Defense paves path to victory for women's soccer

by Jennifer ten Boom staff writer

On a bright Saturday afternoon, the women's soccer team came away with a win in a non-league game against Bible Baptist College. The team played hard and won the game 2-1, improving their record to 4-1 on the season. They are undefeated (3-0) in the PAC conference. The women dominated the field in defense and in goal, making difficult for the Bible Baptist College to score. The ladies had strong performances from Erin Barney, Jessica Huda, and Tiffany Corry.

The first goal of the afternoon came off a corner kick. It was put into the net by senior captain, Erin Barney. The second goal was put photo by Jim Snook Junior Kate Hecht looks to score on the opposition in the Lady Cavs victory over Baptist Bible College. into Bible Baptist's net by firstyear student Tiffany Corry with an assist from Erin Barney. Barney has the most assists in goal so far this season, making herself a key player.

The goal was well tended by junior Jessica Huda, who allowed one goal get by her because the shot flew over her head. There were 32 attempts on goal by Bible Baptist College. She has had three shutout games under her belt so far this season.

Coach Diane Pierangeli said the game was very physical, but the women dominated the game. The defense was very strong. However, Pierangeli said that the offense was the weakest part, but at the first two games the women scored eight goals, proving her wrong. She said that the team played well, but did not finish well. However, Pierangeli said the played.

The women were scheduled to play a conference game against Beaver College on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. for Homecoming. Beaver College is last year's conference champions, so it will prove to be a tough opponent.

Diane Pierangeli womens soccer coach more games they have played, the better the team is getting. There were no injuries during the game, but some of the players are recovering from earlier problems. Veteran player Susan Sipes has back problems, and Jaime Matozzo had an ankle injury, but came out to play. She is now dealing with back pain and she still

The women have very high expectations for this season. The ladies are looking forward to going to the conference championships and winning the PAC this season. If they win, they will get an automatic bid to play in the NCAA Tournament. There, the women from Cabrini would play other college teams from different states.

" They know what to do to be successful," Pierangeli said.

Frostburg freezes Cabrini with win over Lady Cavs

Matthew Tholey staff writer

It was a sunny day, with temperatures in the high 70s. The smell of freshly cut grass had permeated the air. Overall the feelings of anticipation rose as the ball was dropped. It was a great day for a game.

Even with key players such as juniors Lisa Reynolds, Monica Paolucci, Heather Stinger and Senior Christine Aldorasi, the Lady Cavaliers field hockey team could not seem to pull through with their match against Frostburg

College.

The game, which was played on Saturday Sept. 18 at the women's field hockey field, was controlled for the most part by Frostburg College.

Throughout most of the first half the Lady Cavaliers seemed to have been in the game, only letting Frostburg College score three goals and keeping the first half score to 3-1.

To the surprise of both the fans and team the only goal that they would see the whole entire game came from sophomore Nicole

Shultz.

At the start of the second half, it was apparent that Cabrini College had lost their momentum, and allowed Frostburg College to take control of the rest of the game. Both the Lady Cavaliers skilled offense and skilled defense had seemed to have been missing a key link.

According to Coach Jackie Neary, "the only factor that played a key role in the loss of the women's field hockey teams loss was their lack of motivation."

Neary sees the talent in her team. She believes that the Lady Cavaliers have what it takes to win the PACs this year. She also believes that the only thing the women's field hockey team has to accomplish this season is how to be the intimidator and not hold back.

In conclusion one can guess that it was not a sunny day for the women's field hockey team. The Lady Cavaliers next game is Oct. 5 versus Neumann College at 4p.m.