Cabrini University Cavaliers (5-4, 1-0 Atlantic East) vs. Muhlenberg College Mules (5-2, 1-0 Centennial)
Wednesday, March 27, 3:30pm
Edith Robb Dixon Field

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Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between the teams.
Muhlenberg, a member of the Centennial Conference, is looking to make a return to the conference tournament after falling short in 2018.

The Mules feature a pair of seniors who earned all-conference honors last year in Amanda Tullo and Caroline Dean. Tullo entered the season with 102 career goals, while Dolan has corralled 129 career draw controls to go with 77 ground balls and 39 caused turnovers.  

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 19, Arcadia 5 (3/22/2019, Glenside, PA)
Junior Lauren Hughes put the Cavaliers ahead just 19 second into the game and the Blue and White never looked back. After an Arcadia goal evened the score minutes later, Cabrini scored eight unanswered goals, including six in a span of just three minutes, extending its lead to 9-1.

Cabrini outshot the Knights 47-12 in the game, including 36-7 in the opening 30 minutes. The Cavaliers pressured the home team into 34 turnovers, with 22 coming before the break, and forced Arcadia into completing just 5-18 clear attempts in the first half and 13-28 on the day.

Five Cavaliers marked the scoring column in the victory, led by senior Avery Murphy. The senior finished the day with five goals, an assist, nine ground balls, eight draw controls and three caused turnovers. Sophomores Taylor Dimmerling and Ashley Tutzauer joined freshman Shea Neary with three goals each, while junior Lauren Hughes and freshman Dana Carlson added two goals each.

Muhlenberg Last Time Out: Muhlenberg 20, Bryn Mawr 4 (3/23/2019, Allentown, PA)
After exchanging the game's first two goals, the Mules responded with the next 13 goals to build a 14-1 lead early in the second half before claiming its Centennial Conference opener.

Muhlenberg marked season highs with 20 goals, 10 assists, and 17 draw controls, while its 37 shots and 21 ground balls ranked among its season bests.

Tullo led 13 Muhlenberg goal scorers with seven points on three goals and four assists, while five Mules scored five goals each. Dolan paired six draw controls and three ground balls, with classmate Melissa Rudberg and junior Gabriella Crivelli causing two turnovers each. Junior goaltender Jordan Segrave notched four save sin the victory.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers attempt 36.78 shots per game, good for eighth in Division III, while its 27.67 shots on goal rank 20th.
• Murphy continues to rank among the nation's scoring leaders, as her 51 points rank 11th in the country The senior also ranks 18th in goals (35) and seventh in draw controls per game (9.78).
• Cabrini ranks first or second in the Atlantic East Conference in goals, assists, points, shots, shots on goal, woman-up and woman-down goals per game.
• The Blue and White is 1-3 on the season when it surrenders at least 25 shots.
• The Cavaliers have caused at least nine turnovers in eight of its nine games. The team also boasts nine players who have forced at least five turnovers on the season. 

 
5 Factors for Muhlenberg

• Five Mules have scored at least 11 goals, with Tullo leading the way with 24. The senior has also accounted for 13 of the team's 31 assists on the year and leads the club with 37 points.
• The Mules convert north of 50% of their free position shots, ranking 27th in Division III.
• Crivelli and senior Morgan Weiss anchor the Mules' defensive effort, combining for 33 of the team's 69 caused turnovers and 45 of its 143 ground balls.
• Muhlenberg ranks 24th in the nation with just 15.71 turnovers per contest.
• The Mules have recorded at least 30 shots in six of its even contest and scooped at least 21 ground balls on five occasions.  

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Muhlenberg
5-4, 1-0 Atlantic East	Record	5-2, 1-0 Centennial
137	Goals	102
50	Assists	31
331	Shots	198
187	Ground Balls	143
111	Caused Turnovers	69
157	Draw Controls	84
.396	Free Position Percentage	.508
.759	Clear Percentage	.802
.311	Save Percentage	.487
	TEAM LEADERS
Avery Murphy (35)	Goals	Amanda Tullo (24)
Avery Murphy (16)	Assists	Amanda Tullo (13)
Avery Murphy (51)	Points	Amanda Tullo (37)
Avery Murphy (88)	Draw Controls	Dolan/Friedel (22)
Avery Murphy (30)	Ground Balls	Gabriella Crivelli (23)
Avery Murphy (22)	Caused Turnovers	Gabriella Crivelli (19)
Sam Hamalak (.289)	Save Percentage	Jordan Segrave (.491)