Cabrini University Cavaliers vs. Widener University Pride
Thursday, September 27, 7pm
Nerney Field House

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Last Meeting: Cabrini rolled to 2nd 3-0 win over Widener (10/7/2017, Chester, PA)
The Cavaliers won the second of two meetings against the Pride with a 25-14, 25-18, 25-20 win in Chester. The win marked the second in a nine match win streak for the Blue and White.

Sophomore Steph Judkins led Cabrini with a match-high 21 kills to go with 11 digs. Senior Ashley Shannon tallied 16 digs, while Olivia Blankenbiller totaled 44 assists.

Senior Nicole Dorman paced the Pride with 13 kills and seven digs, while classmate Kelsey Lee notched seven kills. Sophomore Sydney Nichols recorded 21 assists, while junior Ashley McAfee and sophomore Erin Martin combined for 23 digs.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cavaliers split 2 matches to end Osprey's Classic (9/22, 2018, Galloway, NJ)
The Cavaliers saw their nine match win streak come to an end with Saturday's 3-1 loss at Stockton. Cabrini then rebounded to score a 3-0 win over FDU-Florham.

Senior Emily Shannon fell one kill shy of a triple double in the loss to Stockton, pairing nine kills, 18 assists and 14 digs, while Judkins matched the senior's double-double with 18 kills and 12 digs. Freshman Amelia Ballard added 19 assists, as Ashley Shannon recorded a match-high 25 digs.

The Blue and White rebounded quickly in its victory over FDU-Florham. Judkins, Emily Shannon and junior Katrina Shelly accounted for 32 of the team's 42 kills. Ballard and Emily Shannon combined for 33 assists and recorded eight digs each.

Widener Last Time Out: Pride suffers 1st conference loss in tough 3-setter at Messiah (9/25/20178, Grantham, PA)
Widener dropped its fourth consecutive match and first of the season in conference play with its 26-24, 30-28, 25-23) loss.

Dorman led the Pride, notching her third double-double of the season with a season-high 16 kills and 12 digs. Freshman setter Emma Wilcock tallied 19 assists, while McAfee added 18 digs.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• On Friday night, Emily Shannon became the sixth player in program history to record 1,000 career digs.
• Judkins ranks third in Division III with 259 kills. She also ranks fourth in kills per set (4.63) and attacks per set (120.48), while her 699 total attacks rank fifth.
• Halton's Atlantic East-leading 57 total blocks are good for 16th in the country.
• Ashley Shannon's 250 digs rank second in the conference.
• The Cavaliers have won the last eight meetings against the Pride, dating back to 2012 and has won each of the last 19 sets.

5 Factors for Widener

• Since winning eight consecutive matches earlier in the season, the Pride has gone 1-8 over its last nine matches.
• Four players have recorded north of 100 kills on the season, with Dorman's 175 leading the team.
• Widener leads the MAC Commonwealth and ranks 20th in Division III with 158 service aces. Six players have recorded at least 17 on the season.
• The Pride is 1-4 in matches that last longer than three sets.
• McAfee (233), Dorman (172) and freshman Shelby Motz (133) are the only Widener players who have recorded more than 65 digs.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Widener
10-6, 0-0 Atlantic East	Record	9-10, 2-1 MAC Commonwealth
.194	Hitting Percentage	.200
674	Kills	716
618	Assists	639
968	Digs	837
85	Total Blocks	88
83	Service Aces	158
	TEAM LEADERS
Steph Judkins (.249)	Hitting Percentage	Claire Kaufmann (.291)
Steph Judkins (259)	Kills	Nicole Dorman (175)
Amelia Ballard (289)	Assists	Emma Wilcock (258)
Ashley Shannon (250)	Digs	Ashley McAfee (223)
Hannah Dalton (57)	Blocks	Carly Venit (45)
Emily Shannon (17)	Aces	Shelby Motz (34)