Cabrini University Cavaliers (15-2, 8-0 CSAC) vs. Cairn University Highlanders (6-9, 2-6 CSAC)
Wednesday, January 24, 6pm
Nerney Field House
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Last Meeting: Cavs ride big third quarter to win over Highlanders (12/6/17)
The Blue and White were paced by junior
Nomi Washington and freshman
Kate Lannon who each tallied 16 points. Washington added six rebounds and five steals, while Lannon chipped in five boards and two assists. Fellow freshman
Lexi Edwards also tallied double digits with 10 points of her own in 22 minutes of action.
Washington and Edwards seemingly put the nail in the coffin as their back-to-back threes put an exclamation on Cabrini's 13-2 run to open the second half and balloon the lead to 38-19. The Blue and White were able to coast to their fourth win of the season thanks to the dominating third quarter.
Cabrini Last Time Out: Edwards' 31 points lift Cavs over Pacers (1/21/18)
Freshman
Lexi Edwards exploded for a career high 31 points in the win, marking her fourth consecutive game with at least 10 points. Classmate
Kate Lannon was the only other Cavalier to reach double digits as the freshman finished with 10 points, four rebounds, four blocks and three assists in 16 minutes of action.
The Blue and White managed to put just enough distance on the scoreboard between themselves and the Pacers during the third quarter, courtesy of four three pointers coming off the hands of Edwards, Lannon (x2), and fellow rookie
Kate King, as they extended their lead to 10 points at 56-46.
Sparked by a three from senior Lisa Steakin, Marywood rattled off an 18-to-6 run that spanned nearly six minutes to claw to within two points with just 56 seconds left in the game. As they have done so well this year though, the Blue and White converted on 6-8 late free thrown attempts to secure the conference victory.
Cairn Last Time Out: Highlanders cruise to 66-56 win over Keystone (1/13/18)
The Highlanders started off hot and stayed hot against the visiting Giants this afternoon, tallying 10 points in the first five minutes of play as Payton Emerick and Aigner Bookard slashed to the rim for 4 points each. Cairn led 35-28 at the half, controlling the play with a swarming zone defense, and shooting 51.6% from the floor to hold the comfortable 8 point lead.
Despite conceding a plethora of offensive rebounds to Keystone, the Highlanders made key play after key play down the stretch, leading by 13 points at the end of the third quarter, and eventually winning 66-56.
5 Factors for Cabrini
- The Cavs 13 game win streak is their longest since the 2014-15 season when they won 18 in a row.
- Cabrini has yet to lose a home game against a CSAC opponent.
- The Cavs have been tested over last three games, beating their opponents by an average of just 5.6 points.
- The Cavs rank inside the top three in the CSAC is scoring offense (2nd, 71.5ppg) and scoring defense (3rd, 59.7ppg).
- Edwards (3rd, 80%) and Lannon (4th, 79%) both rank inside the top 5 in the conference in free throw percentage.
5 Factors for Cairn
- The Highlanders have dropped four of the last six games.
- In their first matchup against Cabrini, Cairn shot just 22.9% (11-of-48) from the field.
- The Highlanders are averaging the third most turnovers per game in the CSAC at 19.9.
- Sisters Kendra and Victoria Stum lead the Highlanders in scoring, averaging 11.4 and 9.5 points per game, respectively.
- Payton Emerick neraly averages a double-double at 8.9 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game.
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Tale of the Tape |
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| Cabrini |
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Cairn |
| 15-2 (8-0 CSAC) |
Record |
6-9 (2-6 CSAC) |
| 1st (South) |
Conference Standings |
5th (South) |
| 71.5 |
Points per Game |
56.7 |
| .394 |
FG Percentage |
.364 |
| .325 |
3-Point FG Percentage |
.253 |
| 42.5 |
Rebounds per Game |
37.9 |
| 15.3 |
Assists per Game |
10.3 |
| 3.7 |
Blocked Shots per game |
2.5 |
| 11.0 |
Steals per Game |
8.7 |
| 16.4 |
Turnovers per Game |
19.9 |
