Cavs' outlook good amid struggles·

by Kendra Clark sports editor

With the season already half over and a 5-5 record, the men's lacrosse team is hoping for a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship.

The team's roster contains only one senior, Paul Flohr, and the young team has shared many struggles throughout the first half of the season. However, the team has had its share of highlights too.

"Corning together at our lowest points is one of the greatest highlights of my season so far," Josh Selchert, a sophomore transfer student, said

The ,_mentalitythat the lacrosse team has shown to come together at its lowest points has helped the team in games, marest scored four goals, Flohr added three more and sophomore Tom Lemieux contributed another goal and six assists. The team lost to Scranton last year by a score of 135. such as the 14-6 win against Scranton University on Wednesday, March 8. During this game junior Mike De-

"Coming back from the loss last year and beating Scranton was definitely a highlight," Ryan Greer, a junior, said. Most of the team agrees that the best game that the Cavs have played so far came against Shenandoah University on Saturday, April 1. The Cavs pulled off a 16-7 win over the Hornets. By playing four full quarters, the Cavs were able to score in every quarter and hold the Hornets off.

"We had fun, everyone played their hearts out and everyone left a piece of themselves out on the field," Selchert said.

On Saturday, April 8, the Cavs lost to Virginia Wesleyan in what some of the players cited as the most difficult game of the season so far. The Marlins, a Division II team, ranked 15th last year in the USILA Poll.

"We had a lot to adapt to before the game, and we needed people to step up," Selchert said.

In the 24-6 loss to the Marlins the Cavs had to deal with some injuries.

"In the Virginia Wesleyan game, injuries affected a couple of guys, but they played through the injuries," Greer said. Despite the setbacks the team feels confident about the end of the season.

''We have had an up and down season, but our morale is still high, and we want to end the season on a good note," Greer said.

"We have a solid team and a good chance for the PAC," Stu Lile, a sophomore, added.

The outlook is good for the end of the season regardless of the aforementioned setbacks.

"We have had a couple of injuries, but it seems that everyone will be healthy for the last games," Greer said.

With only one senior on the team to provide leadership, the juniors have stepped up to the position, but the first year players have had to play a larger role than in the past.

''The freshmen play a big role and a couple of them are starters," Selchert said. ''They are really comfortable out there and have matured a lot throughout the season. They also have gotten rid of the "freshmen jitters."

There was no stopping Cabrini, especially Alex Muller pictured above, against Scranton in what some players described as the teams best game so far this season.

"Freshmen have positive notes in all positions on the field and have forced upperclassmen to compete for positions," Greer said.

The regular season is almost over for the Cavs with just three games left, but they are still looking to improve on their game.

"We need to play to our potential and to craft all the small things," Greer said.

With two games left, the rest of the season is crucial to the Cavs. They play their last conference game at Wesley College on Saturday, April 15.

The team has had its bumps throughout the first half of the season, but the players' morale stays positive.

''The rest of the season looks positive, and we all have our minds on winning the PAC," Greer said.

Not only have the first-year students played a larger role than in the past, they are also competitive out on the field.