No. 2 Cabrini University Cavaliers (10-6-1, 5-1 Atlantic East) vs. No. 3 Wesley College Wolverines (14-3-1, 4-1-1 Atlantic East)
Atlantic East Conference Semifinal, Thursday, November 1, 7pm
Edith Robb Dixon Field

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What is at stake?
The winner of today's matchup will advance to the Atlantic East Conference Championship game on Saturday, November 3rd. 

Cabrini or Wesley will then face the winner of today's other semifinal men's soccer game between No. 1 seeded Neumann University and No. 4 seeded Immaculata University. Neumann enters today's match with a 9-4-2 overall record and a 5-0-1 mark in conference play, while Immaculata own a 9-9-1 overall mark and 3-3 conference record. 

Last Meeting: Cabrini 3, Wesley 2 (10/3/2018, Dover, DE)
The Wolverines grabbed an early lead, as senior Chimaobi Ikwuagwu put Wesley on the board just over two minutes into the match.

Cabrini responded in the 11th minute, as junior Kostas Slikas collected a rebound off his own shot and put away the rebound for his first goal of the campaign. The Cavaliers extended their lead in the 30th frame, as freshman Ben Cahill dribbled through the Wesley defense before notching his first career goal.

The Blue and White maintained its one goal cushion until the 77th minute, when freshman Jordan Angel's goal pulled the Wolverines into a 2-2 tie.

As the match looked to be headed for overtime, the Cavaliers took advantage of their final scoring chance. A Wesley foul provided the Blue and White the opportunity it needed. Senior Matt Ochman's service found junior Andre Justin, whose header in the box eluded Wesley junior goaltender Kyle Springsteen.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 2, Immaculata 1 (10/24/2018, Radnor, PA)
Cabrini's junior goaltender Mike Gould and Immaculata sophomore Mikey Kalpokas kept their respective team's score sheets clean with five first half saves each.

The Cavaliers turned up their offensive pressure after the halftime break, but it was the Mighty Macs that struck first. The Macs opened the scoring in the 56th minute, when Chad Catalano and Alex D'Angelo found freshman Zachary Malcolm inside the 18 for the night's first goal.

Despite outshooting Immaculata 13-4 in the second half, it was a Mighty Macs' miscue that put the Blue and White on the board. Sophomore John Griffin's 76th minute crossing pass was deflected past Kalpokas into the Immaculata net, evening the score at 1-1.

The teams combined for six shots in the final 13 minutes of regulation, with both teams finding the pipe, but to no avail. With playoff seeding implications hanging in the balance, the Cavaliers created the first scoring chance in overtime. A foul against freshman Nick Booth gave Cabrini a free kick just outside the penalty area on the left side of the pitch.

Junior Thomas Butz served the ball into the six yard box, where classmate Andre Justin was streaking for the game-winning header.

Wesley Last Time Out: Wesley 2, Marywood 1 (2OT) (10/30/2018, Dover, DE)
A Luis Curz rebound header lifted the third-seeded Wesley College men's soccer team to a 2-1 double overtime victory on Tuesday over the sixth-seeded.Marywood Pacers.

After a scoreless first half, Deekai Gbonimy got on the board in the 48th minute for the first score of the game. Bruce Yeager would throw the ball in play to Kevin Flores-Gomez. Flores-Gomez played the ball right back to Yeager who teed up a long ball that led Gbonimy into the Wesley attacking zone. As the keeper came out to contest the attack, Gbonimy snuck a touch on the ball that led him past the Marywood defense and scoring in the open net.

With just a few minutes left in regulation, P.J. Fiore settled the ball out of the air after a failed Wesley clearance. Fiore would then find Zac Lloyd, who took the ball off his chest and ripped a shot past the Wesley goalkeeper to tie the contest and send the game into overtime.

In the second overtime period, Wesley turned up the pressure registering three shots in two minutes. With just over a minute left to go, Ikwuagwu put a header on frame that was saved by the Marywood keeper. Cruz caught the rebound with a header of his own that landed in the back of the net, sending Wesley into the semifinals of the Atlantic East Conference Championship Tournament.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers are entering the Atlantic East tournament as one of the hottest teams in the conference, as they have won eight of their last nine games, including three in a row. 
• The Cabrini defense has allowed just five goals in their seven conference games, two of which came against the Wolverines. 
• Despite playing in just 12 games, sophomore goaltender Anthony Zampirri is tied for third in AEC with four shutouts, leads the conference in save percentage (.843), and ranks second with 4.92 saves per game. 
• Nine different Cavaliers have tallied at least 10 shots this season, led by Jared Irwin's 24 shots. 
• Over their last nine games, the Blue and White have averaged 15 shots per game, highlighted by a season high 27 shots against Gwynedd Mercy and 23 shots against Immaculata. 

5 Factors for Wesley

• The Wolverines have won six consecutive games, including their previous five road matches. 
• Wesley leads the AEC with an average of 16.4 shots per game, including an average of 20 shots per game against conference foes. 
• Ikwuagwu leads the conference in points (31), goals (14) and shots (74). 
• The Wolverines have tallied three or more goals in seven of the team's 18 games and lead the conference with an average of 2.1 goals per game. 
• Conversely, Springsteen has allowed just eight goals this year, the fewest in the AEC. 

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Wesley
10-6-1, 5-1 Atlantic East	Record	14-3-1, 4-1-1 Atlantic East
1.18	Goals per Game	2.06
11	Assists	23
193	Shots	296
78	Shots on Goal	151
75	Corner Kicks	92
185	Fouls	192
74	Saves	57
.813	Save Percentage	.750
	TEAM LEADERS
Andre Justin (4)	Goals	Chimaobi Ikwuagwu (14)
Nick Booth (3)	Assists	Danny Garza (7)
Andre Justin (8)	Points	Chimaobi Ikwuagwu (31)
Jared Irwin (24)	Shots	Chimaobi Ikwuagwu (74)
Anthony Zampirri (.700)	Save Percentage	Kyle Springsteen (.778)