No. 1 Cabrini University Cavaliers (21-9, 6-0 Atlantic East) vs. #5 Marywood University Pacers (17-11, 2-4 Atlantic East)
Atlantic East Conference Tournament Semifinal
Thursday, November 1, 7pm
Nerney Field House

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What's at Stake?
The winner of Thursday's semifinal match will advance to Saturday's Atlantic East Conference championship, where it will face the winner of tonight's other semifinal match between No. 2 Marymount and No. 3 Neumann.

The Cavaliers are looking to extend their run of 10 consecutive championship appearances and five straight title.

A Marywood victory would mark the Pacers' first volleyball conference championship appearance since raising the 1993 PA Athletic Conference (PAC) championship banner.

Last Meeting: Cabrini 3, Marywood 0 (10/16/2018, Scranton, PA)
The Cavaliers rolled to a 25-15, 25-7, 25-14 road victory as they posted a .455 hitting percentage, the team's highest mark since hitting .458 in a win over Rosemont on October 6, 2015.

Junior Katrina Shelly paced the Blue and White offense with 13 kills, while sophomore Steph Judkins added 10 and freshman Hannah Dalton seven. Judkins also posted a match-high eight digs.

Senior Emily Shannon and freshman Amelia Ballard recorded 12 assists each.  Freshman Gina Custer added five digs and matched Ballard with a pair of service aces.

Junior Gabriella Santos notched six kills for the Pacers, while freshman Sara Burgos recorded 14 assists and junior Jordan Vossler eight digs.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 3, Rowan 0 (10/28, 2018, Radnor, PA)
The Cavaliers celebrated Senior Day with a comfortable 25-9, 25-23, 25-19 win over Rowan in the teams' regular season finale.

Judkins provided the firepower for the Cavaliers with 17 kills, against just two errors, and eight digs, breaking the program's single season kills mark of 453 in the opening set.

Emily Shannon recorded her 17th double-double of the season, pairing 20 assists and 12 digs to go with three aces and a pair of blocks. Ashley Shannon added 15 digs, five assists and two aces, while fellow senior Kassie Ockford posted six kills.

Shelly notched nine kills, while Ballard totaled 14 assists.  Custer chipped in with 10 digs, while Dalton totaled three blocks.

Marywood Last Time Out: Marywood 3, Wesley 1 (10/30/2018, Dover, DE)
The Pacers scored their first postseason victory since 2014 with Tuesday's 28-26, 24-26, 25-21, 25-23 victory over the number four seed Wesley in the Atlantic East Conference quarterfinal round.

Santos led Marywood with 14 kills and a career best 23 digs. Burgos also notched a double-double with 48 assists and 10 digs.

Junior Peri Sheerin matched Santos with 14 kills, while Vossler earned match-high honors with 31 digs. Fellow junior Mikayla Attwood also paired four aces and four block in the win.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• Dalton leads the Atlantic East with 92 total blocks.
• Judkins ranks in the top 10 in Division III in five statistical categories: fourth in kills per set (4.6) and total kills (465), sixth in attacks per set (12.17), eighth in points per set (4.97) and 10th in total attacks (1,229).
• Cabrini has only allowed eight opponents to hit above .200 this season, including four times in its last 22 matches.
• Four Cavaliers have notched at least 25 service aces on the season, with Emily Shannon's 31 leading the team.
• The Cavaliers sport a 21-2 record in the conference tournament over the last 10 years.

5 Factors for Marywood

• Marywood owns an 11-2 record when it hits north of .150.
• The Pacers have notched 285 service aces on the season, ranking first in the Atlantic East and 21st in the NCAA.
• Four Pacers have recorded at least 145 kills on the season with Santos (234) and Sheerin (232) leading the way.
• Attwood's 31 solo blocks lead the Atlantic East, while her 90 total blocks are second only to Dalton.
• Marywood holds teams to just 8.61 kills per set and a .122 hitting percentage, first and second in the league standings, respectively.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
No. 1 Cabrini		No. 5 Marywood
21-9, 6-0 Atlantic East	Record	17-11, 2-4 Atlantic East
.207	Hitting Percentage	.132
12.5	Kills per Set	9.5
11.4	Assists per Set	8.9
17.8	Digs per Set	15.1
1.4	Blocks per Set	1.4
1.7	Service Aces per Set	2.8
	TEAM LEADERS
Steph Judkins (.267)	Hitting Percentage	Peri Sheerin (.207)
Steph Judkins (465)	Kills	Gabriella Santos (234)
Amelia Ballard (100)	Assists	Sara Burgos (752)
Ashley Shannon (429)	Digs	Jordan Vossler (483)
Hannah Dalton (92)	Blocks	Mikayla Attwood (90)
Emily Shannon (31)	Aces	Jordan Vossler (63)