Last Wednesday, the Cavaliers fell to Marywood University. After six years of consecutive straight wins against the Pacers, the Cav’s took their first lost. The final score was 70-65. The Cavalier’s have a record of 8-8 on the season and 5-2 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.
Senior Meghan Martin gave a game winning performance, leaving her with her fourth 20-point performance of her game career. Leading the cavaliers with 23 points and 19 in the second half, alongside Martin was classmate Dana Peterson who added 12 points while junior Renee Oliver paired nine points and eight rebounds.
Early on, the blue and white took control of the score boards in the second half, as Oliver’s jumper surpassed an 11-2 run, giving the Cavaliers a 42-36 lead with 5:15 left in the third quarter.
“We had good spurts of great basketball and then runs of poor basketball,” Martin said.
After scoring the first four points of the final quarter, Cabrini fell behind a game high seven points midway through the period. Unfortunately Petersons three pointer could not pull them out of the loop. With the Pacers leading with a score of 66-59, the blue and white attempted to come back.
While the struggle was real for the team Martin shined through it all. “I had an okay game. First half my shots weren’t falling,” Martin said. “But second half they started to fall which seemed to be contagious because every one else’s shots began to fall too.”
Senior Kristina Startare posted six points, six rebound and four assists, while senior Mo O’Connell and freshman Nomi Washington combined for nine points and nine rebounds.
When asked about how the team played as a whole and what they needed to do better, Martin’s response was very clear.
“In order to win that game our team needed to play a full 40 minutes. If we had played consistent for 40 minutes we would have won the game,” Martin said. “Moving forward we need to focus more on our defense, which will lead to a better offense.”
The Cavaliers will return to the hardwood this Saturday, Jan. 30 as the club will host
Keystone College. The game is set to start at 2 p.m.
