Dillon,PosseshatterrecordsinLadyCavs'winoverEastern

by Mildred Metz and Paul Moser staff writer

and assistant sports

editor

It was a destructive week for the Lady Cavs, as two members of the women's basketball team broke records, one long-standing and the other personal, on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Senior Megan Dillon made history Tuesday night by becoming the all-time women's basketball rebound leader.

Teammate sophomore Melissa Posse made personal history by scoring a career high of 43 points.

Just one week after joining the 1,000-point club, Dillon is now on top of the rebound chart in Cavalier basketball history.

Dillon broke the previous record of 810 career rebounds set by Karl Sartor in 1987.

Dillon's record, however, was just one of the records set this season.

It was a momentous Tuesday night for Posse, as well, as she collected 43 points, 17 rebounds, five blocked shots and eight steals. In fact, Posse almost single-handedly outscored the entire Eastern squad.

Posse scored an all-time high

43-point record in the Cavs' 90-47 rout of Eastern College.

The team is blessed with the dual combination of Dillon and Posse, two of the best players in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC). Posse is second in scoring in the conference and Dillon is the leader in assists.

Posse provides a dominant force in the middle, and Dillon is a strong leader and rebounder on whom the Cavs depend for victory after victory.

While Posse is the leading scorer, she says Dillon is the one who does all the dirty work for the team. "She's definitely the team leader. To me, it does- n't matter how many points I score as long as we win," Posse said.

It seems as if the team's two losses in the PAC and the prospects of advancing far into the NCAA Division III tournament have really given motivation to the Lady Cavs.

Their hard work and determination are both paying off with astonishing record-breaking numbers that continue to increase.

Without a doubt, Posse will be setting more records before she leaves Cabrini.

The team outplays almost every opponent they face and will be hard to conquer come

NCAA tournament time.

However, the team has fallen short the previous two years and will have to perform in this year's tournament to get the proverbial "postseason monkey" off of their backs.

The success of the team rests squarely on the shoulders of their two superstars. It seems this team lives and dies with the play of the two forces for the Lady Cavs.

With Posse's and Dillon's continued record-shattering play and the support of other PAC-leading players, the team seems destined for victory in the playoffs.