Cabrini University Cavaliers (6-8, 1-0 Atlantic East Conference) vs. Marywood University Pacers (5-8, 1-0 Atlantic East Conference)
Wednesday, January 9, 6pm
Nerney Field House
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Last Meeting: Cabrini 76, Marywood 66 (2/21/18, Radnor, PA)
Senior Nomi Washington recorded a game high 23 points and five steals to lead the Cavs, while junior
Meghan Matthews finished with 17 points, seven boards and two steals. Sophomore
Ashley Tutzauer provided a spark off the bench as she added eight points and two rebounds in just seven minutes.
The two teams were nearly even the entire first quarter with Marywood holding a slight advantage until a corner three from Washington evened things at 15 apiece with two minutes left in the first. The Pacers reclaimed the 19-15 lead after one, however thanks to back-to-back field goals from freshman Aryah Aungst and junior Natasha Hessling.
Hessling added to the lead after she hit the front end of a pair of free throws, but Tutzauer answered with a deep three to trim the Pacers lead to 20-18. A 7-to-0 Pacers run ensued as they pushed the lead to 27-18 with 4:19 to play in the half. A pair of layups from Matthews sparked an 11-to-1 run in favor of the Cavs to end the half as they grabbed their first lead since the seven minute mark in the first quarter.
After swapping baskets for nearly the entire third quarter, the Pacers ripped off an 8-to-2 run to end the third with a 57-49 lead. With their backs against the wall, the Cavs answered with a 7-to-0 run to open the fourth and cut the Pacers' lead to 57-56 with 7:04 left to play. Back-to-back Marywood threes only delayed the inevitable as the Blue and White answered with a 21-to-6 fourth quarter run to flip the script and grab the 71-63 lead with a minute to play. The Cavs hit 7-of-8 free throw attempts inside the final minute, and 16-of-18 in the fourth quarter overall to cap the 76-66 comeback.
Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 39, DeSales 71 (1/5/19, Center Valley, PA)
A first half in which the Blue and White shot just over 11 percent from the field loomed large as the Bulldogs were able to capitalize and build an early lead.
Sophomore
Ashley Tutzauer led the Cavs offensively as the guard finished with a team high 13 points and six rebounds. Classmate
Kate Lannon was the only other Cavalier to finish in double digits after tallying 11 points and matching Tutzuaer's six rebounds.
Senior
Nomi Washington, who became just the 12th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau in Monday's game against Moravian, was held in check by the Bulldog defense as she netted seven points and chipped in six rebounds. Junior
Meghan Matthews and sophomore
Lexi Edwards added three points a piece.
As mentioned, the Blue and White struggled out of the gate as DeSales opened the game on a 15-0 run to quickly jump ahead. A free throw from Matthews broke the Cavs scoring drought and started a 4-0 run to end the first quarter.
A triple from Tutzauer with 8:49 left in the second quarter gave the Cavs their first field goal to make it an 18-7 DeSales lead. The lead was briefly trimmed to nine points thanks to a pair of free throws from Lannon, but a three pointer from DeSales' Isabel Caruso pushed the lead back to 12 points.
The nine point deficit is as close as the Blue and White would come, unfortunately as the Bulldogs ended the quarter with an 11-5 run to push their lead to 31-16 at the intermission.
DeSales would go on to outscore the Cavs 40-23 in the second half en route to the aforementioned 71-39 final.
Marywood Last Time Out: Marywood 72, Wesley 50 (1/5/19, Scranton, PA)
Senior Natasha Hessling matched the Marywood University women's basketball single-game rebounding record for the second time this season. The forward secured 20 rebounds in the winning effort and also produced a game-high 18 points. She made nine field goals and shot 52.9 percent from the field. Her double-double is her eighth of the season.
Alyssa Olson contributed with 15 points and seven assists, highlighted by four 3-pointers -- all in the second quarter -- that sparked the Pacers in the first half. Emily Theobald totaled nine points, while Cait Reilly and Marissa Fernandez Tierney had eight points and rebounds, respectively.
Wesley kept the game close in the second quarter, moving to within one possession on a Monshea Newsome-Murray bucket on its first possession. Theobald responded with a jump shot on the Pacers' next shot. The Wolverines were within four (22-18) when Olson sank four long-range shots in five possessions over a 3:15 span. Olson's fourth trey gave the Pacers a 34-22 lead with 3:15 remaining in the first half. Hessling made a layup on a back-door Olson pass at the buzzer to head into the break with a 38-27 advantage.
The Wolverines opened the third quarter on a 10-3 run to bring it back to a two-possession game.
Kilie Wyers fired a 3-pointer that kick-started a Pacers' run that ended the Wolverines' chances. Marywood outscored Wesley 14-3 in the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter.
5 Factors for Cabrini
- The Cavaliers are 6-1 in games that they score at least 66 points, but are 0-7 when failing to reach 66 points.
- The Blue and White are forcing nearly 22 turnovers per game this season, which ranks as the best mark in the Atlantic East.
- Nomi Washington became just the 12th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points in last week's game against Moravian.
- Washington also leads the Cavaliers with 15.1 points per game and 53 steals.
- The Cavs have won three consecutive games against the Pacers with their last loss coming on January 21, 2017 (63-61).
5 Factors for Marywood
- This season alone, forward Natasha Hessling holds three of the top four single-game rebounding games in Marywood history.
- Opponents average nearly five (4.9) blocks per game against the Pacers' offense.
- Morgan Shamro leads her squad with 17 made triples and a 50 percent three point percentage, despite averaging just 13 minutes per game.
- As a team, Marywood ranks second in the Atlantic East with a .380 field goal percentage, trailing only Marymount (.417).
- Hessling (6th) and Aungst (9th) both rank inside the AEC's top-10 in scoring with 13.6 and 12.1 points per game, respectively.
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Tale of the Tape |
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| Cabrini |
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Marywood |
| 6-8 (1-0 AEC) |
Record |
4-2 (0-1 Landmark) |
| 61.3 |
Points per Game |
59.6 |
| .327 |
FG Percentage |
.380 |
| .257 |
3-Point FG Percentage |
.330 |
| 36.6 |
Rebounds per Game |
40.2 |
| 11.9 |
Assists per Game |
14.5 |
| 2.6 |
Blocked Shots per game |
2.8 |
| 11.9 |
Steals per Game |
6.1 |
| 18.8 |
Turnovers per Game |
16.5 |
