7 new players give field hockey team a boost

by LaurenNorton staff writer

The field hockey team started its new season off with a bang. The women won their first game against Alvernia, 5-2 Saturday, Sept. 9. They shut out Chestnut Hill with a score of 5-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

With the loss of two of their senior players, the women were still hoping for a good year. As it turns out, the Lady Cavs gained seven brand new teammates, six freshmen and one sophomore.

"They are a strong group of girls and will be a huge asset to the team. They are all very experienced and have great field hockey backgrounds," Lauren Calamia, a junior and one of the teams captains, said. Their coach and fellow teammates are confident about the women's abilities and will be depending on them throughout the year.

The Lady Cavs all agreed that one of the benefits of having many new players is that the amount of experience will be great for years to come. With the assistance of the more veteran players, the new ones will be able to step in and keep up this 2-0 record. Everyone also has the chance to recognize their teammates' strengths and weaknesses and, therefore, have the ability to improve their skills as a whole. All

Senior, captain Lisa Reynolds charges down the field.

The feild hockey team is lead by senior captains Laine reddish (pictured above), Lisa Reynolds and Monica Paolucci and junior captain Lauren Calamia. of the women seemed extremely positive about the future of the team. "We all work well together and the bench is strong this year," Senior Monica Paolucci said.

The women are looking forward to going far with their main goal of winning the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. All are certain that with hard work and dedication this goal is within their reach.

The Lady Cavs would love the support of their fans at their upcoming games, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. against Gwynedd-Mercy and Monday, Sept. 25 against Imrnaculata College, also at 4pm.

Last week's results for Cabrini sports

by Julia Mar,e

Field Hockey

Tet, 2 for the season and 1-0 for the staff writer PAC.

The field hockey team was busy this past week, starting on Wednesday. The competition was blown away as the team won 2-1 against Philadelphia University. Nicole Schulz and Katie Ross scored Cabrini's goals. At Rowan on Thursday, the tables turned as Cabrini lost 3-1, making the team's record 2-2. The women ended up coming back out on top as they won 5-2 over Alvernia. Monica Paolucci and Carolyn Katkowski scored two goals each. The field hockey team's record remains at 3-

Men's and ·women's Cross Country

While away at Beaver this Saturday, the men finished first out of 10 teams, with Jason Bull winning the race at a time of 31:06. The women finished second out of 11 teams.

Lauren Dean clocked in at 20:02 winning the women's race.

Women's Soccer

At Bryn Mawr on Tuesday, Katie Hecht scored a goal for Cabrini, helping the Cavaliers to win 2-0.

Goal tender Jess Huda scored her second shot of the season. The women celebrated another victory by winning again with a score of 20 over Misercordia in their Pennsylvania Athletic Conference opening. Their record stands at 3-0 for the season, 1-0 in the PAC.

Men's Soccer

On Saturday, Sept. 9, the men played at Eastern, where they lost 1-0, and dropped to 0-3 for the season.

Tennis

At West Chester University on Thursday, the tennis team lost 8-1. Lori Gibbons played number two singles. On Saturday at Goucher

College, Gibbons played number one singles, while her teammate Melissa Arriola played number two.

Volleyball

The woman's volleyball team traveled to Chestnut Hill College on Tuesday, where it won 3-0. Then at Neumann on Thursday, they suffered a loss of 3-0. The Philadelphia College of Bible Tournament saw another loss for the women at 3-0 as they dropped 2 out of 3 contests. Once again at a score of 3-0, Cabrini lost to Wagner. The women finishe~ up the weekend by defeating Bryn Mawr 3-1.