SCRANTON, Pa. – The Cabrini University men's basketball team fell to Marywood University 79-57 Saturday afternoon at the Insalaco Arena.
 
The Cavaliers (5-11, 0-3 AEC) fell behind early as Marywood's Trevor Seitz hit a 3-point field goal to open the day's scoring. Cabrini answered back at the 16:56 mark as Ahmadu Sarnor hit a 3-pointer of his own. Soon after, the Pacers (7-9, 1-3) went on an 8-0 run to jump out to an 11-3 lead with 15:00 left in the half. The Cavs responded with their own 8-0 run as Aquil Stewart hit a triple to knot the contest at 11 apiece with 11:36 to play. The first half proved to be about offensive runs as the Pacers finished the half with an 11-2 run and a 10-7 run to take a 32-23 lead into the break. 
 
In the opening minutes of the second half, three straight Cabrini layups made it a three-possession game, 40-31, with 17:15 left in regulation. Over the next four minutes, the Marywood offense put up 11 straight points to take a 51-31 lead. Twice in the half, the Cavs cut the deficit to 12, but a four-possession game was the closest Cabrini came as the Pacers outscored the Cavs 47-34 in the second half. 
 
Stewart led all Cavs scorers on the afternoon as the sophomore put up 21 points, going 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. Sarnor added 17 points of his own and brought down 10 boards for his fourth double-double of the season. 
 
Marywood's Brendan Franko led all offensive players on the floor as he tallied 25 points for the Pacers. 
 
The Cavaliers will be back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 18 as Cabrini returns home for a match up with Centenary University. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.