CSAC tournament preview: three’s a crowd

By Jill Nawoyski
May 4, 2016

A busy weekend is in store for three of Cabrini’s athletics teams. Softball, women’s lacrosse and men’s lacrosse will be heading into the weekend vying to earn the title of Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) champions.

Softball:

The Lady Cavs are looking to bring the CSAC banner home for the first time since 2004. “Our team deserves to win this year because of how hard we’ve worked this season alone & for all the improvements we’ve made,” junior outfielder Amber Dietrich said. “We have it in us and we just have to keep playing and enjoying the game we all love to play together.” Cabrini (23-15, 19-3 CSAC) will play on Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. A win would set them up with a date with an opponent to be determined at 4p.m. A loss will have them slated to play at 2 p.m. The double elimination tournament will be held in Aston at Neumann University, the CSAC top seed.

Women’s Lacrosse:

Cabrini finished their regular season play with a record of 11-5, including a perfect conference regular season at 9-0. The women will be entering the CSAC semifinals on their home turf on Wednesday, May 4 against Immaculata University at 4 p.m. A win would set up the top-seeded Cavs with a championship date on Saturday against either Neumann or Marywood University at Edith Robb Dixon Field. “This season has been really special, we surprised a lot of people and celebrated the program’s 20th year,” senior attack Katie Lasater said. “Winning another title would be awesome not only for the current players but everyone that has been a member of Cabrini women’s lacrosse.”

Men’s Lacrosse:

After knocking off Marywood in the semifinals and earning their 102nd straight win over a conference opponent, the Cavaliers will look for their 16th straight CSAC title against Gwynned Mercy on Saturday, May 7 at Edith Robb Dixon Field. Coach Colfer’s squad secured another CSAC championship berth after a dominating 23-3 win over the Pacers on April 30. The Cavaliers finished out their regular season play 13-4 (7-0 CSAC). The Griffins (11-4, 6-1 CSAC), come into Saturday’s matchup after a 17-3 semifinal victory over Centenary College. Cabrini came away a 19-3 victor in the team’s previous matchup at Gwynedd Mercy.  “I have learned a lot about our team and myself this year. When my season was ended with a torn ACL, I took on the other side of my leadership role,” junior long-stick midfielder Steve Halko said. “Our team is full of guys who want to win and work very hard to achieve the highest level of success and our next step in the 2016 journey is to battle for our sixteenth consecutive CSAC championship.”

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Jill Nawoyski

I just want to impact the lives of others while finding myself along the way. Majoring in Digital Communications and Marketing at Cabrini College - Editor in Chief & Co-News Editor of The Loquitur, member of LOQation Weekly News, Student Government Senator and Student Ambassador. Dreamer, doer and firm believer that the ocean can change lives.

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