No. 2 Cabrini University Cavaliers (16-9, 11-1 Atlantic East Conference) vs. No. 3 Marywood University Pacers (13-13, 7-5 Atlantic East Conference)
Thursday, February 21, 7pm
Nerney Field House
Game Day Links:
Live Stats,
Webcast
Follow Cabrini Athletics on Social Media
Last Meeting: Cabrini 66, Marywood 42 (1/30/19, Scranton, PA)
The Blue and White were led offensively by senior
Nomi Washington who tallied 19 points on an efficient 8-of-12 from the field in just 19 minutes of action. Sophomore
Kate Lannon recorded her third double double of the season after pairing 11 points and 10 rebounds, while classmate
Lexi Edwards and junior
Meghan Matthews rounded out the Cavaliers in double figures with 10 points each.
The Cavalier defense was dominant on the night as they held the Pacers to just 13 made field goals and 27.7 percent from the field, highlighted by the Pacers shooting just 18 percent in the third quarter. The defense also forced a total of 21 turnovers and scored 18 points off turnovers.
Cabrini jumped out to a 7-0 lead just under the eight minute mark, highlighted by a triple from freshman
Dani Tyrell. A 9-to-0 Pacer run ensued to give Marywood their first lead of the game, but back-to-back three pointers from sophomore
Ashley Tutzauer sparked an 11-to-2 Cavalier run to end the quarter.
The Cavs cushioned their lead in the second quarter thanks to a 14-to-5 run to balloon the score to 38-19 at the intermission.
As mentioned, the Cavalier defense had their way in the third quarter as they limited the Marywood offense to just 2-of-11 from the field. The Pacer drought allowed the Blue and White to pull away as they built a game high 29 point lead following a layup from Edwards with 5:08 to play in the quarter.
An even final stanza gave way to the eventual 66-42 final and the Cavs' 13th win of the season.
Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 50, Marymount 66 (2/16/19, Arlington, VA)
Sophomore
Kate Lannon led the offense with a team high 13 points, while
Ashley Tutzauer was right behind her classmate with 12 points. Junior
Meghan Matthews added six points and four rebounds, but was limited to just 16 minutes due to foul trouble.
The Blue and White got off to a slow start as the Marymount defense limited the Cavs to just 2-for-11 from the field in the opening 10 minutes. The slow start resulted in an early 12-5 deficit after one quarter of play.
A Tutzauer three early in the second quarter briefly trimmed the Saints' lead to 13-8, but an 8-to-4 response from Marymount pushed the Saints' lead to 21-12. Marymount's Katie McShea and Tyffani McQueen delivered back-to-back triples with under a minute left in the half to give the Saints an eventual 31-16 lead at the break.
The second half featured a more balanced offensive attack from the Blue and White, highlighted by a 47 percent mark from the field in the fourth quarter, but the Marymount attack continued its' consistent play. The Saints shot a combined 48 percent from the field in the second half and committed just six turnovers to the Cavaliers' nine.
The turnaround wouldn't be enough, unfortunately as Marymount was able to fend off the late Cavalier charge for the eventual 66-50 victory.
Marywood Last Time Out: Marywood 70, Gwynedd Mercy 53 (2/18/19, Scranton, PA)
Natasha Hessling scored game-highs of 23 points and 22 rebounds for her 17th double-double of the season. She tied her own single-game school record of 22 boards. Just this season alone, Hessling owns seven of the top eight single-game rebounding performances in school history.
Aryah Aungst came through with 15 points and four assists for the Pacers. Alyssa Olson provided nine points, six assists three steals, and six rebounds. As a team, the Pacers blocked a season-best nine shots, led by Emily Theobald's four.
Thanks in part to a 15-point run, the Pacers rushed out to a 24-point lead in the first half. The Marywood defense held the Griffins in check, keeping them to 22.7 percent shooting for the game. Gwynedd Mercy was kept to just one field goal in the second quarter (5.3 FG%) and two field goals in the fourth quarter (11.1 FG%).
Marywood (13-13) beats Gwynedd Mercy in the playoffs for the first time in program history. The Pacers end a four-game playoffs losing streak to the Griffins. It marks the fourth consecutive season Marywood has reached a conference semifinal.
5 Factors for Cabrini
- The Cavaliers are riding a five game winning streak against the Pacers, dating back to January 21st of 2017.
- The Blue and White's only conference loss this season came against the No. 1 seeded Marymount Saints.
- Cabrini will enter Thursday's game as winners of 10 of their last 11 games.
- The Cavaliers boast the league's second best scoring offense as they average 67.3 points per game.
- Over the last 12 games, Edwards and Tutzauer have combined to hit 42 three pointers and have connected on 39 percent and 38 percent of their attempts, respectively.
5 Factors for Marywood
- This season alone, Hessling owns seven of the top eight single-game rebounding performances in Marywood history.
- Other than Hessling, nobody on the Pacers averages more than 4.7 rebounds per game.
- The Pacers boast four players that have made at least 26 triples this season, two of which have tallied at least 30.
- As a team, Marywood ranks second in the Atlantic East with a .383 field goal percentage, trailing only Marymount (.431).
- Hessling (4th) and Aungst (9th) both rank inside the AEC's top-10 in scoring with 14.7 and 12.8 points per game, respectively.
|
Tale of the Tape |
|
| Cabrini |
|
Marywood |
| 16-9 (11-1 AEC) |
Record |
13-13 (7-5 AEC) |
| 67.3 |
Points per Game |
60.3 |
| .365 |
FG Percentage |
.383 |
| .292 |
3-Point FG Percentage |
.314 |
| 38.9 |
Rebounds per Game |
40.3 |
| 13.5 |
Assists per Game |
14.2 |
| 3.6 |
Blocked Shots per game |
2.7 |
| 12.0 |
Steals per Game |
6.7 |
| 17.3 |
Turnovers per Game |
16.8 |
