Wilson's 23 points lead Cavs over Eastern

by Ron D'Orazio sports editor

A split crowd at the Dixon Center looked on as Cabrini's men's basketball team defeated the Eastern Eagles 82-59 in a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference game to even the season series.

The crowd seemed to be divided almost in half between Cabrini and Eastern fans. With Eastern College being across the street, many students were able to walk over to see their team in action.

The game, played on Wednesday, Feb. 3, saw the Cavaliers execute a strong defensive system that enabled them to shut down the offense of Eastern in front of an estimated crowd of 300.

The Cavs, displaying their patent press defense, pressured Eastern into turning over the ball. The turnovers gave the Cavs scoring chances at the basket.

Eastern, despite some turnovers in the first half, remained in the game, mostly due to poor first-half shooting by the Cavs. The Cavs shot just 23 percent from the field in the first half, in comparison to Eastern's 35 percent shooting.

Still, at the end of the first half, the Cavs lead 25-17, thanks in large part to their defense.

One of the turning points of the game happened towards the end of the first half.

Sophomore forward Tremaine White inbounded the ball in the Eastern defensive zone with one second left on the shot clock.

Sophomore Tyquine Wilson, in one motion, caught the inbound pass and shot the ball as he was falling down.

The ball swished through the net as the buzzer sounded. Many of the Cavs' fans in attendance gave Wtlson a loud ovation.

Wilson scored a career-high 23 points and recorded five steals, another high.

The Cavs' offense broke out in the second half, as the team increased from eight points to 19 in the opening five- and-a-half minutes of the half.

Eastern never recovered from the surge and Cavs cruised to a 23-point margin of victory.

The defense was the key to the Cavs' victory as the team, using the press and man-to-man coverages, forced 13 steals against Eastern. Eastern responded with just six steals of their own.

The win allowed the Cavs to gain revenge from a 75-69 loss at Eastern back on Jan. 18.

High scorers for the Cavs were Wilson, junior Tim Anderlonis, with 17, and senior Derrick Grayson, who chipped in 12 points and three steals.

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Coach's Choice c.ancelled in favor of new programs

by Adam Greenberg

He said the college expects to more than double its profits, assistant a&e editor which was approximately $85,000 last summer.

Verde said that this was a financial decision. "We use sumCabrini will generate substantially more revenue this sum- mers to generate revenue for the college." mer than previous years by hosting overnight

He acknowledged that there were a few sports camps. problems with the Coach's Choice program.

Previously, the campus had been the site for "We use summers "They monopolized the campus" by using a summer program known as Coach's Choice. the pool, the gym, fields and by setting up Tony Verde, executive director of the Dixon to generaterevenueroller rinks in the parking lots, Verde said. Center, said the program was a collection of for the college." Verde also said there were incidents when sports camps for children, which included Radnor police had to be brought in because football, golf and tennis. He said that appear- unauthorized individuals were using the ances by sports stars, such as Rod -Tony Verde camp's equipment during off-hours. Brind' Amour of the Philadelphia Flyers, were Executive Director, In addition to financial factors, Verde said a primary draw for these camps. Dixon Center that hosting a variety of groups will expose Verde said that while there was no unhappi- ___________ Cabrini to a wider range of people. ness with Coach's Choice, the college has

Without the use of Cabrini's campus and opted to host a series of different overnight basketball camps facilities it is unclear what will happen to this summer's during the eight available weeks this summer in order to in- Coach's Choice program. When contacted, a representative crease profits. said that no location for the camp had been found yet and it Unlike Coach's Choice, which only took place during the could be canceled. day, the overnight camps can produce more revenue for food, Anyone interested in further information about Coach's housing and facilities, according to Verde. Choice can call (610) 667-4600.