast at 1pm on
NCAA.com.
Senior
Gabby LeGendre and the Cavalier defense was outstanding this afternoon as they held the Pacers' high scoring offense to just one goal; a far cry from their season average of 4.1 goals per game. LeGendre, who took home game MVP honors, was particularly dominant as she racked up nine saves on the day.
Marywood outshot the Cavaliers by a 19-8 margin, with 10 of those shots landing on goal and also held a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.
As mentioned, the Pacers opened up the scoring in the 13th minute as sophomore and CSAC Player of the Year Renae Moken served a ball from midfield down the right side to junior Megan Swiecicki who was able to push it past LeGendre for the early lead.
The Blue and White would answer just 10 minutes later, however as senior
Marisa Christensen found classmate
Kelsee Tironi off a free kick who was able to find pay dirt to even things at one a piece.
Both teams combined for just four more shots in the half as the 1-1 score held steady into the intermission.
Marywood came out of the break with an aggressive attack as they registered four shots in the first nine minutes of action. Back-to-back shots from senior
Taylor Tralie in the 56th minute, however swung momentum back in favor of the Cavs.
A shot from Tironi just minutes later set up a corner for the Blue and White where Tralie would find freshman
Rachel Wood. Wood's shot from 17 yards out was true as it splashed the back of the net and would stand to be the game winner for the Cavs.
Tralie would go on to lead the Cavaliers in shots with three, followed by Tironi and Wood with two shots each.
