Cabrini University Cavaliers (20-8, 6-0 Atlantic East) vs. Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats (21-6, 9-0 Centennial)
Wednesday, October 24, 7pm
Nerney Field House
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Last Meeting: Franklin & Marshall 3, Cabrini 0 (10/8/2016, Lancaster, PA)
The Cavaliers dropped a pair of matches at the F&M tri-match, falling to Stockton and F&M by matching 3-0 scores.
Cabrini paired 24 kills and 15 attack errors in the 25-21, 25-19, 25-10 loss.
Kelly Guarino led the Cavaliers with eight kills and nine digs. Senior
Ashley Shannon added seven digs, while classmate
Emily Shannon tallied four kills.
Ellie Ezekiel posted 17 kills and 12 digs for the Diplomats, while junior grace Polisano notched seven kills. Allison Edelstein added 39 assists and seven digs for F&M, who hit .363 in the win.
Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 3, Keystone 0 (10/20/2018, Radnor, PA)
The Cavaliers showed no let-up after its thrilling 3-1 win over Marywood earlier in the day, as Cabrini rolled to a 25-16, 25-19, 25-18 win over Keystone.
Sophomore
Steph Judkins led the way with 15 kills, while freshman
Hannah Dalton paired eight kills, two service ace, two blocks and four digs. Freshman
Amelia Ballard notched her sixth double-double of the season with 16 assists and 10 digs, while classmate
Gina Custer chipped in with 14 digs.
Ashley Shannon and
Emily Shannon matched Dalton with two aces each, while freshman
Marie Hamilton matched a career best four total blocks, one more than senior
Kassie Ockford.
Franklin & Marshall Last Time Out: Franklin & Marshall 3, Bryn Mar 0 (10/20/2018, Bryn Mawr, PA)
The Diplomats improved to 9-0 in Centennial Conference play with Saturday's 25-7, 31-29, 25-16 victory at Bryn Mawr.
Sophomore Grace Maggiore stuffed the stat sheet with nine kills, 25 assists, six aces and six digs. Classmate Casey Morrow joined freshman Nicole Carey with nine kills each, while sophomore Carly Ostrowski added eight digs
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5 Factors for Cabrini
- Judkins' 433 kills rank third in Div. III. The sophomore also ranks fifth in kills per set (4.56), sixth in total attacks (1151), ninth in attacks per set (12.12) and 11th in points per set (4.94). Â
- The Cavaliers surrender just 1.29 aces per set, lowest in the Atlantic East Conference.
- Dalton stands just 14 total blocks from becoming the seventh Cavaliers to amass 100 blocks in a season.
- In its six matches against Atlantic East opponents, the Cavaliers have posted a .269 hitting percentage and held its opposition to a .062 percentage, both best in the conference.
- The Blue and White has gone 9-1 on its home floor and enters tonight's action after winning 11 of its last 13 matches.
5 Factors for Franklin & Marshall
- The Diplomats have recorded 246 service aces on the season, 13th in the country. Maggiore's 68 service aces rank sixth in Division III.
- F&M boasts six players with north of 100 kills, led by freshman Allison Franke's 251, which also rank fourth in the Centennial Conference.
- The Diplomats have recorded at least five total blocks in 14 matches, including a season high 12 blocks in a 3-2 win at Gettysburg.
- F&M is 4-0 in five set matches with wins over Swarthmore, Gettysburg, Clarkson and Susquehanna.
- Maggiore leads the Diplomats with 893 assists and with 291 digs, ranks second on the team by just 18 digs.
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TALE OF THE TAPE |
| Cabrini |
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Franklin & Marshall |
| 20-8, 6-0 Atlantic East |
Record |
21-6, 9-0 Centennial |
| .207 |
Hitting Percentage |
.203 |
| 12.4 |
Kills per Set |
12.0 |
| 11.3 |
Assists per Set |
11.1 |
| 17.7 |
Digs per Set |
15.6 |
| 1.4 |
Blocks per Set |
1.4 |
| 1.7 |
Service Aces per Set |
2.6 |
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TEAM LEADERS |
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| Steph Judkins (.265) |
Hitting Percentage |
Casey Morrow (.310) |
| Steph Judkins (433) |
Kills |
Allison Franke (251) |
| Amelia Ballard (478) |
Assists |
Grace Maggiore (893) |
| Ashley Shannon (400) |
Digs |
Carly Ostrowski (308) |
| Hannah Dalton (86) |
Blocks |
Casey Morrow (55) |
| Amelia Ballard/Emily Shannon (28) |
Aces |
Grace Maggiore (68) |
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