Cabrini University Cavaliers (1-2, 0-0 Atlantic East Conference) vs. Rosemont College Ravens (2-1, 0-0 CSAC)
Tuesday, November 20, 6pm
Nerney Field House

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Last Meeting: Cabrini 80, Rosemont 63 (2/10/18, Radnor, PA)
Junior Meghan Matthews and senior Nomi Washington tied with a game high 19 points each in 28 and 25 minutes, respectively. The sophomore duo of Kate Lannon and Lexi Edwards finished with nine points each, while senior Gaby Jones added eight points and three rebounds. 

The Blue and White capitalized on five Rosemont turnovers in the first five minutes to jump out to a 9-0 lead. A layup and a pair of free throws briefly cut the Cavs' lead back to five points, but a jumper from Hackendorn sparked a 13-to-2 run for Cabrini to end the quarter with a 22-6 advantage. 

The Cavs extended their lead to 24 points with just over three minutes left in the half, but the Ravens responded with a 10-to-2 run of their own, highlighted by a pair of long balls from junior Ayanna Thompson and sophomore Ke'alohilani Naone-Carter, to make it a 38-22 Cabrini lead at the intermission. 

The final 20 minutes featured a pair of runs for the visiting Ravens that would cut the Cavalier lead to just 11 points, but the visitors never managed to get any closer. Washington and the Cavs made key baskets when they had to down the stretch to keep Rosemont at bay, highlighted by Washington's eight points in the final 10 minutes and a Runyen trey to cap the win and Senior Night in the closing seconds. 

In total, the Blue and White forced a season best 27 turnovers on the evening, resulting in 27 points.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 57, Goucher 61 (11/17/18, Swarthmore, PA)
Sophomore Lexi Edwards netted a game high 17 points, while adding seven rebounds and a pair of blocks to lead the Blue and White. Classmate Kate Lannon added 13 points and five assists, while senior Nomi Washington secured her third straight game with double figures after chipping in 11 points and 11 rebounds. 

The Gophers found success inside against the Cabrini defense as they outscored the Blue and White 32-16 with points coming in the paint. In total, Goucher shot 42 percent from the field, highlighted by a nearly 46 percent effort in the second half. 

Cabrini stole the early lead thanks to a lay in from Washington just four seconds into the action. A pair of triples from Lannon and Gallagher pushed the Cavs' lead to 8-2 after the opening four minutes of play. An 8-to-0 run from the Gophers, however flipped the score in favor of the Blue and Yellow, 11-8. Goucher would head into the second quarter with a narrow 15-14 lead. 

A layup from Washington followed by a trey from Edwards highlighted a second quarter that saw Cabrini retake the lead, 26-23, heading into the intermission. 

A 17-to-13 third quarter in favor of the Gophers, however, made it a 40-39 Goucher lead heading into the final stanza. A pair of free throws from Edwards to open the fourth briefly gave the Cavs a 41-40 lead with 9:41 left to play, before a pair of layups from Goucher's Anise Williams and Nicole Walord gave the Gophers a two point cushion. 

Goucher would push their lead to six, at 49-43, with 4:36 to play, but the Cavaliers would not go down with out a fight. A pair of triples from Gallagher gave the Cavs new life, sparking a 14-to-8 run for the Blue and White and tying the game at 57 a piece with under a minute to go. 

Forced to foul, Cabrini would send the Gophers to the charity stripe looking to extend the game, but Goucher was able to knock down four pressure free throws to seal the narrow 61-57 victory.

Rosemont Last Time Out: Rosemont 75, Randolph 60(11/17/18, St. Mary's City, MD)
Five Rosemont players broke into double figures on Saturday as a huge first quarter proved to be the difference in the Ravens' 75-60 win over Randolph College in the second game of the Dan Green Memorial Invitational sponsored by St. Mary's College (Md.)

Ashley Murray - fresh off a career-high 30 point, 12 rebound and three block performance in Friday night's loss to Bridgewater College - followed that up with a 13 point, 12 rebound effort despite being limited to just 20 minutes of court time due to foul trouble. Murray was the Ravens' selection for the All-Tournament team.

On Saturday, she had plenty of help. Jayme Byers scored 13 points to tie for top honors, while also adding 10 rebounds. Shirle Brown netted 11 points, while Ke'Alohilani Naone-Carter and Ayanna Thompson both added 10 points along the way. Naone-Carter narrowly missed a double-double as she hauled in nine rebounds on the night. 

Ten different Ravens contributed to the scoring production out of the 14 that saw time on Saturday for Rosemont, who jumped out to a 26-15 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers are knocking down over 75 percent of their free throws to open the season.  
• Cabrini has attempted 63 triples this season, a total that nearly doubles that of their opponents.
• The defense has forced an average of 20.7 turnovers per game. 
• Washington and Edwards have collected more than 10 points in each of the Cavs' three games. 
• The Blue and White have won the last 11 games against the Ravens, dating back to January 11th, 2012. 

5 Factors for Rosemont

• The Ravens are connecting on nearly 40 percent of the field goal attempts and are averaging 74 points per game.  
• Through three games, Rosemont a 142-110 advantage over their opponents on the glass.
• As a team, the Ravens average 23.7 turnovers per game, but force 24.7 turnovers per game. 
• Murray (18.7) and Naone-Carter (15.0) both are averaging at least 15 points per game to open the season. 
• Rosemont features a deep bench as 10 different players are averaging at least 10 minutes per game. 

 

	Tale of the Tape
Cabrini		Rosemont
1-2 (0-0 AEC)	Record	2-1 (0-0 CSAC)
60.3	Points per Game	74.0
.293	FG Percentage	.390
.190	3-Point FG Percentage	.275
41.0	Rebounds per Game	47.3
9.0	Assists per Game	14.0
2.7	Blocked Shots per game	5.3
10.7	Steals per Game	12.7
19.7	Turnovers per Game	23.7

 

	Team Leaders
Nomi Washington (15.0)	Points	Ashley Murray (18.7)
Nomi Washington (6.3)	Rebounds	Ashley Murray (9.3)
Kate Lannon (2.8)	Assists	Ayanna Thompson (4.1)
Nomi Washington (0.9)	Blocks	Ashley Murray (2.1)
Nomi Washington (3.3)	Steals	Shawn Dowd (2.0)