LadyCavsremainundefeatedinPACaltershutout

by Brian O'Connell staff writer

Despite not playing their best game, the women's field hockey team defeated lmmaculata College by a score of 1-0 in front of a small crowd. Cabrini controlled the game from the start, but had difficulty scoring.

same team that defeated Gwynedd Mercy last Saturday. I felt they could have played better today. However, I was very pleased with the performance [first-year student] Laura Calamia put on today," coach Jackie Neary said.

Seniors Becky Grabie and Amanda Seeds agree with Neary.

the end of the first half without a goal, thus resulting in a 0-0 halftime score. However, their defense played well, not allowing Immaculata to invade Cabrini territory.

The Lady Cavs were disappointed with their first-half performance, which was evident as they walked off the field for halftime.

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The first half ll\1MACULATA 0 featured a Cabrini offense that was out of sync. The Lady Cavs had possession for all but a few minutes of the first half. Cabrini had some easy opportunities to put the game away, but was unable to take advantage of the opportunities when they presented themselves. Immaculata's defense managed to step up and prevent Cabrini from scoring when the opportunity presented itself.

The game was played on Monday, Sept. 28, at Cabrini under warm and breezy weather conditions.

"I am not sure if this was the

"It was a tough game today and I knew the team did not play to their level," Grabie said.

"We did not play well at all today. We also knew that our heads were not in the game," Seeds said.

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The second half started the same way the first half ended. Cabrini opened the half, keeping possession of the ball, but failing to score. Immaculata's defense managed to drive the ball to Cabrini territory, but failed to score. At the 23:21 mark of • ----••11,the second half, first-year student Nicole Shultz scored to give the Lady Cavs a

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Lady Cavs defenders chase the ball down-field during their 10 shutout of lmmaculata College. The team's PAC record now stands at a perfect 5-0. maculata to have a chance to score, stepping up their defense until the clock read all zeros, giving the Lady Cavs the win.

Cabrini's next game is Oct. 1 at

Eastern College at 4 p.m. After the victory, the Lady Cavs raised their record to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the PAC.