Why Cabrini does not have a football team

By Cheryl Tranchitella staff writer

Football is a popular sport and attraction, so why doesn't Cabrini have a team?

John Dzik, the athletics director, said that the main reason Cabrini does not and will not have a football team is money.

To have a football team you need a coaching staff, personal trainers, recruiters, facilities for practices and games. A college has to be able to maintain the facility and have to have insurance.

In addition, a college needs uniforms. To suit one player with a home and away uniform, pads and equipment could cost $500 and $1,000.

Because football is such an expensive sport, its expenses could drain money away from the other 17 existing programs.

The only school that is in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and has a foot.ballteam is Wesley and it is not even an original member. They were invited to be a member about four years ago.

When people think of football they think of large schools like Penn State University or maybe even Villanova. The larger schools have football teams because they can maintain one unlike a small school like Cabrini. Even at that, Villanova is having money problems, because the team and everything that goes along with it costs so much.

So Dzik's message is that if you would like to see a college football game then you are going to have to make a little road trip.

Sept.8 offered an awesome win for the field hoc~ey team. The team took home a 10-0 win against Rosemont College. Nicole Schulz had four goals and Carolyn Katkowski bad three goals. However, the Lady Cavs lost on Sept.13 to Rowan University, 2-0.

Tennis

The women's tennis team took home a 9-0 win against Gwynedd Mercy College on Sept.13.

Women'sVolleyball

The women's volleyball team struggled for well-deserved win on Sept.8 at the Philadelphia College of Bible Tournament. The team lost to Widener University 3-0, Alvernia 3-1, but brought it back to beat Bryn Mawr College 3-1. Cedar Crest visited Cabrini's gym on Sept.13 and took home a win against Cabrini 2-3. Better luck next week.

Men's & Women'sCross Country

On Sept.8 the cross country team went to the Arcadia University Invitational and brought home a few victories. The men's team placed 7th out of 13 and the women's 2nd out of 14. Senior Kristin Zielinski won 1st place out of 74 in the women's race.